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Animal/Anti-Cruelty News:
Bloomington Pantagraph (IN)-
A pack of pit bulls surrounded a woman and mauled her to death, authorities
said Wednesday. Woman mauled to death by
pit bulls
Washington Post-
It
was one of the early viral videos and it's been outraging folks fairly
consistently. For some odd reason, it's picked up a new head of steam and is
zipping through the email channels, where folks pretend to be appalled that
anyone would ask how much it would take for a stranger to kill a puppy with
their bare hands.Random
Friday Question: How Much To Kill A Puppy?
Silver City Sun News (NM)-
We hope that two recent incidents will bring some closure to the decades-long
struggle in New Mexico to rid our state of the bloodsport of cockfighting.Cockfighting
has no place in New Mexico's future
Lakeland Ledger (FL)- A
59 year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested on an animal cruelty charge after
he killed a wounded cat in public by striking it repeatedly with a hammer.
Man Held in Cat's Hammer Slaying
Richmond Times Dispatch-
Richmond.com Article - The Year in Sports
Florida Today-The
Humane Society of the United States is ringing in the new year with a
well-aimed bonk to the bread-and-butter of the puppy mill business: pet
stores.Want
a puppy? Skip the pet store
More Animal Welfare News:
Jamestown Sun (ND)-
The big cat exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo was cordoned off as a crime scene
Wednesday as investigators tried to determine whether a 300-pound Siberian
tiger that killed a visitor escaped from its high-walled pen on its own or got
help from someone, inadvertent or otherwis.
Human role not ruled out in tiger escape
Palm Beach Pos/Opinion-
At the
Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, we couldn't agree more with
The Palm Beach Post's recent
column supporting mandatory spaying and neutering in Palm Beach County ("Fewer
dogs, fewer dogs to kill," Dec. 18).Put
breeders on short leash to control abundance of pets
Winona Daily News (WS)-
One wolf was shot during this fall’s deer hunt, far fewer than last year and
evidence that removing federal protections for the animal has eased some
landowners’ frustrations, the state’s wolf management coordinator said
Thursday.
Wis. DNR says only 1 wolf shot during this year’s deer hunt
Portsmouth Herald (NH)-
The bill, HB 657, signed into law by Gov. John Lynch in May, authorizes the
executive director of Fish and Game to issue two moose hunting permits to a
nonprofit organization that will, in turn, grant hunting adventures to people
21 or under with life-threatening or terminal illnesses.Bill
gives chronically ill Hunt of Lifetime
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Associated Press)-It’s
the New Year. You’re going to go to the gym, eat right, apply for that new
job. But what are you going to do for your best friends? Here are some
resolutions you should make on behalf of your pets:
Resolve
to help pets live better in 2008
Los Angeles Times-After
years of killing the creatures by gassing or euthanasia, Santa Monica had
hoped to avert another outcry from the animal rights community. The city had
been selected to participate in an experimental study with the U.S. Department
of Agriculture to give the contraceptive GonaCon to the Palisades Park ground
squirrels.
Los Angeles Times
New York Times-The
director of the San Francisco Zoo, where a Siberian tiger killed a teenager
and mauled two men on Tuesday, said Thursday that the concrete wall
surrounding the area where the animal had been held was 12 feet 5 inches tall,
nearly 4 feet shorter than the recommended national standard.
Wall Isolating Tiger Habitat Is Shorter Than Zoos Advise
The Philadelphia Inquirer/Associated Press (PA)-
The Pennsylvania Game Commission must regulate hunting at fenced-in preserves,
the state Supreme Court said yesterday without specifying exactly how that
should occur.
