Almost any explanation seems more plausible than that a sheltie/corgi mix killed a seven-year-old KIEFER, Oklahoma––What animal killed 7-year-old James Mcneelis at around twilight on October 20, 2021 just outside Kiefer, Oklahoma might eventually be established by forensics. Or maybe not. About all that can be said for now is that both the Creek […]
How to heal pets, heal the humane community, & heal the veterinary profession
Diagnosis by Dr. Jeff Young, Rocky Mountain Vet, & prescription by Bob Christiansen could provide a cure-all Drawing from a million to 1.7 million viewers per episode of his reality TV show Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet, Jeff Young might be considered the most influential veterinarian in the world. Certainly Young must be the most […]
Is the Veterinary Profession Serving All Companion Animal Medical Needs in America Today?
A Case for Full-Service, Low-Cost, Non-Profit Community Veterinary Care Centers by Bob Christiansen Free download from www.bocafund.com. (See also How to heal pets, heal the humane community, & heal the veterinary profession.) “Financial forces and technological innovation are separating pet owners and veterinary practices into have and have-nots,” Bob Christiansen begins in Is the Veterinary […]
Dog blood donors wanted; California ends canine blood bank monopoly
Count Dracula meets the Greyhound of the Baskervilles SACRAMENTO, California––California, the only U.S. state that closely regulates the veterinary blood product industry, as of January 1, 2022 will have a new regulatory regime for sourcing canine blood products for the third time in 20 years. California governor Gavin Newsom on October 9, 2021 endorsed […]
19 dead puppies & $12,000 in fines, but shelter director says he’d do it again?
301 code violations & losing newly transported pups to parvovirus wasn’t bad enough? CAMDEN, Delaware––That the First State Animal Center & SPCA in Camden, Delaware recently lost 19 puppies to parvovirus is no great shock to veterans of animal care and rescue: sometimes bloody diarrhea happens among stressed puppies brought or transported to shelters, no […]
Six pit bull-related deaths linked to “The Wickedest City in America”
Phenix City goes to the dogs (& transfers dogs to laboratories) PHENIX CITY, Alabama––Frank Jerome “Red” Cobb, 70, killed by a pit bull on September 21, 2021, was at least the sixth pit bull-related fatality linked to Phenix City, Alabama, population 36,000, since 1988. Only three of the deaths, including Cobb’s. actually occurred within […]
Courts reject suing landlords for attacks by dogs kept by indigent tenants
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” exempts landlords from risk MONTPELIER, Vermont––A newly published Vermont Supreme Court decision, rendered on September 3, 2021, affirms previous jurisprudence weakening the ability of dog attack victims and survivors to sue landlords in cases involving tenants’ dogs. The verdict in Katherine Higgins v. Shawn Bailey & Suzan Bailey appears to give […]
Austin Animal Services: “On the far side of stupid”
Failure to promptly pick up free-roaming pit bull leads to disabling injury AUSTIN, Texas––Alexis Montgomery, 70, of Travis County, Texas, hospitalized with a softball-sized bite taken out of her leg by a free-roaming pit bull, left most of the talking on September 21, 2021 to her husband, retired Texas personal injury lawyer Boyce Reid […]
Albuquerque animal shelter may lead U.S. in staff maulings
Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department has been repeatedly spotlighted since circa 2010 for housing & rehoming high-risk dogs ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico––Yet again an Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department employee has suffered a severe dog attack on the job. Yet again observers who should know better are often looking in the wrong places for the reasons why. Reported […]
The Supremacist Syndrome, by Peter Marsh
How Domination Underpins Slavery, Genocide, the Exploitation of Women, & the Maltreatment of Animals Lantern Publishing & Media, 128 Second Place, Brooklyn, NY 11231; www.lanternpm.org. Available in both Kindle and paperback editions. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Many ANIMALS 24-7 readers will remember Supremacist Syndrome author and New Hampshire attorney Peter Marsh as an occasional presenter […]
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