Showing 24 posts from July 2009
On Wednesday, authorities in 8 states across the US -- seized more than 400 dogs and charged 26 people on charges of animal cruelty and dog fighting. State and federal agents are charging individuals in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska,...
Last night, Stella successfully achieved Canine Good Citizen Status. I'm really happy for her. She's a really impressive little dog for one that was found hit by a car and left along the side of a road badly bruised, with...
There's a great news coming out of Lincoln, NE this week -- but not all of the news is in the headlines. City officials in Lincoln, NE are mulling changes to their dangerous dog laws -- but breed specific ones...
The Star today has a new article with an update on the Kansas City, MO animal shelter which recently became privatized. "Half Way Home Pet Adoptions" is being run by Dr. Wayne Steckelberg, who quickly went to work cleaning up...
The three day holiday weekend gave me a chance to spend some time with family and friends and it's always interesting talking to my "non-rescue" friends and getting their thoughts on animal welfare issues. The view of the animal welfare...
