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Santa Clara Board of Supervisors to Vote on AB 1634 Resolution Coming Up Tuesday, June 3rd at 9:30am. As you may know, cities and organizations across California have voted “YES!” on resolutions to support AB 1634, the bill that will save hundreds of thousands of pets and millions of taxpayer dollars. Mayors, Supervisors and City Council [...]
National Dog Day serves to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year, and acknowledges family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives, keep us safe and bring comfort. Dogs put their lives on the line every day – [...] The largest breeder of greyhounds in Britain is offering to sell healthy young dogs to be killed and dissected for research, an investigation has found. Charles Pickering told an undercover reporter that his breeding program continually throws up dozens of “fit and healthy” dogs that are “just a bit too slow for the tracks” and therefore [...]
Photo Courtesy Tumbler Ridge News Charges of animal cruelty have been laid against Tumbler Ridge resident Stacey Lajeunesse following a large-scale BC SPCA investigation involving badly-neglected husky dogs last November. SPCA constables removed 34 sick and malnourished dogs – 23 puppies and 11 adults – from Lajeunesse’s rural property after he failed to provide [...] Another great step in the right direction for the sentient animals of our nation! A problem that has dogged Volusia County would diminish, civic leaders and animal-welfare advocates claim, if pet owners are forced to keep their animals from reproducing. After years of lamenting the deaths of thousands of stray and unwanted dogs and cats each [...] A note from Judie Mancuso: “In a demonstration of how strong support for AB 1634 is, and how the opposition to the bill comes primarily from noisy animal exploiters who feel any protection for animals is a threat to their profits, all of the ballot initiatives meant to stifle AB 1634 and progress for California’s [...]
Photos Courtesy Ruff Rescue and Rehab, Inc. Two poodles were recently abandoned in a house and left to stave to death by their owners in South Carolina. A good samaritan brought their suffering to the attention of rescue and animal control after two weeks. Diamond in the Ruff Rescue and Rehab, Inc. [...] Visit the Dogs Deserve Better Cafepress store to purchase this design on buttons, shirts, handbags and much more! Speak out for the chained dog in your everyday life!
Pepie has since passed away after living a life of neglect and filth in her cage. I am leaving this website up because people need to her of her plight, and hopefully be inspired to help other dogs in similar situations.
Pepie has spent every day of the past nine years in this [...]
Photos Courtesy Mat-Su Animal Care The following three articles each contain numerous, horrific facts about this case. If you would like to donate to the shelter caring for these dogs, please contact: MSB Animal Care and Regulation
Mat-Su Animal Control [...] The following is my letter to the editor (courtesy of Dogs Deserve Better), which was published on May 8th in the Cortland Standard, to highlight Dog Bite Prevention Week and educate the public about the dangers of chaining their dogs: May 18-24 is Dog Bite Prevention Week. One of the surest ways to create a dangerous [...] The following was sent out by the Humane Society of the United States on May 5th: A declining number of states still allow the hunting of wildlife with packs of dogs, and this inhumane and unsporting practice is currently under scrutiny in Virginia. Hound hunters chase bears, deer, raccoons, and other wildlife to exhaustion or [...] Just this week we have seen several new communities around the country start taking steps to curb the crushing pet overpopulation problem by requiring that household pets be spayed and neutered. Cities and counties around the United States, inspired by the new law in Los Angeles and by the groundbreaking AB 1634 legislation, are taking [...] May is Animal Guardian Month May is “Animal Guardian Month,” an annual event held since 2003 dedicated to honoring and serving our animal companions. Animal Guardian Month is part of IDA’s Guardian Campaign, begun in 1999, which urges use of the term “guardian” rather than “owner” when we speak about animals. According to IDA [...] |
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