The keys to canine longevity: Play with dogs your own size, socialize with people, get your owner to share his meals with youBrampton, Ontario hires slick lawyers in hopes of winning the right to kill 2 nice dogsA New Zealand man who fed 5 kittens to his Pitbull gets sentenced to 7 months in jailThe … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Month: February 2010
What Will Sea World Do Next?
After the death of a killer whale trainer this week (most excellent commentary here), Sea World has been thrust into brand crisis management mode:After decades of cultivating a corporate image around one of the ocean's greatest predators, SeaWorld managers must reassure visitors that a killer whale's fatal mauling of its trainer doesn't mean the parks … Continue reading What Will Sea World Do Next?
Florida’s Pythons to Face ‘Crowd’ of Hunters
The state of Florida is apparently at the end of its rope in terms of how to deal with the python population explosion in the Everglades:Local authorities tried all kinds of population control. They captured females, implanted them with the snake equivalent of LoJacks, then released into the wild—tracking them to their love lairs, in … Continue reading Florida’s Pythons to Face ‘Crowd’ of Hunters
Sioux City Threatens to Kill Wiggles
What goes around, comes around - that's the saying that came to my mind when Sioux City, IA councilman Aaron Rochester's Labrador Jake was declared "vicious" and condemned to death. Mr. Rochester had successfully campaigned for a Pitbull ban in Sioux City not long before Jake bit someone and was taken to the animal shelter. … Continue reading Sioux City Threatens to Kill Wiggles
Press Releases in the Spork Case
Snippet from a press release (pdf) from Donald Dodge, owner of Jasper Animal Hospital - the vet clinic Spork is scared of:The bite was serious. Our technician required immediate medical attention. [...] When an animal bites a person who seeks medical care, it is normal procedure for the hospital to alert animal control officers. This … Continue reading Press Releases in the Spork Case
CO Vet’s Office FAIL
The city of Lafayette, CO has declared a 10 year old dog named "Spork" to be vicious and filed charges against the owners. Based upon your knowledge of these type of cases, have a go at these multiple guess questions:What specifically did this "vicious dog" do?Kill livestock?Bite a neighborhood kid?Attack someone's pet?How about the owners … Continue reading CO Vet’s Office FAIL
Buckets of Blood
Today, additional information on the dogfighting bust in York Co, SC which included the discovery of a fighting pit in a wooded area. Three men were charged with dogfighting and thirteen Pitbulls were seized:The trail through the woods led to a pit. Among the branches of the surrounding trees, temporary lights had been strung.The base … Continue reading Buckets of Blood
Naked Photo Shoot in a Piggly Wiggly Dumpster
Playgirl wants Michael Vick to pose nude for the magazine and is willing make a $1 million donation to PETA as payment. Just imagine how many more pets PETA could kill with an extra million bucks! That notion probably has a dog torturer like Vick all hot and bothered. A Playgirl spokesman says:"It’s kind of … Continue reading Naked Photo Shoot in a Piggly Wiggly Dumpster
One Thing Leads to Another
Humane Watch has a full page ad in the New York Times today about HSUS. The ad reads, in part:The Humane Society of the United States is NOT your local animal shelter. In fact, it gives less than one-half of one percent of its $100 million budget to hands-on pet shelters.It's always good to research … Continue reading One Thing Leads to Another
Trapped in the Closet: Dog Park Edition
Well, this should result in something great:Things have been scary on a neighborhood list serv this week. There was a report of a large dog -- one post says it's a puppy, about 70 pounds -- that was attacked in Elysian Park by a loose pit bull and badly hurt. The pit bull was described … Continue reading Trapped in the Closet: Dog Park Edition