Guilford County Animal Shelter presses for puppy mill laws
Animal rights advocates gathered Friday at the animal shelter to push for the passage of a “puppy mill bill” in the General Assembly. Such a bill proposed in 2009 sought tighter regulations on breeders and assurances that the animals were receiving adequate food, shelter, exercise and veterinary care. But it stalled due to several concerns, including its potential effects on agribusiness and… Read More
Animal Rights Activists Call for Reserves to End Dog Culls
Animal rights activists are calling on Manitoba and First Nations leaders to end the practice of dog culls. Sally Hull of Hull’s Haven Border Collie Rescue and Yvonne Russell of Pawtipsters say a recent cull of that left a dog badly injured for days before it was ultimately put down illustrates why dog culls, which mostly occur on Northern Manitoba communities, are barbaric and must… Read More
Oklahoma’s on Track to Allow Horse Slaughter
Oklahoma is on track to become the first state in the U.S. to lift its own ban on horse slaughter since Congress legalized it. In 2007, horse slaughter came to an end in the U.S. when the last slaughterhouses in Texas and Illinois that processed horse meat were shut… Read More