Game commission must oversee hunts, Pa. high court rules
Farm Animal News:
Boston Globe- State
health authorities urged consumers last night not to drink milk produced by
Whittier Farms in Central Massachusetts, after an investigation showed it is
the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made
two other people sick.Mass.
dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)-
The anthrax outbreak in NSW's Upper Hunter region has spread to another farm,
taking to five the number of properties quarantined since Christmas Eve.Anthrax
spreads to fifth NSW farm
Telegraph (UK)-
Test three came in August
with an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The virus escaped from a vaccine
research and production facility in Surrey, infecting farm animals in the
surrounding area. Cattle were culled in hundreds and the outbreak was
contained.2007
The year of that sinking feeling
Equine News:
KXLY-TV Spokane
- A Hayden, Idaho man is
speaking out after the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department took away all 10
of his horses. The horses were rescued by the Panhandle Equine Rescue
Wednesday morning, because the sheriff's department says the animals were
malnourished. The owner says he fed his horses and now wants them back.http://www.kxly.com/Global/story.asp?s=7549729
NBC News Denver -
After getting several
complaints, the Park County Sheriff's Office has investigated allegations of
animal abuse and charged two people with animal cruelty. Deputies say Park
County Animal Control visited the home of Carol Martin and Keith Synnestvedt
and initially found horses that needed nourishment and were in "inadequate
body condition." http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=83498
MyFox WGHP -
High Point,NC -Animal
control authorities said they've received complaints Jauvanna Cravens had been
abusing horses for the past two years, but could never prove anything.
Thursday, Cravens was charged with 11 counts of cruelty to animals and 8
counts of failure to dispose of domestic animals. All of the criminal and
civil charges are misdemeanors in North Carolina.
http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5331220&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
The Coloradoan -
A spat over the condition of animals at a Wellington horse rescue has led to
allegations of animal abuse and neglect, but authorities have not removed any
animals from the rescue or substantiated any of the allegations. Earlier this
week, Margaret DeSarno, a volunteer with the Colorado Thoroughbred Horse
Rescue in Wellington, took three horses from Animal Angels Horse Rescue near
Wellington to a third rescue in Longmont, alleging the animals were being
starved. DeSarno said Alesha Matchett, who runs the nonprofit Animal Angels,
turned the horses over to her.
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071228/NEWS01/712280327/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02
Local News:
Narrowsburg River Reporter (NY)-When
NFL quarterback Michael Vick was recently sentenced in a Richmond, VA federal
court to 23 months in federal prison and three years probation for dog
fighting crimes that included the electrocution and hanging of poorly
performing dogs, Marlene Metzger was surprised to hear the news.
The crime of cruelty
Syracuse Post-Standard/Opinion-I
was disappointed that the Onondaga County Legislature approved a
multimillion-dollar expansion of the elephant exhibit at the Rosamond Gifford
Zoo at Burnet Park.
No More Elephants
Asbury Park Press-
With the raccoon that bit it
being rabid, a standardbred racehorse will remain under a precautionary
quarantine for at least 45 days.
Racehorse still under rabies watch after bite
December 31, 2007
Anti-Cruelty / Animal Cruelty News:
CBS News – “Advocates Hope For Animal Abuse Laws”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/30/ap/national/main3657208.shtml
Animal advocates around the nation hope that public outrage over dogfighting
and puppy mill scandals in Virginia will force state and federal lawmakers to
pass tougher animal abuse laws. Some sportsmen, however, warn that the
emotionally charged debate could result in laws affecting legitimate owners,
especially of hunting dogs, along with the intended targets.
*Includes quotes from Dr. Randall Lockwood
2) East Bay RI – “RISPCA president warns pet owners to take care of their
furry friends this winter”
http://www.eastbayri.com/story/290651670479940.php
Each year, the state of Rhode Island investigates dozens of complaints about
animals being left out in freezing conditions, often with rain or snow
exacerbating the cold, and sometimes with hypothermia, frostbite or death
resulting.
3) Roanoke Times – “Editorial: The realities of animal fighting”
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/145234
Credit Michael Vick for one thing, if nothing else: His high-profile arrest
and guilty plea highlighted the sordid, cruel world of dogfighting. State Sen.
