Awesome Dog Grooves With Owner: Funny Video
September 6, 2011 in Fun Videos, News, YouTube
I love this dog!
Very funny video about fighting your dog to save its life.
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by Kenn Bell
by Bobby-Tucker
Missouri Files Lawsuit Against Dog Breeder
September 6, 2011 in Endangerment, Inhumane Practices, Legal News, News
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Agriculture, has filed a lawsuit against Jeannine Julian of Richmond, Missouri for violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act and the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act.
Upon inspection of JJ Kennel, a commercial breeder facility owned by Julian, numerous violations of the law were uncovered. These violations include:
repeatedly refusing to allow Department of Agriculture inspections of her breeding facility;
failure to provide adequate veterinary care to animals who were in obvious medical distress;
failure to provide housing that protected the animals from injury;
failure to ensure that interior surfaces were free of excessive rust and that kennel doors were properly maintained;
failure to maintain adequate lighting, leaving some dogs in complete darkness;
failure to prevent excessive accumulation of feces and food waste in the primary housing enclosures and to provide uncontaminated, wholesome food to the dogs;
failure to have adequate employees to carry out the required level of husbandry practices, resulting in excessive feces throughout the outdoor runs; and
failure to pay a $100 re-inspection fee required in the case of repeat violations of the ACFA.
Koster is asking the court to issue injunctions and a temporary restraining order prohibiting Julian from any further violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act or the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act and from conducting any commercial breeding activity until further order of the court; assess a $100 ACFA license re-inspection fee; assess a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation of the Animal Care Facilities Act; and pay court costs.
The lawsuit marks the third case in which Koster is able to use the force and effect of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act, sometimes called the Missouri Solution, which was approved by the Missouri legislature and signed into law by Governor Jay Nixon on April 27, 2011. The Act, the result of an agreement between the Missouri Department of Agriculture, commercial dog breeding and farming interests, and Missouri-based animal welfare organizations, strengthens standards for veterinary care and living conditions for dogs in commercial breeding facilities. The Act also gives the Attorney General’s Office the authority to file criminal charges for “canine cruelty,” the authority to seek civil penalties for offenders, and to seek enhanced penalties for repeat offenders.
“We have an obligation to protect the wellbeing of animals, and Missouri has recognized that obligation by passing laws outlining acceptable standards for pet breeders and commercial pet dealers,” Koster said. “This office will diligently continue to see that those laws are enforced.”
by Bobby-Tucker
‘Worst Case’ Of Dog Neglect Ever Seen At UK Animal Shelter
September 6, 2011 in Endangerment, Inhumane Practices, News, World
Floyd looking better after having hair removed.
An Old English Sheepdog needed medical treatment after it was abandoned outside Wood Green’s Animal Shelter in Cambridgeshire, England.
The dog, named Floyd by staff, had hair so long and matted that he struggled to see, hear or go to the bathroom.
Floyd’s claws were so long that he was in severe pain when he attempted to walk.
The dog was seen hauled out of a dark-colored vehicle and tied up outside the center on Saturday.
Floyd, who is about 10 years old, was found by a member of the security team who took him inside.
He received round-the-clock care from vets and nurses who removed 13kg of hair, clipped his two-inch long claws and removed cysts and grass seeds from his paws.
Floyd still needs dental, ear, eye and skin treatment.
It is also thought that he was poorly exercised and will need to build up the muscles in his back legs and learn to walk normally again.
Wendy Kruger, head of Wood Green’s dog section, said: “We were all extremely shocked and distressed at Floyd’s condition.”
“It is the worst case of animal neglect the charity has ever seen. Our main priority was to make him as comfortable as possible while we tried to treat his many ailments.”
“To allow an animal to reach this state of neglect is criminal and would warrant prosecution under the Animal Welfare Act.”
Story by Elaine Furst for Dog Files
Floyd having 28 lbs. of hair removed.
by Kenn Bell
Max & Remy: Clash Of The Titans: Cute Video
September 5, 2011 in Dog Files News, Fun Videos, Max & Remy, News, YouTube
Max & Remy both want the same toy, but only one can prevail.
by Kenn Bell
Why Louis CK Had To Fight His Own Dog: Funny Video
September 2, 2011 in Fun Videos, News, YouTube
Very funny video about fighting your dog to save its life.
by Bobby-Tucker
Rare Sight As Dog Is Spotted On Top Of Mount Kilimanjaro
September 2, 2011 in Inspirational, News, World
Four tourists on a mission to scale Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro were treated to a rare sight Tuesday as they reached the peak of Africa’s highest mountain: a dog.
