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The euthanasia room at the Oakland animal shelter used to be endlessly busy, as nearly all the shelter animals ended up there. Now, the dark, cavernous room is being converted to a surgery center to spay and neuter the thousands of animals that have been...
By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER The Lucas County commissioners voted yesterday to prohibit Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon from killing puppies at least through 3 months of age, including, for the first time in years, "pit bull" puppies. And in a development that could threaten even the few weeks remaining in Mr. Skeldon's tenure as dog warden, Commissioner Ben Konop called for his ...
I have been writing this column for the past 13 years or so. In that time I have addressed many subjects; some light-hearted, some not so much so. I have offended some people but, if the feed-back I get is an indication, have generally pleased more.
Opponents of the right to die appeared to savor a public relations victory with the reported "rebirth" of car-crash victim Rom Houben, a forty-six...
The Victor man convicted of kidnapping and beating a woman and then holding police at bay for 18 hours last October was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday.
I await this event all year. No, I'm not talking about Shark Week (the greatest seven days of the year, mind you). I'm talking about Thanksgiving. The day American families come together, give thanks and collectively strengthen our reputation for being obese.
Julie Walters and Ben Whishaw are among five British winners of International Emmys. Walters gets best actress honors for "A Short Stay in Switzerland," portraying a doctor with an incurable disease who seeks assisted suicide.
Multiple firings at the Cedar Valley Humane Society in recent months have sparked rumors and accusations about euthanasia practices. Board members say they’re caring for the animals and have presented statistics showing that the number euthanized has declined over the past few months. However, a passion for animals and a distrust of the shelter’s leadership prompted dozens [...]
The three-week-old investigation of the Memphis Animal Shelter is reaching well beyond allegations of animal abuse and neglect.Shelby County Sheriff's Office investigators are also exploring the shelter's finances and whether euthanization drugs are missing, according to public records.Investigators also want to know more about what high-ranking members of city government knew about problems at ...
The last person on Earth we wanted to hurt was “Doc Jones,” but we did with our Nov. 8 front-page story about “euthanasia day” at the Sullivan County Animal Shelter. Dr. Basil A. Jones is no villain.
Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession — Iowa.
PHOENIX — In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea. The institute, America’s most potent advocate of limited government, embraced Eric Novack’s idea for protecting Arizonans from health care coercion. In 2008, Arizonans voted on ...
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Welfare Services Animal Welfare Section has cited 21 animal shelters across the state, including shelters in Onslow and Carteret counties, for failing to comply with euthanasia standards, according to an NCDA&CS news release.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A place designed to comfort and care for animals has become the subject of scrutiny and controversy. Dozens of people have contacted KCRG-TV9 with concerns about the welfare of animals at The Cedar Valley Humane Society.
Some shelters, which include ones in the Triad, were told to stop using their carbon monoxide chambers until they were properly inspected.
LAND O' LAKES - Saying the county animal shelter's adoption rate is "alarmingly low," a local veterinary group wants to reduce the number of animals euthanized each year.
