Human years 0-20 lbs 21-50 lbs 51-90 lbs > 90 lbs 5 = 36 37 40 42 6 = 40 42 45 49 7 = 44 47 50 56 8 = 48 51 55 64 9 = 52 56 61 71 10 = 56 60 66 78 11 = 60 65 72 86 12 = 64 69 77 93 13 = 68 74 82 101 14 = 72 78 88 108 15 … [Read more...]

I received the following message this morning about a missing dog. Here is the information that was supplied to me. Our English Setter went missing the morning of 7/18. He ran out of our back yard. He is white with brown spots and answers to the name of Benji or Ben. He is 4 years old. He … [Read more...]

Tune into BCTV tomorrow night when my show will give you updates on events dealing with animal issues. Topics to be discussed will be the late Officer Kyle Pagerly from the Berks County's Sheriff's Dep't, who was killed in the line of duty on June 29th, 2011. He leaves behind his wife and unborn … [Read more...]

Even though we are getting a bit of a reprieve from the overbearing heat and humidity, it is still to dangerous to keep your pet in a parked vehicle. It only takes minutes for the car to heat up past 100 degrees and cause your pet to endure a heatstroke and possibly death. This is not to be taken … [Read more...]

To those of us in the animal welfare field or even those who love animals and are keenly aware of the pet store-puppy mill connection : how do we convincly argue the point that buying that all-too-cute puppy from the pet store is breeding misery for breeder dogs stuck in puppy mills? One just has … [Read more...]

Keep your pets indoors with the a/c blasting. Also, report any pet you see in distress. DO NOT hesitate. Their lives could depend on you saving it. Check on your elderly neighbors/relatives as well! This heat wave has killed at least two dozen people. God only knows how many animals have died … [Read more...]

This was the temperature in Berks County last night at 7:34 as it clearly states. And this is the coolest day of the week. Yikes! All that comes to my mind are the poor animals stuck in this heat. Puppy Mills. Kitten Mills. Dogs chained to dog boxes. People who leave their pets in their cars. Can … [Read more...]

I was told a dreadful but true account yesterday of a coyote that killed a friend's colt earlier this year in Berks County. I sat there, not in disbelief, but saddened and horrified that the mother tried to separate the coyote and her colt by placing herself between them. However, her efforts were … [Read more...]

According to the Morning Call, "Almost Heaven Kennel workers who claimed they were held illegally in a 2008 raid by Pennsylvania SPCA officers have settled their federal lawsuit against the humane society for $75,000, according to court documents." The suit, filed in September, claimed officers of … [Read more...]

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