Pet Cage News
- Shelter faces dog days Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:31PMWhen Daisy, a spaniel-border collie mix is taken out of her cage and led outside for a game of fetch, the joy is written all over the pooch's face. As she runs around the yard at the Timmins Humane Society, the one-and-a-half year-old dog's tongue lolls happily.[...]
- New animal control law, voting districts top Lee County agenda Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:54PMSANFORD - Lee County commissioners are expected to discuss a proposed animal control law and new voting districts at their meeting today.
- How to stop a cat from eating kitty litter Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:07AMQ: I have a problem with a kitten who apparently ate litter. She was taken to a pet emergency facility, many tests were performed and X-rays revealed a blockage. She spiked a fever, was given fluids, an enema and monitored through the night. She has avoided surgery and we may be able to bring her home today.
- Cadillac – home of the bears Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:06AMCADILLAC – Just how Cadillac became the “home of the bears” is something Shirley Smith remembers well. It was her husband, Norm, one of Cadillac's most successful entrepreneurs, who had the idea more than 60 years ago.
- Rehabbing from broken neck: Little League man takes big steps Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:39AMThe ground feels like cotton under Tom McKinney's feet. The Yuba City resident walks gingerly, like a baby taking his first steps. He lifts one foot and then the other, wobbles, totters and does his best not to fall down. At 58 years old, he's...
- Time to Free Students from Cage of Compulsion Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:43PMACT New Zealand Tertiary Education Spokesman Hon Heather Roy today dismissed Otago University Students’ Association President Logan Edgar’s plan to lock himself in a cage to protest Voluntary Student Membership as a cheap and misguided stunt.
- Broadway Meows Concert, with Sean Patrick Doyle, Garrett Long, Brian Charles Rooney, Offered July 18 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:16PMThe third annual Broadway Meows concert for the Humane Society of New York will be presented at Don't Tell Mama July 18 at 7 PM.
- Oswego County Health Department Announces Rabies Clinic in Hannibal Aug. 3 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:43PMThe Oswego County Health Department will hold a rabies clinic Wednesday, Aug. 3, from 6to8 p.m.at the Hannibal Town Highway Garage,Cemetery Drive.
- Foster felines waiting for a purr-manent home Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:00PMFeline foster programs give cats and kittens a comfortable place to live as they wait for adoption
- A garage is no place for store-bought crickets Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:25PMI bought unsuitable crickets.
- July 16 Bulletin Board Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:00PMNew listings
- Judge denies bond for arson suspect Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:29PMA 25-year-old Savannah man, facing aggravated cruelty to animals and several other charges in connection with an April 7 fire at Quail Run Townhomes, has been denied bond and will remain in the Chatham County Jail, a Savannah Fire & Emergency Services spokesman said Friday. SFES arson investigators arrested Alex Ortiz on Thursday, said Mark Keller. Ortiz was charged with first-degree arson ...
- Arson Suspect Charged With Burning Condo Down Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:09PMFire officials say blaze destroyed one condo and damaged another, killed family pet
- Pet Python Murdered 2-Year-Old — Parents Convicted! Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:45PMA pet python murdered a 2-year-old Florida girl after her parents neglected to protect the girl as she slept in her crib. The parents of Shaianna, Jaren Hare, 21, and Charles "Jason" Darnell, 34, were . . .
- Ahead of 'Tabloid,' a Netflix Primer on Errol Morris's Bizarre, Brilliant Career Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:13PMCurl up with these documentary masterpieces before seeing the director's newest
- Python case: Couple found guilty on all counts in toddler's death Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:52PMJaren Hare and Charles Darnell, whose pet python killed Hare's 2-year-old daughter, Shaianna, in 2009, have been convicted of manslaughter, third-degree murder and child neglect.
- Proposed ordinance deals with animals Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:23PMSALEM — No lions, tigers or bears — no poisonous, venomous or constricting snakes —no wild, exotic or dangerous animals allowed.
