Brooke Collins of Juneau, Alaska made local headlines this week after she punched a black bear in her yard to save her Dachshund Fudge from the bear’s grip. The 22-year-old hairdresser became a local celebrity overnight when the story went viral, appearing in news outlets across the country and beyond. Collins’ name has since appeared [...]
By KYLE HOPKINS for ADN.com Pet lovers donated $6,000 as of Wednesday afternoon to a fund created to care for scores of skinny huskies at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough animal shelter, organizers said. Troopers seized the dogs from a breeder in the Montana Creek area of the Susitna Valley earlier this week. More than 20 were [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! From Alaska Dispatch The final days of the Alaska Legislature’s 2010 regular session ended in a flurry of activity, but bills of lesser stature were cleared first, including a Senate vote on what should be Alaska’s official state dog. Sorry, Alaskan Husky, it’s [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! This is great news! Unlike Greyhound racing, to me it feels that the Iditarod people are listening to their critics. Congratulations to all the sledders and their dogs. If you keep up a pro-dog safety agenda you’ll have many more races to come. [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! I, for one, feel it’s only right to hear both sides of the story. Here’s the animal rights side of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. – Kenn by Morgan Lowrie for Helium.com The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the eleven-hundred-mile dog-sled race across [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Tim Engle for The Kansas City Star One thing you can say about this Kansas City winter: It’s fine practice for anyone about to head north to Alaska. Put Leawood veterinarian Vern Otte in that group — he’ll be working this year’s [...]
