Best known for long tenures with the National Animal Control Association & ASPCA Darlene Wohler Larson, 78, died on October 17, 2022. “She had entered hospice after extended hospital care following surgery,” longtime friend Bob Marotto announced via Facebook. “Darlene was an extraordinary and beloved person of great professional accomplishment,” Marotto said, but “never forgot […]
Predation is nature’s disease control, including for Tweety & Sylvester
Too few cats around bird feeders means pine siskins die by thousands SACRAMENTO, California––When are free-roaming cats watching a bird feeder the birds’ best friend? When infectious disease is at large among common bird feeder species, spreading rapidly from bird to bird in the absence of predators to kill and consume the sick and […]
Robert “Bob” King Hillman, 71
Cowboy turned humane investigator had a long, wild ride Robert “Bob” King Hillman, 71, an often controversial humane professional for more than 39 years, died on January 30, 2016 at his home in Henderson, Nevada, six weeks before what would have been the 46th anniversary of his marriage to Peggy Casper Hillman. “My dad […]
“Animal control: what’s it all about?” asked Mike Burgwin
Cofounded National Animal Control Association Mike Burgwin, 87, founding president of the National Animal Control Association, died on March 23, 2016 at his home in Hoodsport, Washington, “after complications from surgery several weeks earlier,” former NACA president Eric Blow told ANIMALS 24-7. Elaborated Burgwin’s granddaughters Kahlen and Chelsea on a GoFundMe memorial page, “On February […]