Showing 94 posts from February 2009
Having convicted dogfighter Ed Faron of cruelty to animals, Burke County, N.C. officials, as planned, proceeded to execute about 130 pit bulls — both those seized from Faron’s Wildside Kennel operation and the puppies born in the months before his case came to trial.
If that’s not hypocrisy, what is? In the case of Burke County v. [...]
Contrary to her wishes, billions of dollars designated for dogs in Leona Helmsley’s will won’t go solely to canine causes.
The judge overseeing the probate of Helmsley’s will has ruled that the billions of dollars that will flow into the charitable trust she created do not have to be spent solely for the care and welfare of dogs.
The [...]
A suburban Cincinnati woman whose dog was seized by a local SPCA and listed as belonging to a locally banned breed has sued the SPCA over the dog’s subsequent death.
Officials took Paulette Evans’ bulldog to the local SPCA last summer when it escaped and a neighbor called authorities. She was charged with keeping a vicious [...]
Ellen DeGeneres will lend her voice to “Dog Show,” an animated feature in the works at Warner Bros.
In what will be her first return to the animated big screen since she was the voice of Dory in ”Finding Nemo” in 2003, the Emmy-winning daytime talk show host will be the starring voice in the movie about a stray dog [...]
The Obamas are leaning toward getting a Portugese water dog — but it looks like we’ll have to wait at least another month for it to happen.
Michelle Obama dropped the news during an interview with People Magazine. She said the First Family hopes to find one that is “old enough” and get it through a shelter or rescue group.
“Temperamentally [...]
