Showing 28 posts from September 2008
Source: By Melinda Rogers, The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 09/30/2008 12:40:47 PM MDT
A 76-year-old Glendale man who pleaded guilty to felony dog fighting charges was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail.
John Clinton Smith was also ordered by 3rd District Judge Deno Himonas to not own or possess any dogs.
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Source: Pioneer Press, By Tad Vezner
Article Last Updated: 09/26/2008 10:17:11 PM CDT
With his 6-year-old daughter and two other girls playing in the room behind him, a St. Paul man threw his ex-girlfriend’s dog from her third-story balcony, injuring it so badly it had to be put to sleep, according to police.
On Friday, police charged Donald [...]
September 24, 2008 * PRESS RELEASE
It has been over a week since Hurricane Ike made landfall in Texas, and since that time thousands of stranded animals have been rescued and taken in by humane organizations across the state. Many of these organizations are overwhelmed by the number of animals coming into their shelters. Residents who [...]
Legislation Seeks to Close Loophole in Animal Welfare Act that Allows Internet Breeders to Sell Puppies without Federal Oversight
September 19, 2008, WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund commend federal lawmakers for introducing bills that will crack down on abusive “puppy mills” in the United States — [...]
Sunday, September 28, 2008, PRESCOTT - Sunday was a good day to be a dog in Prescott.
“Thank you, Lord, for dogs,” Father Rich Wozniak intoned at the beginning of The City of Prescott’s second annual Dogtoberfest and Pet Adopt-a-Thon. Wozniak led dogs and people in the “Blessing of Animals” ceremony in tribute to St. Francis [...]
