AltWeeklies Wire
Police Investigate Allegations of Animal Cruelty at Oakland Poundnew
An ex-employee alleges sloppiness at the Oakland shelter has led to animal deaths and cruelty, such as live dogs being put in freezers with euthanized animals.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
02-15-2005 |
Animal Issues
Houston Looks for the Fido Solutionnew
The ultimate answer to too many strays, cash-strapped budgets, animal shelter abuses and starving people may be thinning the herd of cats and dogs.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
02-08-2005 |
Animal Issues
Dogs Have Right to Comforts but No Public Sexnew
A blue law in San Francisco's Health Code says it's illegal for animals to "breed on public property." There's apparently no place for pets in this Mecca of free sexual expression.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
01-26-2005 |
Animal Issues
Fighting Big Beefnew
Montana meat packer John Munsell files a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit against the USDA.
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
11-04-2004 |
Animal Issues
In Cities and Suburbs, It's Man vs. Animalnew
At the risk of offending both groups, the problem of animals in the city is a lot like the problem of drug dealers in the city: You can kill them and cage them up all you want, but they'll never go away. We're just starting to realize, in both instances, that education and reform are needed in a big way.
Syracuse New Times |
Justin Park |
11-04-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Sheep Suitnew
The state of Arizona may finally dun the developer responsible for destroying a quarter of a bighorn herd.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-22-2004 |
Animal Issues
Internal Documents Point to Primate Abuse at Emorynew
Internal documents obtained and released last week by a Cincinnati-based animal advocate group show that Emory University and its Yerkes National Primate Research Center might have violated the federal Animal Welfare Act, resulting in the death of a rhesus monkey.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
10-14-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Brothers Blame Endangered Panther for Attacks on Animalsnew
An eccentric ecologist and a couple of feisty backwoods boys claim that a rare Florida panther is on the attack.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
10-12-2004 |
Animal Issues
Animal Hoarders Love Their Many Pets to Deathnew
A Colorado couple with 146 neglected dogs exhibited a symptom common to animal hoarders: a distorted view of reality. None can see the squalor that is immediately apparent to outsiders.
Westword |
Eric Dexheimer |
10-04-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues, attachment disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, a state inspector, Alan M. Beck, Barbara Novoryta, Brenda Schaible, Bureau of Animal Protection, caretakers, Carol Ann Martin, Elaine and Donald Marshall, Fred Schaible, Keith Synnestvedt, Mary Flanagan, Scot Dutcher, Tammy Schaible, the chief animal-cruelty investigator for the Denver Dumb Friends League, Trinidad State Junior College, zoophilia
Everyone's Clucking About Backyard Chickens
They help the garden, devour kitchen scraps, and give you free-range eggs at home. No wonder urban-dwellers are loving backyard poultry.
Monday Magazine |
Heather Mah |
10-01-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Dear PETA, We're Throughnew
I've stood up for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for years, but the Holocaust on a Plate campaign is the last straw.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
09-22-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Fear of an Indian Toeholdnew
In western Montana, at the 96-year-old National Bison Range, negotiations for a management handover to local tribes will set precedent for public lands all across America.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
09-16-2004 |
Animal Issues
Foie Wha? Tempers Run High Over Foie Grasnew
Some claim foie gras (fatty liver of force-fed ducks) is heaven on toast, and some claim it’s animal cruelty. Who’s right?
Metroland |
Ashley Thiry |
08-26-2004 |
Animal Issues
Telling Tails: An Animal Communicator Makes House Callsnew
Shirley Bice says she's not quite like Dr. Dolittle. The animals don't talk out loud. But they transmit thoughts, pictures and bodily sensations, which she interprets.
Cityview |
Erin Randolph |
08-06-2004 |
Animal Issues
Someone in Mexico Wants to Sell You a Sick Puppynew
Shady Mexican opportunists are falsifying veterinary records and smuggling unhealthy newborn puppies into California, leaving unsuspecting buyers with big vet bills and lots of heartache.
San Diego CityBeat |
John R. Lamb |
07-07-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
