ANCHORAGE – Finding half-dead puppies lying on the floor of a shed at 40 below with no food, water or bedding did not go over well with Kathy Sweeney of Aniak. But when this Yup’ik grandmother picked one up to check it over and part of its frozen tail fell off, that was the last straw.
With expensive care, even more expensive euthanasia and a national ban on horse slaughter – the most common means in the past of unloading unwanted horses – the number of owners abandoning horses like Grace to the New Mexico desert is increasing. Now a group of animal rights activists is working to get a bill through the Legislature that would establish a permanent fund to help subsidize equine euthanasia and provide grants to licensed horse shelters to help with renovations and upkeep. “We woul
This Wednesday night I filled in on a shift at the Richmond Animal Protection Society Cat Sanctuary . I went to cuddle and love my furry friends in the double wide trailer. I’ll see them Friday again. [There when I arrived, there when I left.] [Andy] As I mentioned last time the double wide trailer roof has extensive water damage and needs to be replaced. It is an unexpected expense for the charity. If you can help out now even more so than before, it would be greatl
The Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is pleased to announce that after five weeks of protests by animal welfare activists at Elaine’s Pet Depot in West Los Angeles, the store has decided to convert to a new business model as a rescue center for abandoned animals.
We all know fast food is terrible for you. But here’s a little nugget of information that should raise an eyebrow. Cases of stroke are higher in neighborhoods that have lots of fast food restaurants: Researchers found that those who lived in areas with the most fast food restaurants had a 13% higher relative risk of stroke than those who lived in areas with the least fast food restaurants, after controlling for demographic and socioeconomic issues. I hasten to add: correlation is not ca