Pet food rabble rousers (No biscuit!)Lack of animal control in rural INA most excellent story about a "Seeing Eye dog for the mind" in WSJSC rescuer is a one woman showNC Senate Bill 460 seems to have stalled

While I've been mostly away from pet related news this past week, here's some of what I've missed:Nutro still suxA mother and adult son left 6 dogs in a vehicle in SC while they went into an unemployment office. All the dogs died, the pair were sentenced to 96 hours community service, and if the … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

A bit more info on the case of Phoenix, the Pitbull set on fire in Baltimore while a crowd of onlookers stood byVet students willing to practice farm animal medicine in rural areas can get a sweet deal on student loansBSL article at HuffPoCity of St. Petersburg trying to invade the life of a turtle … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Cute: FL theater group holds auditions for TotoVolunteers needed to help care for pets at shelters everywhere, including Montgomery, ALShelby Co, KY celebrates one year of no killToronto Humane Society: Shame, and more shameAnimal Welfare Center in Tulsa, OK hit with proposed budget cuts which would turn over some animal control duties to policeUnion, SC: … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Stats on shelter dogs - Who and whyMaddie's Fund has a dl'able coloring book for kids age 6 and underNutro recalls dry cat foodsA Vick article apparently intended solely to inflame Pitbull ownersThe Dogs of Equality - pet slideshow by Christie KeithDenver's Pitbull ban will be challenged in court, again.

Save Our Dogs profiles "The Best Animal Control Program in North America" in Calgary, Canada. Calgary shelters take in 5000 dogs per year and do not kill for population control. Their dog licensing rate is over 90%. Their success has been achieved in part because they don't have MSN, BSL, pet limit laws or anti-tethering … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Sign an online petition demanding an independent investigation into allegations of pet abuse/killings at LA Co sheltersL.A. Animal Services will be increasing fees for pet adoptions and rescue groupsSave Our Dogs reports that Lake Co, CA - which has mandatory spay-neuter - has the highest kill stats of any shelter in the state.There's a new … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Chicago police dog bolted during thunderstorm, now lostNice opinion piece on Vick's possible return to the NFLStraight forward explanation on what vaccine titers do and don't tell usAnimal sheltering: ur doing it rong (Winograd)Christie Keith on FDA's ongoing failure to ensure pet food is safeScumbucket impersonates AC officer in KY, beats Pitbull's face with baton … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Great posts from the No Kill Conference in Washington DC this past weekend:Reflections from the No Kill Conference - Animal Wise RadioBlaming the "irresponsible public" - KC Dog BlogTaylor's Ghost in the Killing Machine - No Kill NationLegislating No Kill - Pet ConnectionKeeping Pets in Homes and Increasing Adoptions (Part 1) - Pet ConnectionKeeping Pets … Continue reading Treats on the Internets