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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 [...]
Concerned that it is becoming a destination for "suicide tourism," Switzerland wants to tighten its decades-old assisted-suicide law. But Swiss citizens are not so sure they want a change
A Las Vegas man who told police he killed his wife during a botched suicide pact plans to plead guilty, his attorney said Tuesday.
Video Brunswick County purchases refurbished gas chamber Body "As good as new" doesn't quite cut it for animal rights activists. There was confusion as to whether a gas chamber recently purchased by the Brunswick County Animal shelter was "new." Turns out, it was refurbished. Before the chamber arrived at Brunswick County it belonged to a shelter in Reidsville. But it was sent back to the ...
It's an issue almost every pet owner confronts at some time: How do you know when it's time to have your animal euthanized? "There isn't one factor that's going to stand out and say, 'Hey it's time,"' says Kim Intino, director of shelter services for The Humane Society of the United States.
WALHALLA —Animals at the Oconee County animal shelter now have better than twice the chance they once did of escaping euthanasia and finding a home.The euthanasia rate is just over 45 percent for the year, Capt. Mike Crenshaw, whose duties include oversight of animal control. The shelter has taken in 7,151 animals so far this year, with 3,248 being euthanized.The figure is still much higher than ...
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Cape Town is close to approving a policy to govern the euthanasia of beached whales after 44 were shot on a beach in the Kommetjie area earlier this year in full view of the public, the Sunday Times reported, without saying where it got the information.
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UPDATE: After an ABC15 report Friday evening, dozens of animals scheduled to be euthanized got a second chance at life.
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The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) issues a statement from President and CEO Ed Sayres prompted by today’s euthanasia of Oreo, a victim of animal cruelty. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3204594.htm
CORVALLIS — The Socratic Club at Oregon State University will sponsor a debate on the topic, “Euthanasia: A Good Death?” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in Gilfillan Auditorium. The speakers are Jerome Wernow and Lani Roberts.
WOODBRIDGE — Funeral arrangements have been set for one of two Forest Park students who died in a suicide pact this week.
>Episcopal Life Daily >November 11, 2009 Episcopal Life Online is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife . >Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes: * DIOCESAN DIGEST - Southern Ohio gets approval for same-gender blessings as dioceses gather for annual sessions * WORLD REPORT - AFRICA: Churches want new international engagement on Sudan * WORLD REPORT ...
John Mariani / The Post-Standard This is the home at 207 E. Seventh St. in Oswego where the bodies of Richard and Josephine Hyse were found Nov. 9, 2009. Police have ruled Josephine Hyse's death a homicide.
No one likes Yahoo's search deal with Microsoft. Wall Street wanted more up front money; tech elites called it an abdication, a "shame" and "seppuku." Now Yahoo is losing a programming icon over the...
