In May, former Missing Persons lead singer Dale Bozzio was convicted of animal cruelty. Long story short, Ms. Bozzio says she cared for a number of feral cats in her home and hired a caretaker to look after them while she was on tour. The caretaker became ill and never showed up for work and … Continue reading Future Episode of ‘Behind the Music’?
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Friday Night Fights
Courtesy of BET, it's Must Not See TV:According to the Los Angeles Times, the freshly reinstated (sorry, Kendra and Hank) NFL star will feature in an eight-part documentary-style reality show to air early next year on the cable net. The show, tentatively if not creatively titled The Michael Vick Project, will follow the dogfighting ringmaster … Continue reading Friday Night Fights
SCOTUS Considers Federal Animal Cruelty Depiction Law
An update for those following the SCOTUS case on animal cruelty depiction and the US Constitution via USA Today:The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to strike down a federal law that makes it a crime to sell depictions of animal cruelty on the grounds that it sweeps too broadly and violates free speech rights. In … Continue reading SCOTUS Considers Federal Animal Cruelty Depiction Law
Garland Shelter to Kill More Pets by Injection vs. Gas Chamber
The Garland animal shelter has been dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century and its modern methods of killing pets:Garland’s animal shelter will shift from carbon monoxide gassing to lethal injection as its main means of euthanization by the end of the year according to a memo from City Manager Bill Dollar. Before we … Continue reading Garland Shelter to Kill More Pets by Injection vs. Gas Chamber
TX Newspaper Exposes Killings at Garland Animal Shelter
The Abe Tuggle Animal Shelter in Garland Texas gasses pets. Although the community has raised objections to this method of killing, city officials in charge of the shelter say that no changes will be made. The Dallas Morning News (DMN) is investigating pet killings at the shelter: The Garland animal shelter has been gassing young, … Continue reading TX Newspaper Exposes Killings at Garland Animal Shelter
Garland Shelter Pets Draw Short Straw
The Garland Animal Shelter in Texas has some problems:Two thirds of the animals in a shelter in Garland are being put down. However, it isn't the number, but the way in which those animals are being euthanized that spurred over a dozen to speak out at a Garland City Council meeting Tuesday night.Problem Number One: … Continue reading Garland Shelter Pets Draw Short Straw
NC Pitbull Owner Charged with Animal Cruelty
Follow up post on the NC man alleged to have kept dozens of Pitbulls in terrible conditions in Onslow Co. Animal Control has charged him "with cruelty to animals and mistreatment of animals":Pollock, 37, was charged with failure to vaccinate 41 dogs over the age of 4 months and failure to provide sufficient shelter to … Continue reading NC Pitbull Owner Charged with Animal Cruelty
NC Authorities Find Injured Pitbulls in Poor Conditions
...and leave them there. All 50 of them:[...]members of the Sheriff’s Department investigated the area on foot and smelled marijuana and observed more than 50 dogs, some of which were seriously injured, the press release said. [Onslow Co Sheriff Ed] Brown said officers observed no food for the animals and the only water available was … Continue reading NC Authorities Find Injured Pitbulls in Poor Conditions
How a Bad Sitch Gets Worse
In January, an IN family had to move from their home to a shelter. They left several dogs in a kennel on the property, hoping to return for them when things improved and asking a neighbor to feed/water them. Months went by and the family didn't return and the neighbor - who knows, maybe moved … Continue reading How a Bad Sitch Gets Worse
Blog Posting from Vick?
I don't know if this is actually Michael Vick's posting or an internet hoax but you can make your own judgment:What I did was horrendous. Awful. Inhumane. And I've no excuses for my actions. It makes my heart hurt now to think about what I've done. And I'm gonna be real honest, it took a … Continue reading Blog Posting from Vick?
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