The sighting has puzzled animal scientists and locals alike with questions on how it has managed to survive freezing temperatures.
The dog was spotted at Uhuru peak within an area situated between 5,730 and 5,895 meters above sea level and temperatures of between minus 4 and 15 degrees centigrade.
One of the tourists, Antoine le Galloudec, who was accompanied by his three colleagues Kristina Meese, Irina Manoliv and Monique Indino, took a picture of the dog using his cell phone.
Galloudec said he spotted the dog as he was relieving himself.
“As I was relieving myself I saw the dog lying some one meter away from where I stood on a rock,” he said.
He added that he was puzzled and later took his phone and photographed the animal.
Abel Edward, the marketing officer of Ahsante Tours, which organized the excursion, said that a dog was spotted at Baranco camp (3,960 meters above sea level) on the mountain 10 years ago.
“When the tourists showed us the picture of the dog we could not believe it. How did it survive in such freezing cold and what was it eating,” Edward said.
Veterinarian Wilfred Marealle said it was common for a dog to live in cold weather but it was unusual for the animal to climb to the top of such mountain.
“A dog climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro is not something common. The dog might be a rabid dog,” said Dr Marealle and cautioned people to stay away from it.
by Bobby-Tucker
New Jersey Dog Owner Swipes Her Pets From Shelter During Hurricane
September 2, 2011 in Animal Control, Dog Bite, Environment, News
A Jersey City, New Jersey woman, whose dangerous dogs had been impounded since she violated an order to send them away, apparently took the dogs home in the chaos as Hurricane Irene approached.
“We believe there is evidence she had them but it was in the context of the evacuation of the shelter,” said Hudson County New Jersey Prosecutor Edward DeFazio of Susan Kolb, 60, whose South African Boerboels were tied to several attacks.
“It looks like there was a misunderstanding in that somebody other than the owner should have removed the dogs,” the prosecutor said.
The dogs were returned a day after they were discovered missing.
After the attacks in 2008 and 2009, which sent three adults and a baby to the hospital, Jersey City impounded the 160- and 100-pound dogs.
They faced possible euthanization under the state Vicious Dog Law, but Kolb went to trial to defend them in Jersey City Municipal Court.
The dogs’ lives were spared as a result of an agreement reached in May 2009 in which Kolb promised in court to send the dogs out of state. Kolb’s violation of that court order has triggered new proceedings against the dogs in municipal court under the Vicious Dog Law. Their lives are again in the balance.
In January police found the dogs at Kolb’s home and she was arrested on warrants for unpaid municipal court fines and charged with criminal contempt of court in Superior Court. The dogs were impounded at the Liberty Humane Society pending the outcome of the new Vicious Dog proceedings.
On Saturday, the shelter was being evacuated when it was found that Kolb’s dogs were missing. Police went to Kolb’s home looking for them but they did not find her or the dogs and the man that answered the door was uncooperative. On Sunday, a man brought the dogs back to the shelter.
Kolb pleaded guilty to the contempt charge on Aug. 24 and is expected to get probation when sentenced on Oct. 7 by Superior Court Judge Lisa Rose. No new charges have been filed against her for the brief reunion with her pets this weekend.
by Bobby-Tucker
North Carolina Man Aims For Dog, Shoots, Kills Girlfriend
September 2, 2011 in Dog Bite, Law Enforcement, News, Tragedy
A Currituck, North Carolina woman was shot and killed in her home after her dog bit her boyfriend.
Thomas Paul O’Malley, 31, was charged with second-degree murder after Morgan Mackey, 26, was found dead at the home the pair shared. Mackey had been shot in the chest.
O’Malley was arrested outside the residence about 2 a.m. Monday without incident.
O’Malley and Mackey were arguing when the dog, a German Shepherd-Doberman mix, bit O’Malley on the arm. O’Malley aimed a gun at the dog, according to witnesses interviewed by police. Mackey was shot in the chest when she tried to keep the dog from getting shot. The dog was not injured.
O’Malley is in custody under a $260,000 bond. His first court appearance is Wednesday.
