Yesterday I was at Hillside SPCA located in Schuylkill County. As I was talking to the Executive Director, Barbara Umlauf, she told how upset she and her staff were about yesterday's sentencing of Patrick Canfield (pictured). Canfield shot his neighbor's cat, Oscar, August 5th, 2010 with a crossbow. … [Read more...]

Yesterday, it was with sadness that I read an article explaining the untimely death of a local veterinarian, Dr. Timothy Barrow. Dr. Barrow and his wife own Oley Valley Animal Clinic. This is where I take my dogs, Shadow and Jazz. I did not have Dr. Barrow as my own personal veterinarian but my … [Read more...]

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...]