- Stolen Harry found in cupboard Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:05PMA MAN has admitted buying Harry the Chihuahua - but says he didn't steal the prizewinning dog from the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds.
- Python trial under way in Sumter County Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:06PMThe state started calling witnesses Tuesday in the trial of a Sumter County couple accused of letting a pet python kill a 2-year-old girl.
- Doggie Downers Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:06PMOn behalf of the board of directors of Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS), I want to clarify a few of the many inaccuracies in “Barking Mad” (Feature, June 29).
- Jury set in python strangulation case Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:36PMA jury has been chosen to decide the fate of the parents of a 2-year-old child strangled to death by a pet python.
- New spot for those looking for a new pet (SEE VIDEO) Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:50PMLocal animal lovers looking for a new furry friend can now head to a new location. Pet Valu - known as a pet food/accessories shop - has cats and kittens available for adoption at their two locations (Cambrian Mall and 216 Second Line W.) in Sault Ste.[...]
- Foul play not suspected in Mazzola death Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:45AMCOLUMBIA STATION - He wrestled bears and fought with animal activists, authorities and neighbors. Exotic-animal owner Sam Mazzola, whose menagerie included bears, coyotes, lions, tigers and wolves, died this weekend. Mazzola was found around 11 a.m. Sunday lying face down in his bed in his home in the 9900 block of North Marks Road, authorities said. Mazzola, [...]
- Pet store owner lends film a helping claw Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:36AMWith filming already under way in what is the largest budget movie to be filmed in Sault Ste. Marie, those involved with Foxfire, have been using the community for not only it's small town feel, but welcoming residents.[...]
- Illinois comptroller promoting pet adoption on website Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:43AMCHICAGO (AP) -- The Illinois comptroller is using her state website to help find new owners for homeless dogs and cats. Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says the initiative can save tax money in the long run by reducing local government costs for controlling and euthanizing unwanted animals. The program dubbed "Comptroller's Critters" allows animal shelters across Illinois to post information on ...
- Reunion Held For One-Year Anniversary Of Beagles’ Rescue From NJ Animal Lab Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:34AMLast year, 120 beagles were rescued from a research lab that had suddenly closed its doors. Many of the dogs and their new owners gathered Sunday for a very special reunion.
- Shelter copes with growing population Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:42AMThese kittens await their fate at The Colony Animal Control Center. Though considered by center staff as 'highly adoptable,' the two white ones, BamBam and Pebbles, lasted 12 days at the shelter before being euthanized./Submitted photo
- City pledges more money to deal with animals on the loose Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:53PMCouncil to vote on bigger budget for animal control
- Odds and ends: Angry birds, baby tigers, and drunks on wheels Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 3:13PMTo wrap up your week, The Oregonian's National/International team proudly presents some odds and ends, with an emphasis on "odd."
- How to put a tubby tabby on a diet Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:06PMQ: My mother's cat Shadow is about 10 years old and a great companion to my mom. However, in the past year she has become so overweight that she walks with a waddle and sleeps more than she used to. She used to be free fed and seemed to be eating all the time. She is now on a weight-control dry cat food which mom now parcels out in handfuls along with a quarter to half of canned food twice a day ...
- Oswego County Health Department Announces More Rabies Clinics Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:13AMThe Oswego County Health Department will hold rabies clinics in Pulaski, Hannibal, Fulton and Minetto between the months of July and October. The clinics will take place on the following Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m.
- More illegal animals slip past depleted inspection force Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:39AMHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – "It would help if we had more staff and more people." Those words came from state Department of Agriculture Land Vertebrate Specialist Keevin Minami as he stood next to a 9'3" boa constrictor in a glass cage at the state's Plant Quarantine Building.
- Nipomo High FFA readies birds for SB County Fair Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:33AMSchool may be out for the summer, but a group of Nipomo High School FFA students are still frequenting the campus two or three times a week to prepare their turkeys for the Santa Barbara County Fair.