Roscoe Reynolds, D-Henry County, wants to ride the resulting wave of revulsion
to pass a bill making dogfighting a qualifying offense under Virginia's
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act.
4) Roseville and Rocklin Today – “Suspects sought in theft and dumping of
Service Dog”
http://www.rocklintoday.com/news/templates/community_news.asp?articleid=5740&zoneid=4
Shortly before 7 a.m. on December 17, unknown suspects forced open a gate to a
backyard in the 200 block of Irene Avenue and took out a 12-year-old female
black Labrador service dog, "Sarabi". Sarabi is a retired service dog that
formerly assisted her owner's disabled daughter. Sarabi is now retired from
her service job, but is still part of the family.
5) Muskegon Chronicle – “Update: Abused kitten adopted”
http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2007/12/update_abused_kitten_adopted.html
A home has been found for a stray kitten, whose ears were cut off and suffered
other abuse. Steve Nolan, a longtime volunteer at the Humane Society of Kent
County, will take the 3-month-old kitten after medical treatment is completed.
6) WMAZ-TV Macon, GA – “Falcons to visit Vick in Prison”
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=47222
Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall says he and other players plan to visit
quarterback Michael Vick in prison early in the new year. Hall says "a couple
of guys" will probably make the visit in the next week or so, now that the
team's season is over.
More Animal/Animal Welfare-related News:
1) Fort Worth Star Telegram – “3 Md. dogs enjoy $800,000 inheritance”
http://www.star-telegram.com/467/story/382188.html
They're not as loaded as Leona Helmsley's pooch, but three Maryland canines
are plenty rich enough to live high on the dog. The dogs - named Buckshot,
Katie and Obu-Jet - inherited $400,000 and a house in Hagerstown with the
death last year of owner Ken Kemper. Altogether, their estate is worth about
$800,000.
2) Northwest Montana Daily InterLake – “‘Backyard breeders’ burden county
animal shelter”
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2007/12/31/news/news03.txt
Inexpensive dogs are a dime a dozen in Flathead County. A quick browse through
the classified ads and the Mountain Trader might be a dream come true for a
dog shopper. But for Kirsten Holland, all those ads are the stuff of
nightmares. Many of the puppies for sale don’t sell, and they end up at the
animal shelter.
3) Arizona Daily Star – “Backyard breeders widespread”
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/218498
The stench hit Maricopa County Sheriff's Officer Shannon Pryor as she entered
the house. Her eyes watered as she saw a miniature pinscher giving birth to
four puppies in the living room. In the kitchen, dog cages stacked on top of
each other had left marks on the floor. Outside, she saw chain-link-fence
kennels filled with dogs. Some of the kennels lacked water. The dogs that had
water drank from bowls filled with brown, murky liquid.
*Includes quotes from Robert Baker
4) Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - “Humane Society merging anti-hunting forces”
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_545205.html
The voice of America's anti-hunting forces is trying to become more powerful.
In what the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance is calling a "precisely-calculated
effort," the Humane Society of the United States is attempting to consolidate
all of the animal rights movement's political power under a single umbrella.
Humane Society director Wayne Pacelle reportedly told one publication that his
organization may soon merge with at least three unnamed animal rights
organizations.
5) Forbes.com – “Drug Safety, Tainted Food Among Year's Top Health Stories”
http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2007/12/31/hscout611339.html
Widely used drugs with questionable side effects, and major recalls of foods
consumed by Americans and their pets --both of those stories, plus a
significant stem cell breakthrough, made the headlines in 2007.
6) San Jose Mercury News – “Toddler and her grandmother are hospitalized after
dog attack”
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_7849173?nclick_check=1
A toddler and her grandmother are hospitalized with major injuries after they
were attacked by a family pet identified by authorities as a boxer mix.
Authorities say 20-month-old Anna Leigh Cinco was hospitalized after being
bitten on the chin by one of two dogs that were being fed at a home in San
Jose Sunday night.
