Nashville Paw News
Archive for the ‘Animal Welfare’ Category
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
BY HEATHER DAVIS / NASHVILLE PAW MAGAZINE
There is public outcry after a shocking chain of events in Williamsburg, KY last week. Local business owners had been feeding a friendly stray dog - a Great Pyrenees they’d named Bugsy - and decided it would be best to call animal control so officials could find a home for the sweet pooch. What happened, however, was horrifying. The animal control officer, instead, drove up and shot the dog, killing it. Had the locals known the dog’s fate, they would have taken rescue measures into their own hands, and are now speaking out against a system gone wrong.
Read the full news story here.
Middle Tennesee’s own Big Fluffy Dog Rescue has stepped up by writing a formal complaint letter and starting a petition for the city to take action against the officer. You can make your voice heard by signing the petition here.
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Tags: big fluffy dog rescue, dog, great pyrenees, kentucky, ky, news, petition, shooting, shot, williamsburg
Posted in Action Alerts, Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, Legislation, Local Animal News, Pet Adoption & Rescue, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS / A Hamilton Place mall pet store will find out in a matter of days if the Tennessee Department of Agriculture will allow it to keep selling pets or if violations to the state code of animal care could lead to the suspension of the store’s license.
The Pet Company gained unwelcome attention June 15 when the city of Chattanooga raided the store, removed all its animals and slapped it with 90 violations of local city ordinances that deal with animal cruelty.
Read the full article, and previous articles on this case, here.
Tags: Animal Sales, cruelty, hamilton place mall, investigation, kittens, mckamey, neglect, pet store, puppies, rescue, selling, shop
Posted in Animal Sales, Animal Welfare, Cat News, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, Legislation, Local Animal News, Pet Adoption & Rescue, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
FROM THE DAILY TIMES: In a macabre scene that included skulls that had been hung in trees and remains of dogs — at least a dozen — left to rot on the metal roof of a small outbuilding on a heavily wooded piece of property on Wildwood Road in Maryville, 20 live animals were removed from the property and remains of 22 more were found. Investigators expect to find more, with remains of as many as 100 dead dogs possibly left strewn across several acres, covered by leaves and thick wooded underbrush. Read the full article and watch a news video here.
Tags: animal cruelty, arrest, blount county, dogs, hoarding, maryville, neglect, perkins, rescue, spca, volunteer
Posted in Action Alerts, Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, Local Animal News, volunteering | No Comments »
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
- Event flyer designed by Lucie Rice Illustration.
Nashville Paw Magazine and Loews Vanderbilt Hotel are excited to announce the return of our “Rex in the City” event series!
Last year’s events were a big hit, although the rain made rescheduling a hassle. That’s why this year’s events are RAIN OR SHINE, with great covered options in case of soggy weather!
Like last year, our 2010 events will help a variety of animal welfare efforts.
Read on for information on all three upcoming events! (more…)
Tags: agape animal rescue, barktoberfest, brown dog foundation, contests, dog friendly, dogs, drinks, event, flood relief, food, fun, fundraiser, loews, nashville paw, party, patriotic paws, prizes, rex in the city, tailgate
Posted in Animal Welfare, Dog News, Local Animal News, Local Event News, Pet Adoption & Rescue | No Comments »
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
The Animal Care Expo hosted by the Humane Society of the United States was scheduled to run May 12-14 at Gaylord Opryland Hotel. However, severe flooding at the hotel has forced the expo to seek an alternate venue.
For information and updates on the expo, please visit their event website.
Tags: animal care expo, expo, hsus, opryland
Posted in Animal Welfare, Local Animal News, Local Event News | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
A bill banning a controversial surgical procedure to alleviate excessive dog barking has been signed into law by Gov. Deval L. Patrick.
The bill, called “Logan’s Law” in memory of a show dog whose breeder had him devocalized and later gave him up, prohibits so-called “de-barking,” the cutting of an animal’s vocal cords to quiet the voice.
Read the full article here.
Tags: bill passed, boston, de-bark, debark, debarking, dogs, Legislation
Posted in Animal Welfare, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, Legislation, National News Stories | No Comments »
Monday, April 26th, 2010
WRITTEN BY REP. JANIS SONTANY
HN-1428 is scheduled to be heard in Finance, Ways and Means Committee at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27th. (more…)
Posted in Action Alerts, Animal Welfare, Equine / Farm Animals, General Pet News & Pet Care, Legislation, Local Animal News, Local Event News | No Comments »
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Volunteers Travel from Five States to Rescue and Care for Approximately 200 Dogs from Tennessee Puppy Mill
United Animal Nations, a national nonprofit that cared for dozens of neglected horses in Nashville last fall, returns to help remove dogs from mass breeding operation in White County.
(April 23, 2010) – United Animal Nations (UAN) has deployed volunteers from five states to rescue and care for approximately 200 dogs living in unsanitary conditions without proper socialization and medical care at Gayla’s Poodle Palace in Sparta, Tennessee. All of the animals have been surrendered by the owner to the custody of the White County Sheriff’s Department. (more…)
Tags: abuse, dogs, poodles, puppies, puppy mill, rescue, sale, tn, uan, united animal nations, welfare
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, Local Animal News, National News Stories, Pet Adoption & Rescue, Uncategorized, volunteering | No Comments »
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
According to WSMV, Nashville Metro Animal Care and Control has created a new map showing where the most stray dogs are and where in Nashville people are most likely to be bitten.
For more info, read the news story here.
Tags: animal care, animal control, dog bite, dogs, map, metro, nashville, stray, wsmv
Posted in Animal Welfare, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, Local Animal News | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Two officers have resigned from the Decherd Police Department in southern TN after the death of their K9 police dog. The dog died from dehydration after being left in the officers’ truck for 18 hours. The case is under investigation.
Read the story at wsmv.com
Tags: death, dehydration, dies, dog, investigation, k9, officer, police, wsmv
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, Local Animal News | No Comments »
