Today was the day for the HSUS hosted meeting in Vegas to discuss their policy on how to handle bust dogs. I will update this post as I come across reviews of the meeting.Nathan Winograd:HSUS also refused to commit resources to help save the dogs (saying No Kill advocates were harming their ability to raise … Continue reading Open Thread for HSUS Pitbull Meeting in Vegas
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Pitbull Death Advocates Rely on Phony Legal Threats
KC Dog Blog reports on a failed bid to modify Springfield MO's Pitbull ban to allow rescues to pull Pitbulls from local shelters and adopt them out in other, more reasonable, cities:The council apparently agreed with City Attorney Dan Wichmer, who said the city would be at risk of a lawsuit if someone ever got … Continue reading Pitbull Death Advocates Rely on Phony Legal Threats
Treats on the Internets
The No Kill Nation posts about the HSUS Las Vegas hotel shindig this week:A number of stakeholders in the pit bull advocacy community have been invited to sit down and have a heart to heart with HSUS about their recently amended policy regarding dogs seized as part of a fighting case. As with No Kill, the … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Biting Dachshunds: How Cute
If you read this story, you'll note the "cute" tone and that it's filed under "weird news":It aint the size of the dog in the fight. It's the size of the fight in the dog. Just ask the ten year old Brooksville girl who was walking her two pit bulls Monday.According to a Hernando County … Continue reading Biting Dachshunds: How Cute
Dinner at Chez Dog
In this edition: Chicken, celery, carrots, parsley and a bit of leftover Basmati with sliced almonds. I boiled the chicken and after it was done, used the same pot and broth to boil the celery and carrots (successfully avoiding washing the pot!). I mixed up the meal in a separate bowl and put the pot … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog
BSL Proposal in Florence, SC: From the Mouths of Babes
In Florence, SC the Buttinsky Neighbor has made her presentation to the county council for a ban on "pitbull type dogs":Ernestine Haselden spoke Thursday on behalf of a group of Scranton residents who have said they worry a group of dogs in the neighborhood will get loose and hurt someone.Have they gotten loose before? Have … Continue reading BSL Proposal in Florence, SC: From the Mouths of Babes
Let’s Play Oddball
Cow gives birth to baffling twins - blame the milkman?Pony: Who you calling SHORT?In AZ, a bobcat walks into a bar... (two Oddballs in a row with my superior bar jokes - wahoo!)Real Books that Look Like Photoshops - Page 1 is the "animals" category but feel free to continue on so you don't miss … Continue reading Let’s Play Oddball
Court to HSUS: Why is this the so-called humane thing to do?
146 Pitbulls, including 19 pups still nursing from their dams, were killed on order of the court in Wilkes Co, NC in February 2009. Most of the dogs had been seized in connection with a dogfighting investigation conducted by local authorities in conjunction with the HSUS. The remaining pups were born after the seizure.The two … Continue reading Court to HSUS: Why is this the so-called humane thing to do?
Ill Conceived Pet Legislation – More, More, More
HSUS to the dog breeders of Delaware: Weer in ur stayt, writin' ur loz:House Bill 95 - This bill adopts the recommendations of the Humane Society of the United States regarding restrictions on the large-scale for-profit dog breeding operations commonly known as “puppy mills.”Bill includes dog limits, how often breeders must take their dogs to … Continue reading Ill Conceived Pet Legislation – More, More, More
Treats on the Internets
The article is titled "Fighting birds didn't have a chance" and describes the killing of gamecocks by authorities at a NC residence. One way to interpret the piece is that fighting Pitbulls are regularly saved (uh, no) but fighting birds are not:When federal officers busted up former NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s dog-fighting ring, many of … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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