Samantha Boyd & Neal Wechsler: headed for catastrophe at least since 2021 NORTHPORT, New York––Charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, Safe Haven Wildlife Rehab Facility operator Samantha Boyd, 57, and her partner Neal Wechsler, 61, in early October 2025 made the top of news broadcasts and screaming […]
Holly Cheever, DVM, 75: “In lieu of sending flowers, don’t eat meat”
Spay/neuter vet, veterinary reformer, expert witness, & Mother-of-the-Year besides NEW SCOTLAND, New York—Holly Cheever, DVM, a leading light in animal care and advocacy for more than half a century, and a longtime friend, source, and donor to ANIMALS 24-7, “died on February 9, 2025,” the Altamont Enterprise reported ten days later from Albany County, New […]
Court finally puts Angel’s Gate out of its misery
Eight-year struggle DELHI, New York––More than eight years of investigation and three years of litigation over the management of the former Angel’s Gate hospice in Delhi, New York, appeared to end with the dissolution of the charity on October 2, 2015 by Otsego County Court Judge John F. Lambert. The verdict may end one […]