Showing 23 posts from April 2009
Finally, someone in Missouri is paying attention to the state’s reputation as the number 1 puppy mill breeder in the country. A new agriculture chief took office in January, and is ramping up protocols of the state’s 4,000 shoddy and inhumane dog-breeding businesses. Known by many an animal welfare advocate and rescue operators as the “Puppy Mill [...]
Does anyone else’s kitty try to prevent them from leaving on trips like this…? Mine sure do…
Most pet owners do it — they give gifts and cards from their pets to their owners on holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. We give presents to our pets, so why not give them to others from our pets, right? Perhaps this is just in my family…but I don’t think so. Anyhow, I put together this list [...]
The state of California is following up it’s rigorous enforcement protecting farm animals (Prop 2) by now making further moves to protect more domestic animals. Assemblyman Pedro Nava recently introduced a bill to crack down on puppy mills in California. Called the Responsible Breeder Act of 2009, the new legislation would prevent the inherent cruelty associated with [...]
Oh man, was this a tough one. I got countless adorable pictures of all different breeds of puppies and kittens. This was the hardest decision yet to make in my contests! Thank you so much to all who entered, and especially to those who entered pictures of adult dogs and cats - they were all [...]