7) WFMZ-TV Allentown, PA – “Puppy Mauled to Death by Dogs in Allentown”
http://wfmz.com/view/?id=200089
Police in Allentown are looking for the owners of a group of dogs that mauled
a puppy to death. It happened in the backyard of a home in the 500 block of
North 8th Street. Three other puppies involved in the fight were not hurt.
8) Officer.com – “Feral Cats Fight Rodent Problems at Los Angeles Police
Stations”
http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=39541
They're on the prowl at a handful of police stations throughout the city,
keeping pesky rodents in check. Thanks to the Los Angeles-based animal
advocacy and rescue group, The Working Cats program of Voice for the Animals,
feral cats that would have faced an almost certain death in shelters or on the
streets now have a job.
Farm Animals News:
1) Blue Ridge Times News - Given drought, manage cattle feed supply now
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20071231/NEWS/712310327/1015/OPINION02/NEWS/Given_drought_manage_cattle_feed_supply_now
North Carolina is still under severe drought conditions, and the feed supply
is already getting very tight. Henderson County is no exception, with the
current drought rated as exceptional, which is the most severe rating on the
drought monitor. The growing season started with a late freeze which damaged
many forage crops, and then the weather turned dry which further hurt pasture
and hay production. Livestock owners were forced to graze pasture that may
have been held back for winter grazing, putting them at an even greater loss
this winter.
2) The Scotsman – “Import ban on livestock is vital to safeguard our industry”
http://business.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/Import-ban-on-livestock-is.3628754.jp
Just seven days ago I speculated that it might not be too long before I would
be forced to open a file on bluetongue disease in Scotland. Little did I know
it would be only a matter of days before the first case of bluetongue was
diagnosed north of the Border.
Equine News:
1) Fort Collins Coloradoan – “Shelter owner working for return of seized
animals”
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071230/UPDATES01/71230011/1002/NEWS01
The owner of the horse rescue shelter who lost 27 animals when they were
seized by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department said she and her supporters
are trying to raise the $10,000 bond it will take to get her animals back.
Alesha Matchett, owner of Animal Angels Horse Rescue Shelter in Wellington,
has 10 days to raise the bond money to regain ownership of the horses, goats,
llamas and other animals that are now being housed at The Ranch and the
Larimer County Humane Society.
(This story was also covered here:
http://dailycamera.com/news/2007/dec/30/about-20-animals-seized-from-rescue-ranch/)
2) KFYR-TV NBC Bismarck, ND – “Florida Horses Siezed”
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=14513
More than two dozen purebred arabian horses were confiscated from a farm in
east central Florida. The horses on the farm in Deland appeared emaciated and
many were covered with feces. The animals were either confined in stalls or in
dirt pastures and pens with no shade according to the Volusia county sheriff`s
department.
(This story was also covered here:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-cfbriefs31_407dec31,0,5937580.story)
3) Longmont Daily Times-Call – “Woman nurses horses back to health”
http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?id=5525
When Laurie Ronan arrived at Troy Beattie’s Platteville ranch in mid-March to
haul home a filly and a colt, she saw 23 bony horses milling around. What she
didn’t see was a fresh grave for six starved horses that was later excavated
by a Weld County work crew.
4) Paisley Daily Express (UK) – “Susan in horror horse attack”
http://icrenfrewshire.icnetwork.co.uk/pde/news/tm_headline=susan-in-horror-horse-attack&method=full&objectid=20300017&siteid=63858-name_page.html
A Paisley worker cheated death after being kicked by a horse in a horrific
accident. Susan Wilson, 47, was grooming a chestnut mare in the stables at her
home when the animal lashed out and fractured her skull.
