Why? That is the question I keep asking myself each time I see or hear about someone mistreating an animal. I keep hearing more and more horrendous animal abuse stories in the news. Is it me or are the cases of animal cruelty on the rise? And if so, why? Take the following case that happened last … [Read more...]

Imagine if you will what it is like for an animal to suffer the fate of being killed inhumanely in a gas chamber. Yes, these archaic, death chambers are still used in the state of PA. Gas chambers MUST be outlawed. Imagine that dog or cat being stuffed into a chamber filled with other dogs and cats, … [Read more...]

Kyle Pagerly, Berks County Deputy Sheriff, was shot multiple times and killed Wednesday after responding to a call in Albany Township that also led to the death of the suspect, Michael Connor, who killed him. Officer Pagerly was only 28 yrs. old. Married and leaves behind a wife who only recently … [Read more...]

"You know, when I lost Malcolm I cursed god and was alone. Murphy carried me through that hard sad time in my life. Then god gave me this amazing mission which I could have never undertaken without my beautiful boy by my side. Yesterday I carried Murphy back to god." Luke Robinson … [Read more...]

Shown is Turkey Hill Kennel in East Earl, which state officials say could lose its license unless the owner fixes deficiencies noted in recent inspections. var addthis_brand = "LancasterOnline.com"; --> 14Share Related Topics Animal cruelty (133) state Bureau of D... (64) citation … [Read more...]

Hillside SPCA, located in Pottsville, PA, is offering "no fee" cat adoptions during this month. I apologize for not posting this earlier. June is National Adopt-A-Cat-Month. You still have a few days remaining to go visit and adopt their cats that so desperately need homes! Hillside is a no-kill … [Read more...]

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Tune in tomorrow night on BCTV (A Close-Up Look at Animal Welfare Issues) at 6:30 when my guest, Robyn Rosenthal, Secretary for the Advocates for the Coton de Tulear (ACT) and I will continue our discussion on the AKC's decision to name another Coton de Tulear group at the "parent club" of the … [Read more...]

Yesterday on the steps of the capital in Harrisburg, Tami Thayne, CEO of Dogs Deserve Better and her soul mate, Joe Horwath, were married. It was a unique wedding. If you look closely, you can see how each member of the party was chained to a dog house in commemoration to all the dogs Tami and her … [Read more...]

My Shadow, just a few days ago, getting caught in the midst of "licking his chops". Lucky shot on my part. Shadow has been battling pneumonia since the end of April. Just three days short of my husband's major operation and one month after my dad died, Shadow would find himself in an oxygen tank and … [Read more...]