Not content to steal animals this Memorial Day weekend, Austin police decide to dispense with the formalities and go about shooting them in parks instead.
In front of families with children.
At Emma Long Park in Northwest Austin, this Memorial Day was one to be remembered for sure. Not for the shrieks of delight along the waters […]
It is a buzzword - phrase, really, since it is a group of words. It is the language. It is in the manual. But really, when you read about any theft of animals from their owners by animal control, if you read the news article, it is always there.
From Mark Madows’ […]
For those of you who don’t already read the excellent LA Animal Watch, here’s the scoop:
Seems a gentleman in Los Angeles has been TNRing cats in his neighborhood. That’s a good thing to do, right?
Keeps feral cat population under control, keeps rodent population under control, etc.
No vacuum effect.
Not to mention it is the […]
In November, Christine Attanasio went to the Prince George’s County Animal Shelter to adopt a dog. She fell for a healthy beagle mix named CeeCee, a 2-year-old female scheduled to be euthanized that day.”No, no, no,” Attanasio recalled telling a shelter worker. “I’ll take her.”The shelter would not budge. Attanasio asked to speak to […]
Ok, first I have to apologize to my good friend, who is actually a witch, for using the term “witch hunt” but really, sometimes it is just the right term to use.
Seems an elderly (73 year old) couple in the UK is being harassed and bullied by animal rights activists in an attempt to get […]
Not a dogfighting ring, or a cockfighting ring, but a rescue. An 18 year old one, in fact. 18 years of saving animals from kill shelters, giving them a second chance. That deserves a medal. But what it gets is an arrest.
This is why, rescuers, you don’t allow adopters into […]
Unfortunately, not one stolen by animal control, but I guess it is a step in the right direction.
In February, the mayor of Alice, Texas, agreed to take care of the neighbor’s dog in their absence. Upon their return she lied to them and told them the dog was dead and she had buried it, […]
This one will break your heart, unless of course you are a police officer or animal control officer in the city of Adelanto, California.
It seems that the Daniels family jointly owned 6 pit bulls and a terrier.
3 of the dogs were puppies.
When Mr. Daniels arrived home from work, he expected to be greeted by his […]
The following article caused our heads to explode all over the wall, pardon us while we clean up.
Animal cruelty case sparks increase in pitt (sic) bull rescue efforts
Apparently a pit bull was found walking down the road in Travis County with his head and mouth duct taped closed and shot in the shoulder.
Amazingly, while Austin […]
Honolulu police, supported by the Hawaiian Humane Society, have confiscated dozens of dogs in recent weeks from homeless encampments along the Wai’anae Coast as part of a beefed-up effort to enforce city park laws.
Now, it bothers us that this theft would have the support of the Hawaiian Humane Society, but as we have lately learned, […]