5) WAVY-TV NBC Hampton Roads, VA – “News Minute: Here is the latest Virginia
news from The Associated Press”
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=6506539&nav=23iieEs2
The number of horses, ponies and mules in Virginia is on the rise. A new study
shows the number of the animals grew 26% between 2001 and 2006. The 2006
Equine Survey Report was released this month by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
6) Erie Times-News – “Woman hurt when vehicle hits horse”
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071231/NEWS05/712310343/-1/NEWS02
A Cochranton woman was sent to Meadville Medical Center after the vehicle she
was riding in struck a horse in the roadway. State police reported Ronald
Dahl, 41, of Cochranton, was driving a 2005 Dodge Durango west on Oil Creek
Road in East Mead Township, Crawford County, around 5:48 p.m. when two horses
entered the roadway. Police said Dahl was unable to stop and struck one of the
horses.
Local News:
1) WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York – “Fire at N.J. Pet Motel Kills 9 Dogs”
http://www.wnbc.com/news/14947847/detail.html?dl=headlineclick
Some vacationing pet owners will return home to a tragedy, after a pet motel
in Jefferson Township caught fire early Sunday, leaving nine dogs dead.
Several other dogs were injured in the blaze.
January 2, 2008
Animal Cruelty:
1) WPBF (FL) - Man Charged With Cruelty In Dog Death
http://www.wpbf.com/news/14956742/detail.html
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said a man beat his girlfriend's
bulldog to death and buried it in the backyard because it defecated in their
house.
2) KTVZ (OR)- Abandoned puppy mill sparks rescue effort
http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=7564281
The Humane Society of Redmond's Rescue Team had no holiday on New Year's,
aiding investigators in Eastern Oregon at an abandoned puppy mill and taking
dozens of dogs from the location for medical treatment and eventual adoption.
3) WOOD-TV, (MI) - Tips, money come in for abused kitten
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7561460&nav=0RcdBctu
More than 50 calls were made to the credit union that's set up a fund to take
donations for the reward to find the human who cut the kitten's ears off and
caused other injuries. One person dropped off a check for $100 Monday.
4) Dothan Eagle (AL)- Dog recovering after owner attacks it with axe
http://www.dothaneagle.com/gulfcoasteast/dea/local_news.apx.-content-articles-DEA-2007-12-31-0012.html
Earlier this month, neighbors witnessed the owner chasing the 2-or-3 -year-old
canine with the axe and called the police. The police called Mercer, who
serves as one of Jackson County’s animal control officers
5) Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (IN) - Ligonier man charged in cockfighting bust
http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080101/LOCAL07/801010345/1002/LOCAL
A Ligonier man was arrested Sunday after police received a tip of a
cockfighting operation in Noble County.
6) Visalia Times-Delta, CA-
Deputies
raid Orosi cockfights
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080101/NEWS01/801010320
Tulare County Sheriff's Department deputies cited 26 people on suspicion of
animal cruelty Sunday after raiding
an Orosi cockfight.
7) New York Times - Suspect Leaps Off Bridge With Police Dog
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Bridge-Pursuit.html
A man being chased by authorities grabbed a police dog and leaped off a
bridge, taking the animal with him into the cold San Diego Bay 200 feet
below..
Animal Welfare:
1) Orangeburg Times Democrat (SC)- Animal control complaints continue
http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/articles/2008/01/02/news/12888208.txt
Concerns over animal control come as the department remains understaffed since
the June 1, 2007 firing of the animal control program manager and four
officers amid a probe of the shelter.
2) Winston-Salem Journal (NC)- Laws With Teeth: Animal-rights activists
pushing for tougher rules on animal abuse
www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354052385&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099
Animal advocates are hoping that public outrage over dogfighting and
puppy-mill scandals in Virginia will force legislators nationwide to pass
tougher animal-abuse laws.
(Quotes Dr. Lockwood)
3) Richmond Times Dispatch, VA- Giving space to animals
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-01-02-0084.html
Where nature is concerned, we're often asking for it. Our yearning to encroach
upon the wild and tame it appears to be hard-wired into our DNA. But doing
what comes naturally to us too often occurs at nature's expense -- or our own.
