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March 2006 ArchivesCanada approved the killing of 300,000+ harp seals this season, which began six days ago. Humane groups across the world are raising an outcry. You can sign a petition that's online here. You can also visit the Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Seal information website here. ...This came in the mail from Jim and Sue Foust: "Three little dogs (weight 14 – 22 lbs?) showed up at 11331 Almeda Genoa about a month ago. They are living behind a white house that was abandoned about 10 years ago. The dogs are living in an open warehouse that is surrounded by a chain link fence with chain link gates that are held together with rusted chains & padlocks. The little dogs are fearful and will not let anyone near them. If anyone gets close to them, they run inside the chain link fence. I have also seen them go underneath the house. I don’t know who owns the property. I pass by this proper... This is sad. That coyote that had been running loose in Central Park but finally captured safely, has ended up dying. According to the Associated Press: ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The coyote who led police on a wild chase through Central Park earlier this month has died. A state official says the coyote, nicknamed Hal, died as he was being tagged for release into the wild. The animal stopped breathing last night during the routine tagging procedure and couldn't be revived. Patho... 
rhinos, Marci ... What about penguins? Moody Gardens is hosting its first ever fundraiser for the Galveston Chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers. It's the evening of April 8th. Enjoy some good wine from and meet some of Moody Gardens' animals.. All the information is here, or you can head to the AAZ website here. ...
You've heard of dangerous dogs? Neighbors in Fairfield Connecticut say Lewis the cat is a DANGEROUS CAT after he attacked six people and the Avon lady. He's actually been placed on "house arrest," and is no longer allowed to leave his home. Lewis's owner has even been arrested and charg...
Attorney Zandra Anderson gave me the heads up on this one: the Texas Dog Law Seminar (and Kitties, too!). She says it's for rescuers, fanciers, and attorneys, and promises me it will all be in "peoplespeak" - without all the fancy legal language. Topics include cruelty laws, pet trusts, custody issues, rescuer liability, and more. It's scheduled for Sunday, May 7, from 12:45 to 6:00 p.m at B&B’s Village Cafe at 1500 Bingle. Here's the registration form and more information.
This is one incredible story. Annie, who's blind, had called out for help. Her neighbor, Jim Sherman, heard her - because he'd installed a baby monitor in her house to keep an "ear" on her. Good thing. Jim is blind, too! But, he kne... Tonight's report on BARC from Jeff McShan is up. You can watch it here, and check out the transcript here. ...
Mention BARC, the city of Houston pound, to anyone involved in Houston-area shelters or animal rescue and you'll likely get an earful of complaints. I've done a story about complaints about animal treatment there.. but tonight - Tuesday, March 28th - on our 10PM news, we'll have the story of a former employee who took a list of grievances to Houston's City Council, hoping to get some relief. I'll post a link to the story after it airs tonight. ...
The Zeke Fund Animal Rescue needs fosters.... NOW. Stephanie Michelle Stodghill, who works with Zeke emails... "As you may know, we work with the City of Brookshire and many of our animals live in this pound. We have had a great influx of animals at the pound and we are out of room. The Brookshire pound is an outdoor facility and every run is occupied and several have multiple dogs."...
Got this via email from Sherry Ferguson over at the Houston Humane Society.... "We have done a lot of prep work for the new Audrey Jones Beck Adoption Center. I'm attaching some pics and will keep you updated as we go along. There is a lot of work to do and another $1.6 million to raise. The HHS staff is ready to forge ahead. We are soooo excited and could not have gotten this far without frie...
Ally Cat Allies reports a grandmother in Grand Saline was arrested for feeding stray cats. I blogged about the town's ban on cat feeding earlier this month.. more information here. ...
Iggy the cat's favorite thing to do is eat. No surprise, because he weighs over 40 pounds and consumes about 30 pounds of food each week. Iggy stands 14 inches tall, measures nearly 40 inches from whisk...
Juanita Jimenez, our Consumer Defenders producer, came to me with this question: a woman who lives in Harris County has several cats living at her apartment complex. She wants to help them, and would likely trap them herself, but here's the catch: she's pregnant, and is worried about toxoplasmosis. She called the county for help but says she was told she needs to go to their offices, qualify for a trap, then set it up and catch the cats herself. Does anyone have any suggestions on what she can do, or how you can help... That racehorse stolen from a Hitchcock stable last week (check out the video and the blog post here) has been found - if you can believe it - in the backyard of a home in Texas City. An informant's tip led investigators to the back yard. Three people could now face felony theft charges. Investigators believe the suspects are responsible for several other thefts but nothing else involving horses. The racehorse is now back with its owner. ...