- 10-pound Chihuahua is snatched by coyote in City Park Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:08PMOwner finds her pet's body the next day
- Five pop culture items we missed Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:21PMToday's catch: Broship of the Rings, discouraging drunk puppy purchases, and a Chumbawamba cover that doesn't suck
- Snake Traveling Independently on Japanese Train Inconveniences Other Passengers Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:13PMThis is a discussion on Snake Traveling Independently on Japanese Train Inconveniences Other Passengers within the Current Cruise Travel News forums, part of the category; Aol Travel. Has Just Posted the Following: Filed under: News , Weird A. Jaszlics /Flickr A Tokyo-bound train had to ...
- National Animal Rights Group Targets Memphis Animal Services Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:58AMIn recent months, Memphis Animal Services has been plagued by negative press. In late June, the shelter supposedly lost the pit bull Kapone, a family pet that was picked up by animal control officers when he escaped his backyard.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
- More cats than good intentions can save Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:18PMAnimal rescue volunteer Nicole Briggs on the state of affairs at Hamilton Animal Control.
- Gary Bogue: Housebreak an iguana? Not a chance. Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 5:22PMA reader's pet iguana poops all over his house and wants to know how to housebreak it. Gary says get a cage in today's column.
- Bearded dragon a winner at pet show Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:21AMSophie Albright of rural Hannibal brought her lamb, Molly, to the pet show Friday. DEANNE ST. JOHN/COURIER-POST
- Safe haven for strays Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:06PMIf you think your pet poodle or the kids’ hamsters are troublesome, consider these pet owners who keep dozens of animals.
- Celebrating the Fourth with a bang Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:06AMFourth of July activities start at 6 a.m. and won’t end until late in the evening Monday as Abilene celebrates Independence Day. The City of Abilene and the Parks and Recreation Department have something planned for everyone throughout the day.
- Derry girl befriends furry 'chins' Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:49PMRachel Trice has two unusual pets, chinchillas she calls Boomer and Bella, a mother and son combination which provides her with hours of fun and companionship and she's learned to treat them right.
- 'Hungry' 7.5ft boa constrictor on loose Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:23AMPolice in Ipswich have warned parents to keep their children and pets indoors after a seven-and-a-half foot long "hungry and unfriendly" Boa Constrictor escaped.
- Port friends in need homes Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:25AMPORT JERVIS, N.Y. If you are interested in adopting a pet, please call or visit the Humane Society of Port Jervis/Deerpark,
- Feral Cats A Growing Problem For JPD, County Humane Society Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:50PMIt's been raining cats and dogs in the city of Jamestown. With the rescue of 31 dogs from an apartment last month to the cats roaming the streets of the city, those who work with stray or abused animals have their work cut out for them.
- Ipswich: Police hunt for missing 7.5ft ‘unfriendly’ boa constrictor Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:25PMPOLICE are hunting for a large hungry pet snake on the loose in Ipswich.
- Shelter copes with growing population Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:04PMThese kittens await their fate at The Colony Animal Control Center. Though considered by center staff as 'highly adoptable,' the two white ones, BamBam and Pebbles, lasted 12 days at the shelter before being euthanized./Submitted photo
- First look at Columbia County's new animal shelter Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:33PMIt's a state-of-the-art, 2.1 million dollar building, and it's all for animals. It's got space for about four times as many animals and News 12 is giving you the first look inside the new Columbia County Animal Shelter.
- Celebrate July 4 At Sturbridge Village Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:46PMO ld Sturbridge Village is starting Independence Day in style. On Sunday, July 3, starting at 6 p.m., visitors can play games, listen to live music and take part in a patriotic fashion parade. On Monday, July 4, a citizen's parade will take place in the village. Visitors may also listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence and play a 19th-century version of baseball. Old Sturbridge ...