Six years later it seems to be happening again PORT RICHEY, Florida––Pasco County Animal Services and Suncoast Animal League personnel on May 3, 2019 removed thirty-two dogs, four cats and a gerbil from the rented premises of the Humane Society of West Florida, a dilapidated former self-storage building in […]
Secrets of Doris Day’s life & work for animals
Publicity added much spin & gloss to what was already a positive record CARMEL, California––Doris Day, 97, died from pneumonia on May 13, 2019. Day was remembered worldwide as a singer who recorded more than 650 songs between 1939 and 1967; an actress who starred in more than 40 films between 1947 and 1968, […]
Why did pit bull & Malinois victims Liquori & Hazel die alone?
Thought they knew the risks… FORT PIERCE, Florida; DIGHTON, Massachusetts—Killed in unwitnessed dog attacks on May 9, 2019 and May 10, 2019, respectively, Christine Liquori, 52, of Port St. Lucie, Florida and Ryan Hazel, 14, of Rehobeth, Massachusetts, had almost nothing in common––except that they were alone in kennel facilities with one or more […]
WA undoes pit bull bans that protected humans & animals in 27 cities
But if a pit bull kills you in Washington state, you can now have your remains composted OLYMPIA, Washington––Between issuing campaign statements as one of 21 contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination to run for U.S. president, and signing a bill allowing Washingtonians to have their remains composted, Washington governor Jay Inslee on May […]
Should giving shelter dogs & cats to university labs count as “live release”?
USDA says pound animal giveaways to vet schools are not covered by the federal Animal Welfare Act BATON ROUGE, Louisiana; TUSKEGEE, Alabama––Recent transfers of shelter animals to the Louisiana State University and Tuskegee University veterinary schools have allegedly been reported by shelter personnel as “adoptions” or transfers to “rescue.” The disputed transactions appear to […]
Culwell case: did high surrender fees lead to Coachella puppy-dumping?
Unsympathetic suspect, but shelter policies may have been accessories to the alleged crime COACHELLA, California––Deborah Sue Culwell, 54, now facing 14 criminal charges for animal abandonment in Riverside County, California, did not cull well. A Napa Auto Parts store surveillance camera on April 18, 2019 caught Culwell in the act of allegedly trying to […]
Earth Day dilemma: enviro agencies addicted to deadly chemicals
Catherine de Medici might have considered wildlife poisoning schemes medieval Let me tell you about the birds and bees, and the cats and the rats, and the possums and the pigs, and the chemical-addicted descendants of Catherine de Medici at USDA Wildlife Services, Threatened Species Strategy of Australia, and Zero Invasive Predators of New Zealand, […]
“No-kill” debacle: will Pueblo bring “responsible sheltering” into vogue?
90% “live release” mandate failed catastrophically in less than 90 days PUEBLO, Colorado––“You can’t manage an animal shelter to a number,” Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region president Jan McHugh-Smith told Pueblo Chieftan reporter Anthony A. Mestas, hours after her organization returned to running the Pueblo Animal Services shelter on April 9, 2019, […]
“Dog Fighting Awareness”: what the ASPCA ignored
Busts plummet as pit bull advocacy has all but legalized dogfighting NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.––Designated National Dog Fighting Awareness Day by the American SPCA, April 8, 2019 and the next several days appear to have passed without a single dogfighting bust or other noteworthy event pertaining to dogfighting occurring anywhere in the United States. […]
Why Rottweilers are as deadly as pit bulls (2019 update)
Neither Rotts nor pits should ever be considered “safe” FRESNO, California––The March 22, 2019 fatal mauling of a one-year-old boy in his grandparents’ front yard in one important respect much resembled three of the six previous dog attack fatalities in Fresno and Fresno County since 2005. As in three of the six previous fatalities, neighbors […]
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