Biologists in the southern part of West Virginia excavated a bear den as part of the state's conservation program. The mother bear and her three cubs were still in hibernation as spring begins. The officials first tranquilized the momma bear before weighing and checking her and the baby cubs. The bear family wa... CNN's 360° blog has a disturbing entry about smugglers going across the border to Mexico to buy extremely young, sick puppies, then reselling them in the U.S. You can read the post here.
OK. This cracked me up. I know it's potentially serious.. but, seriously.. "ATLANTA (AP) -- Researchers say owners can give their pets a dangerous disease. Scientists report that over three years 38 dogs, cats and other pets caught a drug-resistant staph infection at a big Philadelphia veterinary hospital. The researchers think six of the animals caught the bug from hospital workers. A top scientist at Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine says at least some of the other animals got the infection from their owners. The scientist says close contact with pets can transmit the...
NEW YORK (AP) -- He's one tourist city officials hope WON'T be coming back. A wily coyote paid a visit to the big city, leading dozens of police ...
Numerous beavers were rescued from overflowing debris filled creeks in Arlington and Mansfield, Texas. Several of the beavers were babies about 8-weeks old. The baby beavers will be cared for by a rescue group before being released back into the wild. You can atch the video >> Continue reading: Beaver babies in Arlington
Yup, it did. I imagine it used up three of its nine lives. Check out the video here... For Rodney and Scottie Colvin, it's been a nerve-racking eight days. Their cat, "Piper," scampered up a tree in the yard of their Summerville, South Carolina home Monday March 13th. Efforts to coax the animal down failed. A week later - March 20th - would-be rescuers came to Piper's aid. Then, something went terribly wrong - but, this time, all was OK in the end. The cat fell nearly 80-feet, clipped a branch on... A friend forwarded this link from Best Friends.org to me.... Spindletop Refuge and Leah Purcell, its ridiculously hardworking founder, are getting some very nice kudos for taking in Red the Pit Bull. Leah was also the subject of this writeup on MSN.com. ...Here they are... head to this link, courtesy of Saving Animals Across Borders. For more information on the La Marque clinic, at 608 Bayou, head to this link or call (409) 933-1600. In the meantime, Saving Animals has also been working to implement better humane handling procedures in San Antonio. This is from Saving Animals' email newsletter: "Just a year ago, the ci...
Remember the high school FFA student who was accused of beating his show goat? The blog posts from January are here and here... Today, Jerrard Routte was sentenced to probation. The Eisenhower High School student was caught on tape hitting his goat. A judge in the animal custodial case case found that the video was not compelling enough to take away custody of the animal. However, in the criminal case, Ro...
Last September, I blogged about a group of congressmen who'd proposed at pet evacuation bill that would require communities to include family pets in local evacuation plans. Now, Arkansas Senator Ted Stevens is introducing the Senate version of the bill. The Humane Society of the United States is urging you to contact your Senators and Representative. You'll find more information here. ...This is a horrible, horrible case of animal cruelty: a puppy burned with acid. She didn't survive, but animal activists and others are working to bring her abuser to justice. More information here (be warned: the pictures are terrible) and an online petition here. ... A Chow mix male, neuter... This was posted while I was out of the office.. I'm taking it verbatim from the comments section. Maybe someone out there can help... "We were told to post a note with you about our English Bulldog Winston. He went missing from our backyard on Jan 12th, 2006 and we have been searching for him non-stop. We got the call we had been waiting for about two weeks ago. Someone had seen Winston. A bus Driver for Katy Isd had seen him tried up in a yard. About 5 miles north of our house there is a trailorpark/ housing we did not even know was there. The day we got the call we went out with the drive...
A kangaroo led police in southern Austria on a snow chase Thursday after it jumped the fence of its cage and decided to explore its wintry surroundings.
Just got this email.. I don't have any ideas.. but I'm sure one of you can help! Hi Lisa. A co-worker of mine who knows I'm involved with animal rescue came by to see if I had any suggestions on how to help a cat who has been stranded on a roof for 3 days. There is a tree near the roof, and most likely the cat climbed the tree and jumped on to the roof, but now it has no way to get down. The roof is sort of an A-line roof so there's no place to set a trap, and no easy way to get up there. My co-worker called BARC, but no one has come to help yet and the cat has no food or water on the roof, oth... In case you surf over our way in the next few days, just a heads up: I won't be posting from Friday the 17th through Monday the 20th. This also means if you're emailing me any information for the blog or the calendar, I won't get it until Tuesday. ...
