Showing 24 posts from March 2009
Source: Pet product News, Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Animal Planet is set to air a special Animal Cops: Philadelphia episode in April that focuses on substandard commercial dog breeders. The special, entitled Puppy Mills: Exposed, aims to “take viewers inside the world of puppy mills,” according to the network.
“Puppy mills are a blemish on a country [...]
Source: Chicago-Sun Times, March 24, 2009
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart could hear the yapping of tiny lap dogs — about 70 Chihuahuas, Malteses and dachshunds — from outside a West Englewood house where police raided a puppy mill Tuesday morning.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart carries out a puppy as authorities removed dozens of dogs [...]
Source: SeattlePI.com, March 24, 2009
It’s not uncommon for the Seattle Animal Shelter to get calls from people wanting to donate dog food. So when a woman called late last week about dropping some off, a receptionist told her to leave the bags in a bin near the entrance.
But there was a problem: 12.7 short tons [...]
Source: Mercury News, March 26, 2009
Humane Society Silicon Valley will debut its new, state-of-the-art animal shelter in Milpitas at an all-day open house on Saturday.
The $25 million facility, funded through donations, will serve as a regional animal community center. It features a low-cost spay/neuter medical center, a community dog park and training center, doggy day [...]
Source: Santa Barbara Independant, March 25, 2009, by Cathy Murillo
The story of Daisy Mae the pit bull is like that of any other survivor — she suffered pain, got back on her feet, and is now living a sweeter, more meaningful life because of her experience.
Daisy Mae, formerly part of a dogfighting operation, is now a therapy [...]
