Showing 94 posts from February 2009
The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a major overhaul of their former anti-cruelty laws, this time taking direct aim at puppy mills.
The bill sets up basic, minimum standards for mass breeders including cleanliness standards, construction requirements (no harmful wire cage floors), and adequate heating, cooling, and ventilation. No more than 30 breeding dogs may [...]
Are you a Party Animal? Join BARCS at Mother’s Federal Hill Grille on Saturday, March 28th for the NCAA March Madness and watch the “Elite Eight” teams battle it out on 18 flat screen TVs. Fun & Games are on the menu at Mother’s, including an open bar and appetizers, all to raise money for [...]
Former First Cat Socks, who became an international celebrity during the Clinton years, has been put to sleep. Socks was somewhere between 19 and 20 years old and had been suffering from cancer of the mouth and jaw for several months.
Socks was a highly-regarded fixture at the White House, often appearing in photographs perched on [...]
The Maryland SPCA March for the Animals is scheduled for April 19, 2009, rain or shine, at Druid Hill Park in Baltimore. Last year, thousands of people and pets turned out to support the MSPCA.
There are lots of ways to participate. You can form or join a pack for the event and walk with your [...]
Times are tough. Companies are going under, and people are losing their jobs. Folks are having trouble paying their mortgages, and they’re losing their homes. Companion animals such as dogs and cats are being abandoned or surrendered at shelters in record numbers. We’re starting to hear about larger animals–cows, horses, and such–being left in fields [...]
