14th March, 2010 - Posted by Heather Davis - No Comments
Rep. Janis Sontany with one of the rescued Cannon County horses in December 2009. Photo copyright Kathy Ziegler for Nashville Paw Magazine. Like many animal lovers, you may have been following our coverage on the Cannon County horse rescue the past few months. If so, you probably know that the owners of these horses only face » Read More
3rd February, 2010 - Posted by Heather Davis - No Comments
Tuesday night, Metro Council unanimously banned the outdoor/roadside sale of domestic animals, such as cats, dogs and small “pocket” pets within Nashville. The bill was sponsored by councilwoman Karen Bennett of Inglewood, who is also the founder of Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary in Hendersonville. According to a statement she gave The Tennessean, the ban » Read More
13th December, 2009 - Posted by Heather Davis - No Comments
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 » Read More
21st June, 2009 - Posted by Heather Davis - No Comments
After several cockfight busts in Middle TN within the past four months, the issue is finally coming to the forefront. Today’s Tennessean has a fairly in-depth article on local cockfighting. Worth a read… you can find it here. For details on the most recent raid, check out our news feed here. Read More