The South Dakota House has passed a bill that would make xylazine a controlled substance January 17, 2024, 6:31 PM ET • 2 min read PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota House passed a bill Wednesday that would make xylazine, an animal sedative that is being mixed with fentanyl and then used by some people, […]
Indianapolis mayoral candidates share thoughts on animal welfare as euthanasia rates rise | Don’t Miss This
When residents who are planning to vote next month think about policies the candidates are proposing and focusing on, supporting animal shelters usually is not their first worry, but with how overcrowded shelters in central Indiana are, the two mayoral candidates are addressing the issue. Shelters in Indiana and around America are experiencing the issue of overcrowding, […]
Roswell’s animal shelter has reopened | Local News
Among the issues discussed at Roswell’s Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday was the reopening on Monday of the city’s animal shelter. It was closed Sept. 27 after a dog tested positive for distemper and others were coming down with upper respiratory illnesses. Subsequent testing of dogs at the shelter turned up no more distemper […]
Roswell animal shelter shut down to determine why animals are ill | Local News
Roswell Animal Services has stopped accepting new animals from the public because of an “unusually high presence of upper respiratory infections,” the city and Best Friends Animal Society announced in a press release. The Fur-Ever Friends Fair, an animal adoption event planned for this past Saturday at Melendez Park, was canceled as well. Also playing […]
Remember Me Thursday to honor lost animals
Jennifer Atkins Brown EDEN — One thousand three hundred sixty-six (1,366). That is the number of shelter dogs and cats that had to be euthanized in Rockingham County in 2022. Friends of Eden Animal Rescue will recognize Remember Me Thursday and light luminaries in honor of these animals at 6 p.m. September 28 at Grogan […]
The Politics of Ducks
Today I decided, wisely or not, to let Mrs Ducky #1 out with her ducklings. This is our first batch of ducklings and they are over 5 weeks old and pretty large now. Pepper and I had a small discussion about friends not food. I trust her now. And Mrs Ducky was thrilled to be […]
COLUMN: Welcome to ‘Animal Farm’ | Oklahoma
Last week, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district ruling on whether the City of Tulsa has jurisdiction over Native Americans. Justin Hooper got a speeding ticket five years ago in Tulsa. He pleaded guilty and paid his fine. Two years later, Hooper, who is a member of the Choctaw tribe, filed […]
Depraved Attack On An Animal Receives A Slap On The Wrist From District Court Judge
Friday, 30 June 2023, 10:39 amPress Release: SAFE For Animals Animal rights organisation SAFE has slammed a judge’s decision at the Porirua District Court to discharge without conviction two men who shot a much-loved bull multiple times with a bow. The attack took place in North Wellington in August 2021. Arrows were found embedded in […]
N.Y. Companion Animal Capital Fund in jeopardy
Last year, the Companion Animal Capital Fund (CACF) received $8 million. This year, in an unexpected move, New York legislative leaders and Gov. Kathy Hochul cut the CACF by $3 million from the emerging budget. The fund provides shelters and rescues with the money they need to make capital improvements to ensure they meet new […]
Show of support for farm animal sanctuary owner | Local News
An animal rights rally took place on Thursday morning in front of the Niagara County Courthouse on Hawley Street in Lockport. Twenty activists gathered to protest the ongoing legal proceedings against Tracy Murphy, the owner of a farm animal sanctuary in Newfane called Asha’s Sanctuary. Ironically, the same ground was the site of a Niagara […]