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
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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
Press Release: Healthios
Tired of hearing "What's for dinner?" every night? Good news - The Company is announcing a breakthrough in nutrition and convenience! What we've done is to take some grains, meats* and vegetables - your staple foods, as it were - grind them up, cook them, then extrude the cooked paste through machines which will cough … Continue reading Press Release: Healthios
Recipe: Spanish Rice
I made spanish rice for the humans recently and had some leftover veggies so decided to make a modified version for the dogs to use up those leftover bits. Rather than chop up ingredients by hand, I decided to use the food processor for the dog version. I tossed in bell peppers - red, orange … Continue reading Recipe: Spanish Rice
Treats on the Internets
Allegations of abuse against IN animal control officer Is it too much to ask that they check for critters before burning pools of oil in the Gulf? Pet Connection has a great post on the lack of feeding trials in pet foods, a follow-up post on what an ideal feeding trial might look like and, … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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