Showing 28 posts from September 2008
Sep 27, 2008 7:09 PM
A puppy which needed a lot of Christmas cheer after being found nearly starved to death has a new lease on life.
Eve, named because she was found locked under a house on Christmas Eve, was one of the worst cases of animal neglect the SPCA has seen.
But Eve has just [...]
Source: Sep 26 2008 by Gerry Holt, South Wales Echo
THE owners of this starving dog – left clamped by its jaw to a garden fence while they watched daytime television – have been warned they face jail.
As reported in later editions of yesterday’s Echo, Anthony Hayes, 44, and Dawn Lynnette James, 28, sat [...]
Mastiff’s fate unclear after drama at Mariners Harbor Houses; teen owner cites its gentle nature
Friday, September 26, 2008
By KIAWANA RICH
Source: STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two police officers shot a charging mastiff/pit bull mix dog on a rooftop of the Mariners Harbor Houses yesterday afternoon, authorities said.
Neither officer was hurt.
The dog survived and was [...]
As an owner of not only a hunting breed but a dog that has already wandered off chasing birds, only to be found 4 days later… I have seriously reconsidered my opinions about using a training collar….
by Elizabeth Shaw | The Flint Journal
Wednesday September 24, 2008, 8:03 PM
Kinder, gentler collars• Hunters can check out [...]
How is Animal Abuse Related to Domestic Violence?
In recent years, a strong connection has been documented linking animal abuse and domestic violence. A New Jersey study found that in 88 percent of families where there had been physical abuse of children, there were also records of animal abuse. In Wisconsin, battered women revealed that in [...]
