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Foreclosure Pets: Household Animals Get Left Behind When Owners Are Pushed Outnew
"Generally, the people that leave the pets don't care enough to call us," says the public relations director for the Houston Humane Society. "Oftentimes we'll see a bag of dog food ripped open. They'll leave a bag of dog food and say a prayer and good luck. It's really upsetting."
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
04-29-2008 |
Animal Issues
Rescue Groups Are the Answer to the Pet Industry's Dark Underbellynew
The Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue fosters and finds homes for abandoned small dogs, who often come out of puppy mills.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-23-2008 |
Animal Issues
Hog Wildnew
Feral pigs are ugly, destructive and mean. Some people in Texas just love to trap, stab or shoot them. Or put them in rodeos. With dogs.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
04-21-2008 |
Animal Issues
It Ain't Easy Being a Pit Bull in Pasadenanew
Critics rip a proposed city ordinance that would force neutering of pit bulls.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
04-15-2008 |
Animal Issues
Would a Proposed State Law Protect Philly's Dogs, or Just Put Breeders on a Short Leash?new
Proponents say that amended dog laws will finally protect the pups in Pennsylvania's infamous puppy mills and help law enforcement catch abusers. But to owners worried about reconfiguring or rebuilding kennels, regulating temperature or paying extra vet bills for things they've always done themselves, the proposals seem draconian and punitive.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
04-15-2008 |
Animal Issues
San Francisco's Zoo Bluesnew
A scathing report shows how the privatized zoo spent its bond money on tourist traps, not animals.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
04-09-2008 |
Animal Issues
Cockfighting Becomes Felony in Virginianew
The time-honored practice of cockfighting is being elevated to a felony, thanks to legislation that sailed through the General Assembly, and despite the protests of the Virginia Gamefowl Breeders Association, an organization based in Blackstone that claims 2,000 members.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
04-02-2008 |
Animal Issues
Raging Bullnew
The National Zoo endures some growing pains with its young elephant.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
03-27-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Beetlemania in Coloradonew
Amid millions of dead trees, some start to hunt for hope.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Deb Acord |
03-18-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Roger Payne: A Whale of an Activistnew
A Vermont conservationist helped Americans hear songs from the deep.
Seven Days |
Kirk Kardashian |
03-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Fowl Playnew
Urban Vermonters raise city cluckers.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
03-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
From the Horse's Mouth ... Literallynew
"Open wide" isn't an option for a Vermont equine dentist.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Memphis Vet Paves Way for Canine Stem-Cell Treatmentsnew
The stem-cell procedure has been around since 2001 and currently is used only to treat arthritis and tissue repair in horses and dogs.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
03-07-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
L.A.'s Toothless Spaying Lawnew
A new neutering rule appeases the wrathful animal-rights lobby but offers little hope.
L.A. Weekly |
D. Heimpel |
02-29-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Spunky Doesn't Give a Damnnew
A year in the life of a dog-training class.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
02-25-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
