Archive for May, 2010

Group to offer free rabies shots to pets

Being a responsible pet owner comes with a price, animal protection groups say.

Dead cows found in open pit

The day after an animal protection group aired undercover video of cows and calves being beaten at a Central Ohio Farm, state agriculture inspectors discovered an open pit with an unidentified number of dead cattle floating in water.

Gene Baur: Ohio Animal Abuse Demonstrates Need for Farm Animal Protection Laws

This week, the animal protection group, Mercy For Animals, released a heart-wrenching undercover video from Conklin Dairy, located in Union County, Ohio, near Columbus….

Deputies ask for help watching rescues

Tampa Bay animal protection groups are horrified and saddened by what was apparently happening at Mid Florida Retriever Rescue in Polk City.

Cats and Kittens Overwhelm Local Shelter

SPOKANE, Wash. -�Over the last seven days Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service has received over 100 cats and kittens which compares to the same week in 2009 when SCRAPS received 64 cats.

Farm Sanctuary Offers Rescue and Refuge for Animals Victimized in Ohio Dairy Farm Cruelty Case

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.—-Today, as the nation continues to express outrage over the vicious and malicious animal cruelty documented by undercover video inside the Conklin Dairy Farm in Union County, Ohio, Farm Sanctuary, the nations leading farm animal protection organization, has contacted local authorities to offer rehabilitative care and lifelong refuge for any of the abused cows and calves in …

Animal Rights Group Files Complaint Against KU Med Center

An animal rights group is asking for a federal investigation into the care of primates at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The group, Stop Animal Exploitation Now, filed an official complaint with the USDA on Tuesday.

Animal rights group files complaint against KU Medical Center

KANSAS CITY Primates used in research at the University of Kansas Medical Center are dying or suffering severe pain because of negligence by researchers or their staff, an animal rights group said in a complaint seeking a federal investigation. Stop Animal Exploitation Now , a group based in Milford, Ohio, filed an official complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Tuesday asking for …

Pet lovers grieve over poor funerals

Despite surging demand, pet owners are finding it difficult to hold funerals for their dogs and cats. There are no specific regulations governing this kind of service, and several animal funeral operators have come under fire for charging grieving pet owners extremely high fees and providing shoddy work.

‘Thank You a Thousand Times!’ to Winning Brands From Europe

How a Danish Ambassador and a dog named Maggie may help oil-fouled animals everywhere read more