Showing 37 posts from January 2009
Source: Solanco Area News, Jan 15, 2009
LANCASTER — Just four days after making the decision on Thursday, January 8, to cut dog adoption fees in half for the remainder of the month in order to promote adoptions, the Humane League of Lancaster County is thrilled to announce that a record 59 dogs were adopted out [...]
Source: Stockhouse.com, Jan 14, 2009
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Jan 14, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ –From comedienne and television host to sitcom star and film actress, America’s favorite funny woman Ellen DeGeneres is about to take on a new role as she makes her QVC debut. The 12-time Emmy Award winner is scheduled to appear [...]
Source: WWLP.com, Jan 14, 2009, by Mary Kay Mallonee
HAMPTON, Va. - There are signs of a possible dogfighting operation in Hampton.
Police say necropsies of two female pitbulls found in a dumpster last week, clearly show they were used for dogfighting.
The dogs had severe animal bites all over their bodies, deep puncture wounds on their legs, [...]
Source: LAUnleashed, Jan 13, 2009
From the “how on Earth?” files comes the story of Lulu the bulldog: a medical marvel with what can only be described as a cast-iron stomach.
Lulu’s owner, Jennifer Zwart of the suburban St. Louis area, noticed that her baby’s pacifiers were disappearing at an alarming rate, but she never imagined the [...]
Britain’s People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, a charity that provides free veterinary care to the pets of low-income Brits, has released a list of the weirdest items its vets have removed from pets’ stomachs.
The top 10 items, according to the Telegraph:
1. Ten-inch tent peg
2. Christmas decoration (star-shaped)
3. Kitchen knife
4. Alphabet fridge magnets
5. Man’s wig
6. Ann [...]
