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Why
Do We Still Wear Fur?
Some Disturbing Truths about Fur from Cats and Dogs
Katy Guest, The Independent, feature — December 2004
Cat
and dog fur comes under 'other fur' in the DTI's figures and nobody knows how
that breaks down. I believe there is dog and cat fur here, sitting in bonded
warehouses somewhere, waiting to be sold on. Most of it comes from China, and
the animals are kept in absolutely horrific conditions...
You're
Eating Cats and Dogs for Thanksgiving
E-Releases, investigation — November 2004
Rendering is the gruesome practice of "cooking" the
bodies of euthanized pets from animal shelters, veterinary
offices, horses, other livestock, and "road kill" to
produce animal protein meal and "yellow grease"...
Dogfighting — Ugly
Hunt for Blood Money
Jeffrey Mize, The Columbian, feature
— October 2004
It
was a festive event, with a cook brought in to
barbecue chicken. Potato salad, soda and beer
were laid out on a red-and-white checkered tablecloth
in a San Francisco warehouse so spectators could
tear into chicken and other food while they watched
pit bulls slowly rip each other apart...
Helping
'Animal Hoarders' and Their Pets Is No Simple Task
Bonnie L. Cook, Knight Ridder Newspapers,
feature — September 2004
Researchers
are in the midst of developing a comprehensive profile.
The more secretive and socially isolated people are,
the more likely they are to be hoarders. Another factor
is how actively they seek out new pets and how adequately
they care for the pets they have...
As
Death Toll of Dogs Rises, So Does Iditarod's Insanity
Jim Sarceno, USA
Today, commentary — March 2004
More
than an estimated 120 dogs have perished during the history
of the race, which gives a Humanitarian Award. The number
of dog deaths does not include animals that perished afterward — or
the thousands that have been injured...
How
You Can Help Victims of Domestic Violence
Michelle Rivera, essay — 2004
Studies
show that 28% of the women who call battered women’s
shelter hotlines delay going into the shelter because
they are reluctant to leave their animals at home,
at risk for potential abuse...
Pound
Seizure
Judith Marie Gansen, Animals In Print,
strategies — 2004
This
article does not have a happy ending — we lost
our pound seizure fight. The sad thing is we lost
even though we presented overwhelming evidence, research,
testimony and reasons why pound seizure should be stopped...We
have decided we are not giving up...
No
Sanctuary
Bonnie Stewart, Press-Enterprise, feature — December
2003
Talking
about the killing brings Collins to tears. “You
can’t save them all,” she said. “We
do the best we can, but we just can't.” Collins
and other Inland-area shelter workers do the public’s
dirty work every day...
Born
to Die
Heather Moore, feature — 2004
Between
six and eight million dogs and cats enter animal
shelters across the United States each year. Of these,
approximately three or four million are euthanized.
Most are young, healthy, and friendly...
Jury
Values Dog at $30,000
All-Care Animal Referral Center, verdict
— January 2004
...an
Orange County jury found Veterinarian Craig Bergstrom,
D.V.M. of All-Care Animal Referral Center guilty
of veterinarian malpractice, and awarded Plaintiff
Marc Bluestone $9,000 in reimbursement for the
overpayment of veterinarian bills, and $30,000
for the unique value to him of his dog, “Shane"...
Shock
Report on Greyhound Cruelty
BBC News, feature — October 2003
In
Wales, up to a further 1800 lurchers, the smaller
type of greyhound crossbreed, may be discarded after
their sporting career reaches its peak...
Companion
Cats and Dogs: A Consumer Issue
Patty Adjamine, New Yorkers for Companion
Animals, essay — 2003
This
is because “euthanasia” of shelter animals
is not just a result of "overpopulation" alone,
but perhaps more significantly, a problem in consumer
attitudes, as reflected by current trends in rejection,
demand and human circumstances...
People
Who Hoard Animals
Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium,
Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, investigation — 2000
An
animal hoarder was defined as "someone who accumulates
a large number of animals; fails to provide minimal
standards of nutrition, sanitation and veterinary care;
and fails to act on the deteriorating condition of
the animals...
It's
a Dog's Love
Stephen H. Webb, Utne Magazine, essay — September 1999
Dogs can teach us a lot about gift giving
and generosity, and about our most basic experiences
of grace and mutual responsibility, if we pay attention
to the ways in which our relationships with dogs are
excessive and extravagant...
Find
the Pitbull
Pitbulls on the Web, feature
Breed
misidentification is a scary thing in a time breed
specific legislation is growing. Pit Bull dogs are
often blamed for dog attacks that may very well have
been caused by an another breed...
What
We Did to Rodney
Peter M. Henrikson, DVM, Mansfield New-Journal, commentary
I was in my third year of veterinary school
and he came from the local dog pound. For the next
quarter, four of us students would practice surgery
techniques on him — the first of our small animal
surgery training...
Pound
Seizure FAQ
Ban Pound Seizure, feature
Common
sense indicates that the most desirable animals
for research or educational purposes would be healthy,
well-behaved, and well-mannered. These are the
same qualities that deem an animal ‘adoptable"...
Running
for Their Lives — The Darker Side of
Greyhound Racing
Greyhound Protection League, investigation
A
few of the big winners are kept for breeding.
One retired greyhound breeder put it this
way: "If
(the dogs) run off the track and can't requalify,
they're stuck out back and lucky if they're fed"...
See
Spot Die
John Dorschner, Miami Herald, feature — 1995
Nationwide,
between 12 million and 20 million unwanted pets are killed each year.
The numbers are inexact, because this is one subject few want to research.
Man’s best friend has become man’s biggest victim...
Reason
for Surrender
Steve Grunow, Humane Society of Santa Clara, commentary
— 1990
"Doesn't
get along with other cat at home," "She plays too roughly with my older
dog," "can't keep," "chews," "moving"...
Rags
Edmund Vance Cooke, poem
One
day they took us budding M.D.s / To
one of those institutes / Where
they demonstrate every new disease / By
means of bisected brutes...
The
House Dog's Grave
Robinson Jeffers, poem
You,
man and woman, live so long, it is hard /
To think of you ever dying./
A little dog would get tired, living so long...
On
Abandonment
Kathie Flood, poem
He’s
been there for days now /
with nothing to do /
but sit by the road /
just waiting for you....
On
Dogs
Gardner McKay, poem
A
dog usually does what he sets out to do. / A
dog can be introspective or outgoing. / A
dog can look out a window longer than we can...
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