[ad_1] Image caption, Neil Edwards has worked with Blue Cross since 1974, and is the charity’s longest serving employee A man who has dedicated his working life to helping tens of thousands of injured, sick or abandoned pets retires from his charity job on Friday. Neil Edwards, 67, who manages the Blue Cross centre in […]
Runaway dog Autumn finally caught by Arlington animal rescue worker
[ad_1] Jennifer Toussaint has had her share of tough cases as chief of animal control for the Animal Welfare League of Arlington. She’s rescued orphaned raccoon kits and found a foster home for a ball python. She and her team have located and caught countless terrified cats and dogs on the run. Then a little […]
Council worker resigns, ‘deeply sorry’ for shooting pet dog
[ad_1] Supplied/Stuff Sarge was considered family by many in the community. An animal control officer who killed a pet in a case of “mistaken identity” has resigned from Gisborne District Council, “burdened by the weight of the mistake which led to the untimely death of a much-loved family dog. An error that I will forever […]
National farming policy: Resume live animal exports, cut red tape, scrap migrant worker median wage
[ad_1] National leader Christopher Luxon has released the party’s policy for the farming sector, taking aim at what it calls “red tape” around an increase in regulations such as for water quality and emissions, while also proposing to restart live exports of cattle with strict animal welfare rules around it. The Government has hit back, […]
Animal care worker rescues trapped cat in Pueblo
[ad_1] PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) – An animal law enforcement officer in Pueblo was quick to act Saturday morning when one cat owner showed up to the humane society with a desperate request for help. According to the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, a cat named Boots had gotten stuck in the owner’s car […]