'WARNING- GRAHPHIC VIDEO' Forrest City Area Humane Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit animal shelter located in Arkansas. Over this past Memorial Day weekend, it appears animal control officers allowed 14 dogs together in an open pen since noon on Sunday in 91 degree heat and with no water as … [Read more...]

I received an email from a friend letting me know that our good ole' buddy (insert sarcasm), Derbe Eckhart, was arrested in Lehigh County prison for assaulting a corrections officer. She continued to write that Eckhart had taken some pills from a prison nurse and refused to give them back. The … [Read more...]

Meet Nikita. Nikita was set on fire by teenagers in the Philadephia area weeks ago. The Cat Shack, a rescue based near Allentown,PA, pulls (takes/saves) cats/kittens from other shelters in order to help find them a home. Nikita was discovered by one of its volunteers at the PSPCA's intensive care … [Read more...]

"Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day." -- VFW 2002 Memorial Day address Remembering all those who served our country and have lost their … [Read more...]

I've read the following story years ago but I think it would be good for all of us to read again. Thanks, Rick, for passing along this memorable story to me. A Dog's Purpose? (From a 6-year-old).Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The … [Read more...]

Earlier this week, the Office of the Inspector General released a report detailing the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) lax and ineffective enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) against licensed large-scale dog breeders and brokers known as puppy mills. As part of the … [Read more...]

  The weather is warm so I guess we have finally hit that time of year again- kitten season. A season that animal welfare advocates dread each year when animal shelters and rescue groups are filled to capacity with mother cats and their kittens.   The solution to this ever-increasing problem ~ SPAY … [Read more...]

Factory Farming- what is it? Take a good look at this picture and it may you give you just a small sample of where your ham comes from. This is what a hog confinement or piggery looks like. Did you know that pigs don't see the light of day until the day they are slaughtered? Did you picture farm … [Read more...]