Daisy the dog’s story is in microcosm the story of survival LOXAHATCHEE, Florida––Neonatal nurse Julie Wing Whitehead of Fort Pierce, though one of the 119 tornados spun off from Hurricane Milton destroyed her home, recovered her nine-month-old golden retriever Daisy after an all-night search assisted by many denizens of social media who cross-posted her frantic […]
First reports from animal agencies & rescuers after Hurricane Milton
Port St. Lucie took the hardest hits––that we know about so far PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida––As of three in the morning on October 10, 2024, animal agencies and advocates in Port St. Lucie in southeast Florida appeared to have taken the hardest hit from Hurricane Milton the previous evening––but with more than 1.1 million people caught […]
Betty White, 99, “white-washed” animal use industries for 50 years
The Betty White reputation for animal advocacy rewrites history LOS ANGELES––Betty White, 99, a radio and television actress, producer, talk show and game show personality whose broadcast career began at eight years old in 1930, died on December 31, 2021, just 18 days before what would have been her 100th birthday. Most of the […]
Adoption transport, Crazy Cat Ladies, & pyramid schemes
21st century versions of taking unwanted animals to Crazy Cat Lady HOUSTON, DENVER––Are adoption transport and feral cat translocation truly intelligent free-market approaches to reducing shelter killing, or just the 21st century versions of taking unwanted animals to Crazy Cat Lady? In India, cities without federally subsidized Animal Birth Control programs often covertly hire truckers […]