 destroyed the entire home The first fire happened at a home at Prestwick at Bluebonnet. Around 2:30 a.m., a fire started i... The following email was forwarded to me: Louisiana state Senator Clo Fontenot (R - District 13) is searching for Louisiana evacuees who were stopped from evacuating from Katrina with their pets, in order to enlist their help with testifying in support of upcoming emergency pet evacuation legislation. The bill is to be introduced on 3/27/06. It will be pre-filed this Friday, 3/17. Cathy Wells is the staff member from Sen. Fontenot's office who is collecting statements of affected parties. Email: >> Continue reading: Are you a Katrina evacuee and had to leave your pet behind? Watch the video hereThe "World's Safest Beach"
A woman had to be rescued from the chilly water of Lake Michigan in Chicago Wednesday morning. She said her dog fell in the water and she went in to save it. This story (here's the video) aired on CBS this morning Wednesday (3/15) morning: "Back in the 1970s, a Tufts University psychologist had the idea that it might possible to teach monkeys to help care for quadriplegics. Since then, an organization called Helping Hands has placed more than 100 monkeys with disabled individuals, and many say these primates have changed their lives. Helping Hands is supported by donations. Officials estimate that it costs about ...  Top is an empty stall. HITCHCOCK -- Hitchcock police are on the lookout for a rustler after a 2-year-old racing quarter horse went missing Monday. The racing mare is valued at $8,500, said Sgt. Cheryl Jackson of the Hitchcock p... I get so brought down by a lot of the negative news we hear about homeless animals, so I was more than happy to publish these photos. Carmel is a 5 month old Yorkie that belongs to 11 News Reporter Janice Williamson. Well, she actually "belongs" to Janice's little girls, but we'll never tell :) Anyway, Janice took Miss Carmel in to be groomed. Carmel had a few tangles that wouldn't come out, so the groomer suggested Carmel be shaved. Poor Janice didn't realize Carmel would come out looking like half a dog. You decide: >> Continue reading: A close shave.. 
He is the smallest guy on the silver screen and his name is Romeo. He could get lost on the red carpet or, for that matter, even in the pocket of a fellow thespian. But Romeo's claim to fame comes from his ability to hit his marks and ta... This morning's (3/13) program on Go Vegan Texas (which you can hear by downloading the archived show here) included a former veterinary technician for BARC - Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, and the letter she wrote to city leaders with her concerns about the shelter. The synopsis of the show is a bit lengthy, but worth the read... "Michelle Haberland, recently employed by the City of Houston as a Veterin...
From the Associated Press: So the Georgia man didn't hesitate to make the 1,050-mile drive when he heard his beloved pet had been found eight months later. "I didn't cry, but I was very, very happy," Withers said of his reunion with Sir Charles Nugget, a 4-year-old chow mix. Nugget ran away last summer when Withers was making a delivery in Lena. Since then plenty of people spotted "a brown dog in a red collar," and many left out food for it but n... Looking to expand your cooking library? Go Vegan Texas! is hosting weekly cooking classes at Wild Blue Garden, 1708 Rosewood in the Hermann Park/Midtown area. You can find a complete schedule, menus, and signup information here. ...GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) -- A dog that was presumed drowned after falling into an icy river channel that feeds Lake Michigan was found alive hours later and returned to its grateful owner. Robert Chavez was walking two of his dogs alongside the Grand River around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when his German shepherd fell into the channel and broke through the ice. The ice prevented Chavez from getting the dog out of the water, so he ran to a nearby home and called 911. When he returned to the river, he could not find the dog. ...PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tondalayo, a 45-year-old Sumatran orangutan, and T.J., a stray tabby cat, became an inseparable duo after a zoo employee introduced them late last year. Stephanie Willard, Education Director at Zoo World in Panama City Beach, said Tondalayo was depressed since losing her mate two years ago. Her age prevented her from moving to another zoo or taking another mate. The ducks and turtles swimming in a moat around her island were not enough, Willard told the Panama City News Herald for Thursday's editions. When the sweet-natured orange cat wandered into Willard's l...
PARIS -- A team of American-led divers has discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky, blond fur, French researchers said Tuesday. Scientists said the animal, which they named Kiwa hirsuta, was so distinct from other species that they created a new family and genus for it. The divers ... 
