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• Chris Rock on Michael Vick Killing Dogs, Sarah Palin Killing Moose

  
  Steve Dale's Pet World — Authority: 469
  Chris Rock says its ok for a white lady (he means Sarah Palin) to kill a moose, but complains for a black man (Michael Vick) to kill a dog its a crime - on "Late Night with David Letterman." These comments were made many months before he appeared with Leno recently, ranting about how dogs have never been good to ...
  2 days ago

• Giving animals a voice in the White House

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 528
  The Humane Society of the United States thinks it’s time animals have a representative in the White House — a human one. Both the society and the Humane Society Legislative Fund are asking the Obama Administration to appoint an Animal Protection Liaison who would work with the executive agencies and Congress to ...
  6 days ago

• Chris Rock Comments on Pit Bulls, Losses Richard Pryor Movie

  
  Steve Dale's Pet World — Authority: 469
  Chris Rock on Michael Vick and dogfighting. Rocks rant on the Jay Leno Show cost him a lead in an upcoming movie on the life of Richard Pryor. Jennifer Pryors widow (Pryors widow) was not amused. Rock comments included, "What the hell did Michael Vick do? Pit Bulls aint even real dogs! Dogs have never been good to ...
  6 days ago

• Brothers accused of setting fire to pit bull will be tried as adults, judge in Baltimore rules

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 528
  Two brothers accused of burning to death the pit bull who became known as Phoenix will face felony charges as adults. Travers Johnson and Tremayne Johnson, both 17, appeared Tuesday in juvenile court in Baltimore, where  a judge ruled they will be tried as adults, WBAL reported. The teens are charged with ...
  1 week ago

• Experts join dog-fighting panel

  
  The Temple News — Authority: 537
  In light of dog fighting’s growth as a legal issue nationwide, the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund held a discussion at Beasley School of Law.
  1 week ago

• Footballs Dirty (Big) Secret

  
  AWEARNESS: The Kenneth Cole Blog — Authority: 525
  Did you know that many men who play football suffer from brain damage? Even young men, 18 years old or less, can show the beginnings of dementia as a result of their love of the game. The culprit here is repeated blows to the noggin, which no amount of plastic or padding can sufficiently absorb. During a routine ...
  2 weeks ago

• Vick and Pacelle, Are They More Than Schtick?

  
  Steve Dale's Pet World — Authority: 469
  Nathan Winograd isnt a fan of the HSUS (Humane Society of the United States), to put it mildly. I dont always agree with Nathan, and Im not even sure what I think of his views on Michael Vick and Wayne Pacelles (HSUS CEO and president) upcoming trip to San Francisco .  On one hand, as I said in my syndicated ...
  2 weeks ago

• Old dog brings out the charm in Charm City

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 528
  Stinky in the parking lot From all appearances, the stray dog laying on his side in the parking lot was already acquainted with the cruel side of Baltimore: The scars on his face, a tattered ear, a pus-filled eye, the ribs visible through his fur were all signs of neglect, and possible use by dogfighters. But ...
  2 weeks ago

• Felony Charge Added to 49 Misdemeanor Animal Cruelty Charges Man Already Facing – VIDEO

  
  For the Love of the Dog — Authority: 429
  In September, after 4 days of incessant barking, Greene County Animal Control seized 30 dogs from the Hookerton, NC property of Christopher McKinney, 35. Two more dogs were found at another location. Many of the dogs were without food, water or shelter, many cooped in cages, others tied down with heavy ...
  3 weeks ago

• Anatomy of a GA Raid

  
  Jan's Funny Farm — Authority: 425
  We want to share this Humane Association of Georgia (HAGA) email with you. A Georgia residence was recently raided and 97 dogs hidden in the woods were confiscated. 97 pit bulls -- some starving, some scarred -- and the property owner says theyre family pets.Georgia Alert from CNN on 10-15-09: Authorities ...
  3 weeks ago