4) Huffington Post.com –Nifong,
Gitmo and the Topless Undercover: The Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories of 2007
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-feige/nifong-gitmo-and-the-top_b_79119.html
The simple truth is that cruelty to animals, while disgusting, isn't worth
incarcerating a human being for.
5) New York Times - Of Two Minds on Polar Bears
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/opinion/02wed3.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
As early as this week , the Fish and Wildlife Service could list the polar
bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the result of severe
habitat loss caused by global warming and the melting of Arctic sea ice. About
the same time, the Minerals Management Service will announce its final
decision to sell oil leases covering nearly 30 million acres of polar bear
habitat in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska’s northwest coast.
6) Time.com - A Personality Test for Pets
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694804,00.html
Profile of Meet Your Match with quoted by Dr. Weiss and Ed Sayres.
Farm Animals:
1) Denver Post (CO) - Seized stock need care
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7853130
Larimer County agencies are piecing together a plan to care for 27 allegedly
emaciated animals that were seized from a rescue shelter over the weekend.
2) New York Times - Purdue Students Sniff Manure for Science
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Sniffing-Stenches.html
Using an olfactometer they place their noses inside, they sniff diluted
samples of air that are taken from different locations on farms and diluted to
represent the odors that air would have at various distances from the barn.
Heber said the idea is to test different odor-mitigation techniques to see how
effective they are. The less diluted the sample needs to be for the odors to
be undetectable, the better the method works.
Equine:
1) AFP - New York City's carriage horses may disappear
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g_AR4U4NYtpVze1GpQJDg52q4vzg
A New York City tourist attraction, the carriage horses lined up at Central
Park may soon become a thing of the past if the City Council adopts a proposal
to ban it as a tradition cruel to animals. Council member Tony Avella, a
Democrat, introduced the bill in mid-December and Council President Christine
Quinn has yet to include it on the board's agenda on an unspecified date, said
Avella's press office.
2) Frederick News Post - The ring of their dreams
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=69482
Star Lawson wants children and adults to find their dreams through horses.
Lawson has run Higher Dreams for Horses and Children for 10 years. On
Christmas Eve, she and her husband, Bill Lawson, took the next step in their
nonprofit horse rescue farm on Masser Road, north of Frederick. They opened a
new indoor riding ring.
3) Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Horses tied up by EI battle
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22998613-5006009,00.html?from=public_rss
Horse owners in Sydney, Hunter Valley and Tamworth regions will be required to
fill out statements whenever they move their animals as part of the ongoing
bid to stamp out equine influenza. Acting NSW Primary Industries Minister
Linda Burney said yesterday the travelling horse statements would help
identify remaining horse flu pockets.
Local News:
1) WCBS-TV New York - Activists Protest Horse-Drawn Carriages In NYC
http://wcbstv.com/politics/horse.carriage.ban.2.621331.html
A small group of activists staged a New Year's Day demonstration outside
Central Park to protest horse-drawn carriages in New York City. The
participants held a banner which read "Pity The Poor Horses," handed out
fliers which listed the activists' claims of how the horses are treated, and
called on pedestrians to support their cause.
2) New York Daily News – Helmsley's $12M dog feasts on Alpo
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/01/02/2008-01-02_helmsleys_12m_dog_feasts_on_alpo.html
Leona Helmsley's pooch - which was left a staggering $12 million by the Queen
of Mean - has traded caviar for Alpo.
--
January 3, 2008
The following PDF is about the Dallas Morning News gift guide which includes a
product from the ASPCA's online store.
Anti-Cruelty:
1)The Daily Press – Law would ID dogfighting as organized crime
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/southofjames/dp-news_dogfighting_0103jan03,0,2394142.story
Prosecutors and investigator would have another tool in prosecuting
dogfighters under a new law proposed by state Sen. W. Roscoe Reynolds,
D-Martinsville.
