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Friday, August 13th, 2010
We have several great events coming up and tickets are now on sale! Read all about it in our e-newsletter here!
Tags: dogs, events, pets
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
THE TENNESSEAN / Petey, a Boston Terrier, stung repeatedly by bees last Sunday has died. His pal Katie, a Labrador Retriever, died Sunday after being covered with bees and stung to death at their home in Lebanon. Petey had been recuperating at a veterinary hospital when he succumbed Tuesday.
“We’re just devastated by this,” said owner Susan Garner. Read the whole story here.
Tags: bees, boston terrier, dogs, labrador, news, swarm, tennessean
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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
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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 »
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 »
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
On April 30, the US Postal Service will issue a new 44–cent, Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet special stamp to help raise awareness of the need to adopt shelter pets.
During the launch of the stamps, Ellen DeGeneres and Halo: Purely for Pets will be supplying food to 1 million shelter pets at shelters around the country.
Read about it and pre-order your Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps at stampstotherescue.com.
Tags: animal rescue, cats, dogs, postage, rescue, stamps
Posted in Cat News, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, Pet Adoption & Rescue, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
On Wednesday, February 17, under the authority of the Washington County (GA) Sheriff’s Office, the ASPCA Field Investigations and Response Team assisted in the rescue of 26 Pit Bulls near Sandersville, Georgia. (more…)
Tags: aspca, bully, cruelty, dogs, fighting, ga, georgia, pit bulls, pitbull, rescue, sandersville
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
On Feb. 11, Nature’s Variety announced a voluntary recall of their Chicken Formula Frozen Raw Diets for both cats and dogs. The recall affects packages showing a “BEST IF USED BY 11/10/10″ date stamp. According to the company, these packages may be contaminated with Salmonella.
For more information on the recall, please visit the company’s website.
Tags: cats, dogs, nature's variety, pet food, recall, salmonella
Posted in Cat News, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, National News Stories, Pet Food & Nutrition, Veterinary & Pet Health | No Comments »
