Archive for March, 2009

Opinion > Editorials (Explorer News)

Letters to the editor published in The Explorer’s March 18 edition.

Staten Island pol joins fight to ban wild animal acts (Staten Island Advance)

As circus comes to town, South Shore Republican Ignizio says he would vote for bill prohibiting display of wild, exotic animals for amusement

Bauck says she was sabotaged (Fergus Falls Daily Journal)

auck said she arrived at the kennels one morning to find Smith with a mastiff in the wrong …

Stupid Elephant Tricks (New Haven Advocate)

Rep. Diana Urban, D-North Stonington, has been trying since 2005 to push a bill through the General Assembly that would require the humane treatment of elephants, in particular the 54 Asian elephants that perform for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. Urban charges that Ringling elephants…

SF Supes Target Foie Gras In Local Restaurants (CBS 5 Bay Area)

San Francisco supervisors will consider a resolution today supporting restaurants that remove foie gras from their menus, in advance of state law that will begin banning the fatty duck or goose liver in three years.

LAPS for YAPS slated for June 20 (Mason Valley News)

The Yerington Animal Protection Society (YAPS) is presenting LAPS for YAPS. This is an important fund raising event for YAPS. The benefits will allow YAPS to continue their year-round spay/neuter program.

Goose found with crossbow arrow (BBC News)

Two youths are believed to have attacked a goose by shooting it with a crossbow in Greater Manchester.

Humane Society International Condemns Reckless Seal Quota (Marketwire)

MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – March 21, 2009) – Humane Society International condemns the irresponsible harp seal quota set by the Canadian government for 2009. Canada will allow seal hunters to slaughter 280,000 seals this year, an increase of 5,000 from 2008. “This quota flies in the face of the best available science and common sense,” said Rebecca Aldworth, director of Humane Society …

AROUND THE nation (The Record and Herald News)

A transgender woman was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for killing her frail husband by forcing him to exercise.

Spotted Puppy Dog, daily painting, oil by V Bridges-Hoyt

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