2)South Carolina Now – Tougher animal control ordinance introduced by Florence
County
http://www.scnow.com/midatlantic/scp/news.apx.-content-articles-BTW-2008-01-03-0002.html
Florence County Council will introduce a tougher animal control ordinance
today that would raise fines for violations and add a section on animal
cruelty.
3)The Philidelphia Inquirer – Rendell names new kennels chief
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20080103_Rendell_names_new_kennels_chief_Sue_West__a_former_animal_shelter_president__will_now_determine_how_animals_are_treated_.html
Gov. Rendell has named a former animal shelter board president to head the
bureau responsible for overseeing the state's 2,700 licensed kennels.
4)Winona Daily News – Family Cat shot with arrow; neighbors face cruelty
charges
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2008/01/03/news/01cat.txt
A St. Charles, Minn., family, including an 11-year-old child, witnessed their
pet cat walking home from a neighbor’s yard with an arrow protruding from its
abdomen in September.
Animal Welfare:
1)Corvallis Gazette-Times - As I See It: Heartland faces hard decisions
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/01/03/news/opinion/4edi02_asseeit_0103.txt
Ariel Minne wrote eloquently on Dec. 25 about her sorrow at the death of
Gulliver, an abandoned dog, at Heartland Humane Society. She said she will now
volunteer at the Safehaven shelter because of its “no-kill” policy.
Farm Animals:
1) 1)Farmers Guardian – Poultry farming under the spotlight
http://www.farmersguardian.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=15393
The way poultry is farmed in
the UK is set to become a hot topic in the coming weeks with celebrity chefs
and animal welfare charities launching campaigns on the issue.
2)Bath Chronicle- Restaurant
keeps its foie gras
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=163490&command=displayContent&sourceNode=163316&contentPK=19427742&folderPk=89126&pNodeId=163047
A Bath restaurant refused to give in to animal rights campaigners protesting
against the presence of foie gras on the menu.
Equine:
1) KFYR-TV NBC Bismarck, ND - Possible Equine Center In Fort Yates
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=14581
A nonprofit group is exploring the possibility of constructing an equine
center on the Standing Rock Reservation. The goal is to build an indoor
facility where people can ride horses and watch rodeos. The group thinks the
center could generate some jobs in the concessions and maintenance areas.
2) Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Three horses found dead, one rescued
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/01/03/warrant_issued_in__horse_deaths
The Piatt County sheriff's office has asked for a warrant for the arrest of a
rural Mansfield man in connection with three horses that starved to death and
a fourth horse that was rescued. Meanwhile, the surviving horse, a black
Tennessee walker, has been taken into custody at a horse rescue farm in rural
Dewey.
3) KTAR-AM Radio Arizona -
Councilwoman Wants ‘Horse Tripping' Illegal
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=689713
Newly-elected Phoenix city councilwoman Thelda Williams said her first item of
business is to attempt to make the sport of horse tripping illegal in Phoenix.
Williams said she first learned of the "sport" while working with the Maricopa
County sheriff's office last summer.
4) Ocala Star Banner - Homeless horses
http://www.ocala.com/article/20080103/NEWS/801030334/1001/NEWS01
Dana Chiarelli and her American quarter horse, Storm, and mustang, Baby Boy,
were inseparable. When Chiarelli, 43, lost her Ocala job two years ago and
headed to Georgia for work, the two horses that made up her family followed in
tow. And when her Georgia employer went bankrupt two years later, Chiarelli,
Storm and Baby Boy headed back to Marion County.
Local Stories:
1)New York Post – Tall Order for Deadly Barrier
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01032008/news/nationalnews/tall_order_for_deadly_barrier_702084.htm
San Francisco Zoo officials promised yesterday to raise the wall surrounding
the grotto where a tiger escaped on Christmas Day and fatally mauled a teen.
