New improvements made at Yerington Animal Shelter

Visitors who haven’t been to the Yerington Animal Shelter in a while may not recognize what they see.

Animal groups, Ohio farmers strike deal on cruelty; issue no longer on ballot

COLUMBUS — Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Ted Strickland.

Wayne Pacelle: Ohio Landmark: Behind the Animal Welfare Agreement

The ballot initiative process, which allows citizens to place proposals for new laws before the voters, had been left for dead by our movement until…

Farm Sanctuary plans Independence Day event

Farm Sanctuary, the a farm animal protection organization, will open its shelters to the public for an alternative to the traditional meat-filled July 4 barbeque.

Club Mahindra should stop promoting angling: FIAPO

Chennai, July 1 (PTI) The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) today urged Club Mahindra Resorts to stop promoting ‘angling’ as a tourist attraction on several websites.

Abandoned cats resort to cannibalism in Montco

NORRISTOWN Saying animal protection officials were horrified to find a dozen dead cats that had resorted to cannibalism to try to stay alive in a Whitpain home, authorities have charged the pet owner with animal cruelty for allegedly leaving them behind without food.

Gene Baur: Important Progress for Farm Animals in Ohio

Over the past year, more than 500,000 Ohio citizens signed a petition aimed at placing an initiative on the statewide ballot this November to…

Harkins to fund animal-welfare ads after neglect citation

Dan Harkins will show the ads, focusing on keeping pets safe during heat, in his theaters.

Harkins to fund animal welfare ads after neglect citation

Dan Harkins will show the ads, focusing on keeping pets safe during heat, in his theaters.

Judge rejects bid to restore La Jolla seal barrier

Associated Press – June 30, 2010 6:54 PM ET SAN DIEGO (AP) – A San Diego judge has rejected a request by an animal-rights group to restore a rope barrier that kept seals and people apart at a…