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Posts Tagged ‘Animal Welfare’
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY HEATHER DAVIS / NASHVILLE PAW MAGAZINE.
Meet Mr. Happy, a black-and-white spotted saddle horse. Not long ago, he was starving nearly to death, suffering in silence among 83 other horses at a farm in Cannon County, TN.
Thankfully, he’s in good hands now. Thanks to the rescue efforts of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), United Animal Nations (UAN), the TN State Fairgrounds and a host of donors and volunteers working around the clock to provide care, these neglected animals are now safe… and are well on the mend. (more…)
Tags: animal cruelty, Animal Welfare, cannon county, equine, fairgrounds, horse rescue, horses, hsus, humane society, janis sontany, rescue, uan
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Equine / Farm Animals, Legislation, Local Animal News, volunteering | 4 Comments »
Monday, July 27th, 2009
If you called Metro Animal Control with a complaint about a loose dog or wild animal in your neighborhood in the past, chances were not good that anyone would show up to investigate. But in recent months, the city has dramatically improved its response rates by using new technology, training and new trucks. (more…)
Tags: animal control, Animal Welfare, billy biggs, investigations, metro, nashville
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cat News, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, Local Animal News, Pet Adoption & Rescue | No Comments »
Friday, July 10th, 2009
On Wednesday, July 8, the ASPCA, HSUS and other organizations began assisting federal and state agencies in what is believed to be the largest crackdown on dog fighting in U.S. history. The raid spans eight states so far—Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska and Mississippi. Arrests have been made in all eight states. (more…)
Tags: animal cruelty, Animal Welfare, aspca, dog fighting, dogs, fighting, hsus, raid, rescue
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
As we have posted previously, the Tennessee legislature is considering legislation (S.B. 258) that would help crack down on puppy mills. Below is an update from The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). (more…)
Tags: Animal Welfare, breeding, hsus, humane, humane society, Legislation, puppy mill, puppy mill bill, tennessee
Posted in Animal Sales, Animal Welfare, Cat News, Dog News, Legislation, Local Animal News | No Comments »
Monday, June 15th, 2009
CNN) — A teenager is being held on 19 counts of animal cruelty linked to a month-long killing spree of pet cats in the Miami area, police said. Tyler Hayes Weinman, 18, also is charged with 19 counts of improper disposal of dead animals and four counts of burglary, police said. (more…)
Tags: animal abuse, animal cruelty, Animal Welfare, cat abuse, cats, cnn, florida, hsus, humane education, pet abuse, petabuse.com, serial cat killer
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cat News, Cruelty Investigations | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Rutherford County police raided a cockfight near Christiana on Saturday, June 6. According to officials, Thathium Thathium was charged with cockfighting, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and a $2,500 fine, because he owned the home where the activities occurred. (more…)
Tags: animal cruelty, animal fighting, animal rescue, Animal Welfare, christiana, cockfighting, hsus, humane, rutherford county
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Local Animal News | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Today the ASPCA announced that HB 1428/SB 1898, the bill that would have facilitated the opening of horse slaughter processing plants in Tennessee, has been deferred for the rest of this year.
While the ASPCA expects this bill, or something similar, to reemerge in 2010, the horses are safe for now.
(more…)
Tags: animal cruelty, Animal Welfare, aspca, bills, horse, horse slaughter, Legislation, tennessee
Posted in Animal Welfare, Legislation | 1 Comment »
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
When a utility worker went to cut off the power at a home in Van Buren County on June 3, he found several dogs injured and in need of medical care. It wasn’t long before Leighann McCollum, the Tennessee State Director for the HSUS, received the call from the county’s Sheriff’s Dept. (more…)
Tags: animal rescue, Animal Welfare, breeding, hsus, sparta, van buren county
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Local Animal News | No Comments »
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Introduced in January, the Commercial Breeder Act (S.B. 258/H.B 386) is striving to regulate how distributors handle their animals by placing focus on defining, inspecting and enforcing a licensing process for commercial dog and cat breeders in Tennessee. (more…)
Tags: animal advocacy, Animal Welfare, breeder act, Legislation
Posted in Animal Sales, Animal Welfare, Legislation, Local Animal News | No Comments »
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
On Monday, June 1, a dog fighting operation in Randolph County, AL was raided by the state’s 5th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force. The ASPCA dispatched forensic veterinarian Dr. Melinda Merck and their Mobile Animal Crime Scene Investigation Unit to collect evidence and to aid in the prosecution of the case. (more…)
Tags: Animal Welfare, aspca, dog fighting, dogs
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News | No Comments »