• 97 Dogs Seized in Laurens Co, GA

  
  YesBiscuit! — Authority: 469
  A CNN crew tagged along on a police raid of a rural property in GA where authorities suspected dogs may have been used in dogfighting. (Video of the raid here.) The owner has been charged with animal cruelty and CNN reports the dogs are being evaluated by Vets for physical signs of dogfighting. Most of the dogs were ...
  3 weeks ago

• Safety in Rescuing a New And/Or Abused Pet

  
  Thoughts Fur Paws — Authority: 419
  Today’s post is part of the Annual Pet ‘Net Event, sponsored by NBC Universal’s wonderful pet website, Petside.com. Today, in collaboration with pet bloggers across the country, we are drawing attention to safety issues regarding pets, from food and nutrition, to holiday, first-aid and travel safety. As ...
  3 weeks ago

• CNN tags along on dogfighting raid in Georgia

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 528
  Nearly 100 dogs, mostly pit bulls, were seized in a raid of a house in East Dublin, Georgia, whose owner is suspected of raising dogs for dogfighting. The Sheriff’s Office in Laurens County, based on investigation triggered by information received on a telephone tip line, executed a search warrant at the property ...
  3 weeks ago

• Michael Vick Has Nothing on Me

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 556
  Michael Vick has nothing on me when it comes to exploiting animals.  Okay, maybe he does. Unlike Vick, the professional football player who served hard time in prison after being convicted of running a dog-fighting ring in suburban Atlanta, I’m not organizing dog fights for fun and profit.  Instead, I’m sharing ...
  3 weeks ago

• 12 Seized Pitbulls Killed in NY

  
  YesBiscuit! — Authority: 469
  Authorities in Buffalo NY seized 25 Pitbulls this month in an alleged dogfighting ring bust. The Buffalo City Animal Shelter has now killed 12 of the dogs. Of the remaining dogs, there is a litter of 8 pups.I did not find any information on whether the dogs received evaluations by qualified individuals prior to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Raiders Fans vs. Vick Protesters … Watch the Fun

  
  SPORTSbyBROOKS — Authority: 725
  One might think that Michael Vick protesters and Oakland Raiders fans would be natural allies — the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and so forth. But one would be wrong. Animal rights advocates and Raider Nation angrily went at each other outside of the Coliseum on Sunday prior to the Eagles game, almost coming to ...
  3 weeks ago

• The toll of the bell(-ringing)

  
  Blog on the Run: Reloaded — Authority: 436
  This week’s New Yorker has an article in it by Malcolm Gladwell that, apparently prompted by the return of QB Michael Vick to the NFL after his prison term for dogfighting, asks how similar football and dogfighting are . He argues that they are similar in that both dogs trained to fight and NFL players are ...
  3 weeks ago

• Football, dogfighting, and brain damage: The New Yorker

  
  jeffmilner.com — Authority: 116
  I just finished reading (and loving) Malcolm Gladwell’s newest book, Outliers, and I highly recommend it. I’ve just now had a chance to catch up with his New Yorker articles, the latest of which asks the question, what do football and dogfighting have in common? The answer: somebody’s getting hurt for somebody ...
  3 weeks ago

• Prescription for Violence: Safe Humane Chicago

  
  Steve Dale's Pet World — Authority: 469
  Mayor Daley, Senator Durbin, and so many others . . . too many for me to count off here have recently weighed in on violence in Chicago. The question: What can be done? Well, right here under our noses theres a community based program called Safe Humane Chicago.Bill Hageman wrote a great piece in the Chicago Tribune ...
  3 weeks ago

• We Can All Do Better

  
  Vegan Soapbox — Authority: 530
  This makes me so sad. I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs, “We’re on the same team!” and “The animals don’t need our grudges, our vitriol, our egos; they need practical solutions NOW.” Nathan Winograd wrote: “I’ve never stomped, electrocuted, hung, shot, drowned, or strangled dogs, nor ...
  3 weeks ago

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