Trolling for bizarro animal related news stories is a total timesuck and yet, I can not stop...Interesting story about an accident victim turned bird rescuer: A US fireman who lost his power of speech in a traffic accident has been taught to speak again by parrots.***File this one under "...or are you just glad to … Continue reading Let’s Play Oddball
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Retrieverman has an interesting post on cropping/dockingWA set to repeal old statutes requiring owners and Sheriffs to shoot certain dogsMoe needs your vote to win $10k for rescued English Shepherds in MontanaOn Dolittler: Florida's Proposed Breeder Police Legislation (Warrantless Searches and All)After tragedy, dog benefits from the kindness of strangersThe candlelight vigil for the Wilkes … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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Causes and Action Alerts:Best Friends is asking NC residents to contact lawmakers and urge them to redraft the state's 'Dangerous Dog' law.B-More Bulldogs posts about a letter writing campaign to the HSUS regarding their Pitbull 'seize and destroy' policyOnline auction to benefit the massive English Shepherd rescue in Montana (bidding closes tonight!)Rare Wildlife Showing Up … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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The No Kill Nation has a nice piece up called "The Power of One":Sometimes it just takes one person to stand up and say something. In Union County South Carolina that one person is Robert Small. When Mr. Small went to the local shelter to adopt a dog for his family, what he saw caused … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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United We Bark thinks it's time we do more to increase public awareness about the anti-pet agenda of the HSUS.Nathan Winograd sorts the wheat from the chaff in Houston's No Kill efforts.Caveat posts photos of those shape-shifting Pitbulls.The HSUS has a pdf online outlining their goals for 2009. Included are some vaguely worded and worrisome … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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This is the Oh My God edition. Check back in future for the Return to Reason edition. I hope.Blue Dog State posts about a turn-in-your-neighbor-win-big-prizes program in FL which encourages citizens to phone in "tips" about people who own Pitbulls. Cos you know, they might be dogfighters. But what exactly happens when the red Pitbull … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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For your reading pleasure...Sports Illustrated has a cover story on the Vick dogs and they get it right.KC Dog Blog has a foster dog from the OK abuse case and is looking for a name for the little cutie pie.BAD RAP posts about the dogs they helped rescue in OK.The LA Times writes about "Terrorism … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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The FDA says people are getting scammed by callers identifying themselves as FDA agents. Can you imagine the poor sod who calls my number? Before he got a chance to try the extortion scam, I would have given him such an earful about food safety and the pharmaceutical companies' stranglehold on health, he'd be admitting … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
The HSUS and Prop. 2 in CA: The Big Picture
The NYT Magazine takes an in-depth look at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and their support for Prop. 2 in California. Prop. 2 would require farmers to house chickens, pigs and veal calves in less restrictive conditions. It's mainly about chickens though as CA has LOTS of chicken farmers and almost no … Continue reading The HSUS and Prop. 2 in CA: The Big Picture
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Recommended reading from around the Wide World of Web:Smart Dogs evaluates the evaluators when it comes to testing rescue dogs with resource guarding issues:The testers waited until the dog was busy eating the food, then began to poke annoyingly at its face with a fake hand on a stick.This is a good piece - read … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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