HSUS has already begun rattling the disaster relief donation pan. Now HSUS can spend their money any way they like - although I take issue with their tax-exempt status - and that's their right. But in the interest of full disclosure, which HSUS seems to have a hard time with in general, anyone considering donating … Continue reading Before You Donate
Month: January 2010
Treats on the Internets
The pdf of the complete Petsmart survey results is available. I was particularly interested in the details provided on pages 10, 15, 18, 19, 30 and 42.Smartdogs has an excellent, detailed review of the oft cited University of PA study regarding "confrontational training methods" and the negative responses evoked in dogsKC Dog Blog looks at … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Help for Haiti
I will be updating this post with new info as I come across it. I haven't yet found any search and rescue dog teams indicating they are heading to Haiti so if you hear something, please post in the comments.How to donate:Text message:Text "YELE" to 501501 - Charges $5 to your phone and sends that … Continue reading Help for Haiti
Breaking Down the Petsmart Survey
USA Today has a piece on the survey commissioned by Petsmart which asked 3000 adults questions about spay-neuter and shelter kill numbers. The article dives in head first on "pet overpopulation" which is unfortunate since there is no such thing. The longer we perpetuate that myth, the further we are away from having a real … Continue reading Breaking Down the Petsmart Survey
Recipe Requests?
I always enjoy attempting to come up with recipes for various types of dog treats (lots of attempting involved). And I take requests! Do you have a need for a recipe for a treat you haven't come across or maybe you have but it didn't turn out? Perhaps with certain ingredients included or excluded? Please … Continue reading Recipe Requests?
WSB-TV Obtains More Vick Dogfighting Docs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:”All of the pit bull dogs were destroyed after they lost a fight or refused to fight,” an unnamed confidential witness told investigators. “The dog that won the fight was the only dog that was allowed to live.”[...]In April 2007, Vick tested several dogs to determine if they had the predisposition to … Continue reading WSB-TV Obtains More Vick Dogfighting Docs
It’s Cold: Bring Your Dogs Inside, Part 2
Dogs in the southern US are freezing to death. From Texas:Beaumont Police say a dog found dumped in a trash can died from the cold or starvation and animal control officers have seized three other dogs that appear to be malnourished and suffering from exposure to the freezing temperatures. All four dogs are pit bulldogs.[...]"Three … Continue reading It’s Cold: Bring Your Dogs Inside, Part 2
When Sadistic Freaks Get to be Their Own Boss
An Animal Control officer in Canton, Mississippi has been fired after authorities were led by a citizen tip to the remains of more than 100 dead pets in a creek. Alonzo Esco collected paychecks from the city for 3 years while he allegedly shot pets to death and dumped them:Esco has not been charged with … Continue reading When Sadistic Freaks Get to be Their Own Boss
It’s Cold: Bring Your Dogs Inside
It's cold: Bring Your Dogs InsideIt's cold: Bring Your Dogs InsideIt's cold: Bring Your Dogs InsideFrom Spartanburg:Authorities accuse a South Carolina man of letting a pit bull and five puppies starve and freeze to death in his backyard.[...]Investigators said a combination of starvation and exposure to freezing temperatures killed the animals. It's cold: Bring Your … Continue reading It’s Cold: Bring Your Dogs Inside
CO Dog Stolen, Dragged to Death
In Colorado last month, 32 year old mom Melissa Lockhart allegedly stole 2 dogs from the bed of a pickup truck because she thought the dogs were "abandoned". A witness wrote down Lockhart's license plate number at the scene of the crime. One of the dogs ended up back home with the owners but the … Continue reading CO Dog Stolen, Dragged to Death
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