Pit bulls & the humane community • “National Pit Bull Awareness Month” opens with two pit bull fatalities • What the ASPCA ignored on National Dog Fighting Awareness Day • A Grim tale of suspected dumb rabies & a dumber response • Time for a national conversation about pit bulls, by guest columnist Ed Boks […]
What to call cats, & why it matters: evolving terms
by Merritt Clifton Part 1 of a four-part series. See also: “Vagrant” or “feral” cats; Feral cats & street dogs; and “Community cats” vs. community health. Some of the hottest discussion at the upcoming AR 2016 national animal rights conference in Los Angeles, coming up July 7-10, is expected to pertain to neuter/return of feral […]
HSUS & Best Friends throw puppy mill pups to pit bulls
Pit bull-pushing legislation in Arizona undoes ban on selling puppy mill pups PHOENIX, Arizona––Losing six spring 2016 attempts to ban at the state level breed-specific local ordinances meant to protect the public and other pets from pit bull attacks, the Best Friends Animal Society on May 19, 2016 won a ban on breed-specific legislation […]
L.A. shelter deal transfers cash crunch to Best Friends
LOS ANGELES–“There is progress in Los Angeles!” exulted City of Los Angeles Animal Services general manager Brenda Barnette on January 5, 2012, anticipating the imminent transition of the idle Northeast Animal Care Center from a costly liability to an operating asset, run by the Best Friends Animal Society. “The contract between the city and […]
Hurricane Katrina & Rita rescuers shift gears from rescue & reunion to rehoming
NEW ORLEANS–All animals rescued from the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita became eligible for adoption on December 15, 2005, following the expiration of the last mandatory holding periods prescribed by the Louisiana and Mississippi state veterinarians. “We’re setting up two new rescue centers, in New Orleans and Gulfport,” Best Friends Animal Society president Michael […]