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A state medical examiner said today that a Mount Pleasant man shot himself at a home southwest of Crawfordsville in early November. Investigators say 37-year-old Ryan Scarff and his girlfriend had a suicide pact. They believe after Scarff shot himself Nov. 3, his girlfriend then also shot him. Investigators say she shot him while in a “state of [...]
WASHINGTON — Some people can’t stand prosperity, my father used to say. Today, he might be talking about Republicans, who, in the midst of declining support for President Barack Obama’s hope-and-change agenda, are considering a “purity” pledge to weed out undesirables from their ever-shrinking party.
The Netherlands has become the first nation since Hitler’s Germany to legalize euthanasia — the direct killing of patients by physicians. There are restrictions.
The issue of assisted suicide surfaced in Pueblo this week when an 18-year-old man was arrested for allegedly supplying the gun his father used to kill himself.
Looking back over this past year, it is heartening to learn that our Ventura County animal shelter successfully adopted out over 4,000 animals to new homes.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: From Rousseau to Locke, the foundational thinkers of our society have had their disagreements concerning our inalienable rights, but one has remained a centerpiece in the modern era - life.
You can give the gift of an animal this season, but make sure your gift is in the form of a certificate. As Volunteer TVs Rebecca Solomon found out, it's a bad idea to adopt an animal for someone else, especially as the euthanasia rates rise.
LONDON -- The bishops of England and Wales said Britain's chief prosecutor is encouraging people to break the country's suicide laws.
Keith Stewart recently claimed in these pages that he lives an irresponsible life, smoking, drinking, riding motorcycles -- actually, it sounds like he's having a great time. He said that it's his right to die the way he wants to, without health insurance, and he doesn't want to owe or be owed anything by anyone else.
Three men are behind bars after breaking into the Northside Veterinary Hospital in Eunice. More alarming than the break-in is what deputies say the suspects may have left on the street. Euthasol, a drug used for the humane euthanasia of animals. Which the hospital has to keep legally in a confined securely locked area in this case a safe. The hospitals veterinarian, Dr. Tim Deshotel says the ...
Despite recent media coverage naming the Tooele City Animal Shelter as a government-run facility that donates animals slated for euthanasia to the University of Utah for animal research projects, local officials say it’s a practice they haven’t participated in for almost a year.
QUESTION: There seems to be a large number of animals at the Humane Society for adoption. How many get euthanized a year? ANSWER: This year we're pleased to share with you that euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals is less than 1 percent.
A Makaha woman charged in the beating death of a peacock asked a judge to throw out the case Monday...
Scott Hansen starts a euthanasia clinic for severely ill and suffering animals that can't be adopted out and whose owners can't afford veterinary bills or special care.
The party’s 10-point purity pledge shows thinking people need not apply.
WASHINGTON — Some people can’t stand prosperity, my father used to say. Today , he might be talking about Republicans, who, in the midst of declining support for President Barack Obama ’s hope-and-change agenda, are considering a “purity” pledge to weed out undesirables from their ever-shrinking party.Just when independents and moderates were considering revisiting the GOP tent. Just when a near ...
