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• Hey, Crazy Cat Lady! Um. . . sorry?

  
  Boondock Ramblings — Authority: 127
  Remember a week ago when I mocked the cat lady ? Sparx left a comment on that post that read in part: "On the old lady, maybe the cat is the only relationship she has. Id be devastated if we lost our cat and didnt know what happened. . ." And suddenly I felt guilty. Not a lot, but a little. (No. A lot, but Im ...
  17 hours ago

• Oreo’s Law

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Christopher Cuomo In June 2009, I was deeply saddened to learn that a fellow New Yorker threw his pit bull (Oreo) off the roof of a building. Despite the horrendous act I was happy to hear that the owner was being prosecuted and Oreo was recovering. In November 2009, after Oreo had made a full physical ...
  22 hours ago

• Could you bear it if it happened to a human child or your beloved pet?

  
  Tipped Ear Clan — Authority:
  While reading the papers 2 sundays ago, my eyes were drawn to a tiny article tucked into the inner bottom corner of the right page.How cruelly ended was this cat’s life!  What a senseless, wanton waste of life!But it was more than grief and outrage I felt. I was also deeply disturbed. Because this [...]
  1 day ago

• Euthanasia is NOT the Answer

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Elisa D’Ortenzio As the year 2009 comes to an end, over 4 million dogs and cats will have been euthanized in the United States alone due to over population in animal shelters. Dogs and cats that do not end up living in shelters often live as strays on the street. Television commercials such as those from the ...
  2 days ago

• Disgusting Animal Abuse Case in Lithuania Leads to the Potential for Stricter Punishments for Animal Abuse

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Irina Knopp Recently, the shocking video of a dog being thrown from a bridge has circulated the internet.   Svajunas Beniuk from Kaunas, Lithuania was the culprit.  Svajunas, who was joined by at least two other people who filmed the event, took a neighbor’s dog and threw it from a bridge.  The dog had ...
  2 days ago

• Little Brown Dog’s Recovery – VIDEO

  
  For the Love of the Dog — Authority: 422
  It was just a few weeks ago that the little 17-lb terrier that was dragged behind a truck by Jimmy Lovell, 45, of Knoxville, TN, was taken to the University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine to be treated for her horrific injuries. At the time the little dog, dubbed Little Brown Dog or [...]
  2 days ago

• Where Have All The Rational People Gone?

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  [The following post is written by one my Animal Law students who prefers to remain anonymous --dnc] I read an article recently that really offended me. The article was written on November 21, 2009 by Gary Steiner and was published in the New York Times Op-Ed section (Steiner’s piece has already been discussed  ...
  4 days ago

• No Humane Slaughter? No Problem (because) No Standing

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  David Cassuto The 9th Circuit recently decided Levine v. Vilsack , a case challenging the  ongoing failure of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include birds under the auspices of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA).  The case was brought by a group of plaintiffs in 2005, ...
  4 days ago

• (Sacred) Cow Killing

  
  ? The Macho Response ? — Authority: 141
  "The worlds biggest animal sacrifice began in Nepal today with the killing of the first of more than 250,000 animals as part of a Hindu festival in the village of Bariyapur, near the border with India. The event, which happens every five years, began with the decapitation of thousands of buffalo, killed in honour of ...
  1 week ago

• Talking Turkey and the Sanctimony of American Slaughter

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Christine Saenz It’s that time of year again. A time when 45 million turkeys are slaughtered, stuffed, and feasted upon for Thanksgiving dinners across the U.S. According to PETA and other sources , this 45 million makes up 1/6 of the number of turkeys killed each year in America. While many animal rights ...
  1 week ago

• Does the Winter Mean Fur Coats?

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Simona Fucili   As the holiday season is approaching, one cannot help notice all of the fur ads you see in magazines and commercials .  The ads portray fur coats as a symbol of elegance and status but fail to show how the original owners of these coats met their gruesome deaths .  According to the Spanish ...
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• No Bunnies Threw Up in the Filming of This Ad…or Maybe Some Did?

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Christine Saenz I recently watched this “Sweet Million’s” commercial , one ostensibly cute enough to elicit a genuine “awww” from Dick Cheney. Bloggers from across the country have almost unanimously agreed that “widdle bunniewunnies riding in widdle teacupsis” is the cutest thing they have ever ...
  1 week ago

• Factory “Farmaceuticals”

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Jessica Morowitz Premarin ® is a hormone replacement therapy drug manufactured by Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals.  The drug is widely prescribed to an estimated nine million women to help them cope with the symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and night sweats.  Premarin® gets its name by virtue of ...
  1 week ago

• Improper Disposal of Animals

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 506
      To those who get rid of unwanted animals in an improper way; such as dumping them in rural areas. The only person this benefits is yourself.     If you will, picture this, the animal that you have chosen to be a part of your family and no longer want is traveling with you in your vehicle. You suddenly stop ...
  1 week ago

• Reward Offered For Info On Troy Kitten Shooting

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 492
  TROY—The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a kitten with a pellet gun and leaving him to die in Troy.This marks the third case of cruelty to a cat since [...]
  1 week ago

• Romeo’s Law

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Gillian Lyons In response to public outcry of a videotaped beating of a Labrador Retriever, Romeo- on April 16, 2008 Kentucky passed S.B. 58 (dubbed Romeo’s law) which amended § 525.135 to state that the “torture of a dog or cat is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for each ...
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• “Voiceless” Making Itself Heard

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  David Cassuto Fine op-ed on animal welfare laws here by Katrina Sharman of Voiceless , an Australian animal advocacy organization.  Parallels to the U.S. situation are clear and present…
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• In China Theres No Accounting For Taste

  
  ? The Macho Response ? — Authority: 141
  Yes, kids, its alive. [IMG: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4IqAMwAGn1w/SQDzWSe6hFI/AAAAAAAAIWI/oo7Ku3kCEYA/s400/TMR-donation.jpg]
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• Long Island House of Horrors: Animal Abuse in a Suburban Backyard

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 131
  Katy Steere   On November 5, 2009 43-year-old Sharon McDonough of Selden, New York was arrested on charges of running a “pet concentration camp” in her Long Island home. Upon investigation, the remains of at least 20 dogs were found buried in her backyard in shallow graves. Neighbor Andrea Martinez said, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Missing dog found duct-taped, NY Reward Offered

  
  Newsvine - MinnieApolis's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 128
  Those of you who were upset by the news item about the discovery and rescue of a duct-taped dog will be heartened to know that some folks are taking it seriously enough to offer a nice reward for finding the perpetrator of the act.
  2 weeks ago

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