Ordinance protects pets from abusers
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »What kind of laws does New Mexico have in place to protect animals from being adopted by convicted animal abusers? That?s the question many people are asking after seeing the video of an Albuquerque city worker throwing her dog. Officials say ...
Video Report - Pets being abandoned by cash-strapped owners
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Uncertain economic times mean animal shelters across the country are more crowded than ever, and in Kingsport the number of pets being taken to the shelter is on the rise. “Here in the past five months we have noticed our population ...
Accused cat-killer must turn over most of his pets
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »A Boulder County man accused of beating a kitten to death by bashing its head repeatedly into a bookcase must remove all animals from his home except for one cat and one dog, a Boulder County District Court judge ordered ...
Suffering from foreclosure crisis in North County
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »The American dream — owning a home — has transformed into an unexpected nightmare for people and their pets. Point the blame on the rising, sometimes surprising, adjustable mortgage rates that are forcing foreclosures. We in North County reside in ...
Pets may be latest victim of economy
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »"We always have a lot of abandonments; that is an ongoing problem because of the somewhat transient nature of the population here," said Jayne Vaughn, executive director of the Sevier County Humane Society Animal Shelter on Gnatty Branch Road in ...
Program helps pets of victims of domestic abuse
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Research has shown people who commit animal cruelty also have a propensity to hurt humans. Abusive individuals will also sometimes threaten, injure or kill pets to control, humiliate, punish or silence their partners, parents or children. Studies of battered women indicate ...
RSPCA reveals ‘dark side’ of its work
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »A new RSPCA advertising campaign will show the organisation doesn't just deal with the cute and fluffy - it's also involved in combating domestic violence and torture of pets. The documentary-style series of ads, on television and in print media in ...
RSPCA reveals ‘dark side’ of its work
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »A new RSPCA advertising campaign will show the organisation doesn't just deal with the cute and fluffy - it's also involved in combating domestic violence and torture of pets. The documentary-style series of ads, on television and in print media in ...
NY duck gets ‘order of protection’ after attack
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Circles was in its owners backyard on Long Island %26ndash; long known as a habitat for wild waterfowl %26ndash; when it was shot by a neighbour through the neck, said Michelle Auletta, prosecutor at the Suffolk County District Attorneys Office. Circles, ...
Cowardly shooting has family grieving for pet
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Mrs Scott has no doubt the act was deliberate, but what she can't explain is why someone would shoot an animal that was so obviously a well cared for pet %26#150; no manky stray. Rosie's colouring meant she could not ...
