DANIEL’S LAW (SB 1329) unanimously passed the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee today and now it is now on to the full Senate! Daniel’s law would stop the gassing of dogs and cats as a form of euthanasia in Pennsylvania. It is still legal in over 30 states. State Senator Andy Dinniman is [...]
First came the bedbugs. Then the bedbug-sniffing dogs. Now the pest industry is offering certification to companies that want to make sure their dogs and handlers really can sniff out the blood-sucking insects. In most cases, bedbugs don’t emit an odor that the human nose can detect, according to David Latimer, whose family runs a [...]
The North Shore Animal League of America, headquartered in Port Washington, New York, recently deployed two of its Emergency Rescue Teams to assist its shelter partners in the state of Alabama. With the recent devastating tornados, not only have hundreds of animals been abandoned or lost, but sadly many displaced families were left no choice [...]
By Sandra Nathan For the Examiner.com A distinguished ethics professor once said, “In matters of compassion and justice, the heart does not deceive.” In an eleventh hour rescue of a mama Pit Bull mix and her six offspring, destined for euthanization in Baldwin County (Alabama) Animal Control, (BCAC), the heart of their rescuer did not [...]
VALLEY, AL (WTVM) – As of today the Chattahoochee Humane Society in Valley, Alabama has taken in 2098 animals since January 1st. The humane society went to the county earlier this month asking for more funding, without it they’ll have to shut down the facility September 30th and every animal that has not been adopted [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Bob Johnson for The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A scarred but friendly pit bull named “Louis Vuitton” was the star witness Tuesday as an Alabama state board denied parole for the man convicted of spraying him with lighter fluid, setting him [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Bernie Delinski for TimesDaily.com Gucci, the dog Florence native Doug James rescued from torture who went on to become the namesake of a state law that makes animal abuse a felony, died Wednesday. James said he made the difficult decision to euthanize [...]