2)The Daily News – Dog Days of winter
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/bondy/2008/01/dog-days-of-winter.html
I’ve been
trying for months to talk my wife into getting a new dog, but I have some
trepidation on this subject. We lost a wonderful Westie more than a year ago,
and I’m just scared our next dog won’t be nearly as great.
3)New York Daily News – Pro
Bull riders contest hits MSG
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/01/03/2008-01-03_pro_bull_riders_contest_hits_msg.html
Hold on for the ride of a lifetime because a herd of 100 raging bulls is
descending on Madison Square Garden.
January 4, 2008
Animal/Anti-Cruelty News:
ABC7 News (SF)-
The Sonoma
County District Attorney's Office has filed animal abuse and animal cruelty
charges against two Santa Rosa men in connection with an emaciated horse that
was abandoned in a dry pasture in Santa Rosa.
Animal
cruelty
charges in case of
Hutchinson News-
Sheriff's officers arrested an Arlington man Thursday on multiple animal
cruelty charges after two horses died on his farm.Horse
deaths lead to animal cruelty
charges in Arlington
WDIA-AM (TN)-
Authorities in Saline County
seized 36 pit bulls and dog fighting equipment in raids of two suspected dog
fighting sites.Dog
Fighting Raid Nets 36 Pit Bulls
New Ulm Journal (MN)/Associated Press-
Twenty-two of the pit bulls seized from suspended NFL quarterback Michael
Vick's dogfighting operation are sniffing the dry desert air, getting to know
human kindness and gobbling treats at a Utah animal sanctuary.Vick's
pit bulls sitting pretty at Utah sanctuary
More Animal Welfare News:
DawnWatch-
This Friday, January 4 at
9pm ET/PT, a wonderful new short series is starting on the National Geographic
Channel. It is called Dogtown, and focuses on the Best Friends Animal
Sanctuary in Utah. You can watch a short promo clip at http://test.nationalgeographic.com/channel/video/index.html?refId=3251
CatWatch-For
four years, Kathy Barton, a fourth-grade teacher in Velma, Oklahoma, has
engaged her class in a worthwhile project involving animals. This past year,
she was introduced to a two-year-old male cat named Xavier that had been
unable to walk since birth due to an undetermined neurological disorder.
Help for Handicapped Cats
Oneonta Daily Star (NY)-For
some reason, Tatiana, a 4-year-old Siberian tiger, escaped from her enclosure
and attacked Sousa and two of his friends. Sousa died from injuries, and the
two other men were treated at a hospital for injuries then released. Police
responding to the situation fatally shot Tatiana.
Lessons
to be learned in zoo death
North Little Rock Times (AK)-
The nonprofit group
Responsible Owners of Arkansas Dogs (ROADS), along with Richard Venable,
Darius Sims, Mike Kierry and Phillip McCormick — owners of pit bull terriers —
filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 27 in Little Rock against the cities of North
Little Rock, Jacksonville, Lonoke and Beebe.Dog
owners fight pit bull ordinances
Farm Animal News:
Wall Street Journal-Get
ready for a food fight over milk and meat from cloned animals and their
offspring.After more than six years of wrestling with the question of whether
meat and milk from them are safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration is
expected to declare as early as next week that they are.FDA
to Make Decision in Fight
Reuters (UK)-
Animal welfare will become
of growing importance for British consumers and restaurant chain McDonald's
wants improved standards from its suppliers, the head of the company's UK
business said on Friday.McDonald's
seeks improved animal welfare in UK
Equine News:
WTOP News -
Star Lawson wants children and adults to find their dreams through horses.
Lawson has run Higher Dreams for Horses and Children for 10 years. On
Christmas Eve, she and her husband, Bill Lawson, took the next step in their
nonprofit horse rescue farm on Masser Road, north of Frederick. They opened a
new indoor riding ring.http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=598&sid=1319872
WPTV (NBC West Palm Beach, Fla) -
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