When I was asked if I would be interested in receiving a Kong Wobbler to review, I was skeptical for a couple of reasons. First, my dogs have never really been into Kongs - even when I stuff them with treats. They dump the treats out immediately, scarf them up, and it's all done for … Continue reading Dog Product Review: Kong Wobbler
Month: June 2010
Not as Nature Intended
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For Just $19 a Month…
We often see references to how little the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) spends on shelters - less than 1/2 of 1% (.45% to be exact) of their annual budget. It's important to make this information known because many people donate to HSUS thinking they are supporting their local shelters in so doing. … Continue reading For Just $19 a Month…
NY: Oreo’s Law Update
Oreo's Law, designed to save the lives of death row shelter pets whom other rescues are willing to take, has been killed for the year. The bill had a number of supporters, including Nathan Winograd (pdf), but was opposed by the ASPCA, the Animal Law Coalition and apparently Best Friends Animal Society. I haven't seen … Continue reading NY: Oreo’s Law Update
Egg News Break
Yesterday I picked up another couple dozen eggs from my neighbor. Her hens do not live in battery cages inside a dark building but rather in an outdoor chicken coop. I hope one day to have my own hens. I came across a couple of articles regarding eggs recently that I thought some of you … Continue reading Egg News Break
“Shelter Hating” – Where is the Love?
A reader writes (in part): Sometimes I feel like people get so caught up in shelter-hating[...] This got me thinking about the concept of "shelter-hating", if people in general get caught up in it and specifically do I get caught up in it? I think I probably fall in line with Joe Average - I … Continue reading “Shelter Hating” – Where is the Love?
Could Slaughterhouse Videos Come Out from Undercover?
In an interview at Food Safety News, Temple Grandin proposes putting live video from every slaughterhouse in the country on the internet: I'm at the point where I want the industry to take all the mystery out of things. Some of the companies have video auditing and that's good... but put a live feed out … Continue reading Could Slaughterhouse Videos Come Out from Undercover?
77 Dogs Surrendered to OH Shelter
An OH dog owner by the name of Gary Roberson took in homeless dogs and ended up with 77 of them. His neighbors complained. He tried moving to a new rental home but that didn't work. The new neighbors complained too and the landlord evicted him. Now he's surrendering the dogs to the local shelter … Continue reading 77 Dogs Surrendered to OH Shelter
Treats on the Internets
A Yorkie arrived at the Manhattan NYC Animal Care and Control shelter in very bad shape. Shelter workers sent out an e-mail plea for someone to rescue him. Mercifully someone did. If he had not been rescued, would he simply have been left to suffer at the shelter? Wasn't he "rescued" when he was brought … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
No Food, No Water, No Shelter=Hurt
A NC woman was charged with animal cruelty after officers found a dead dog chained to a phone pole in her backyard. The dog had no shelter. When officers asked the owner what had happened, she replied that she wasn't sure. As far as when the dog had last been fed or watered, she wasn't … Continue reading No Food, No Water, No Shelter=Hurt
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