NEW YORK -- Supporters of Vivi, the award-winning show dog that escaped from a travel cage at the airport on the way home from the Westminster Kennel Club show, have planned a fund raising event for her owners' efforts to find her.The 3-year-old whippet, whose formal name is Champion Bohem C'... From the HSPCA: Houston SPCA's 9th Annual MUTT STRUT & WHAT A MUTT Contest I've just now started getting emails on this, and I wanted to forward it on to you. It affects farmers and ranchers caring for livestock. The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has proposed a new program that would require anyone who manages or takes care of livestock, exotic livestock, poultry, or exotic poultry to register their locations with the state and pay a $20 two-year fee. Legislation had required the state to come up with an animal ID system consistent with the Fed's USDA system. The idea is to track animals in case of a terrorist attack or disease outb...
A lot of you have volunteered your time to help unfortunate animals. It's another thing, entirely, when a company donates its services. I'm happy...
I wonder who originally said "A picture is worth a thousand words?" In this case, it's worth a thousand heartbreaks, and more. Someone forwarded me a photo editorial that includes a link to a story about the Humane Society of Gregg County in the Longview News-Journal, posted on February 26th. There, 70% of its animals are euthanized. The shelter is stressing spaying and neutering. Haven't we all heard that one? but, the
The recent blog post about a crisis brewing at Country Paws Rescue in Hempstead has generated a few passionate comments. You can read them if you scroll down to the bottom of the entry. I welcome information from people who have hands on experience working at Country Paws, as well as those who have concerns. You can post comments here on this entry, or feel free to email me at lforonda@khou.com ...I have a Girl Scout troop leader looking for a volunteer opportunity for her 11 and 12 year old Junior Scouts who are working toward their Bronze award. She tells me her girls would love to "wash the animals!" At least three, and perhaps as many as seven young ladies want to volunteer. They need to work between eight and 16 hours, and must complete their service by May 13th. They can't raise any money for another nonprofit. They just want to volunteer! So - my thought: any animal/breed rescue organizations want to do a dog wash in conjunction with a pet adoption day? If so, or if you have... I personally need your help. You see, I've been skunked... literally.. I am walking around with a slight aroma of "skunk stink" in my hair and it's driving me bonkers. My co-workers haven't noticed anything (then again, perhaps they're just too nice to say anything!) but *I* know it's there. Here's what happened: I was visiting my father in Tennessee. Three of my siblings, myself and Dad decided to take his Toby, his Lab mix - or something mix - for a walk after dinner. My Dad lives in a small town in a rural area, so we were walking down a hill beside some woods. >> Continue reading: I've been skunked!
It's a sad, but necessary job - and thankfully there are sensitive noses available to do it. Cadaver dogs are searching for the lost victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. CNN reporter Sean Callebs posted this entry today on Anderson Cooper's 360° blog. You may have already seen this email.. being circulated today: "Country Paws Rescue Shelter & Sanctuary says its animals are on the brink of starvation.
You heard correctly. They are almost completely out of dog and cat food Hey folks, I'm trying to track down a human being with the Montgomery SPCA. If you have a lead, email me, please, at lforonda@khou.com. ...By Laura Elder / Galveston County Daily News TEXAS CITY -- Whoever dropped off three newborn kittens at Whiskerville Animal Sanctuary on Wednesday violated animal cruelty laws, say volunteers with the shelter. Wydell Dixon, founder of Whiskerville, said someone left three kittens, their umbilical cords still attached, at the no-kill shelter in Texas City. Under Texas animal cruelty laws, a person commits an offense when he fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, care or shelter for an a... 
group but wasn't char... The following email was forwarded to me: From: waterly316 waterly316@yahoo.com
To: ErescueHouston@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 1:57:59 PM Subject: [ErescueHouston] SHELTER NEEDS HELP ASAP I am writing this email to beg for help. The shelter I volunteer for is in desperate need of help. I have included a segment about the shelter at the end of this email. The situation is this. Country Paw...  The City of Grand Saline, Texas passed a feeding ban about three months ago. Since that time, the city has made it clear to feral cat caregivers that they will no longer be allowed to feed outdoor cats - going as far...
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Well, he had the best intentions. This young boy tried to go over a steeply sloping cliff up in North Vancouver. Cody was out on a weekly hike with is his "
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even goats. A young Lebanese shepherd provided some eye protection for his goat for this morning's solar eclipse in the village of Bqosta, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon. (picture from AP)
Fire last night destroyed 84 year old Annie Smith's home in Grangerland, but not before she got out with the help of her neighbor, and her kitties pulled through thanks to Montgomery County rescuers.
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North Texas residents weren't the only ones affected by weekend storms that caused severe flooding.
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A new film featuring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker debuted in theaters over the weekend. They may be the marquee names, but one of the other "actors" is is still working for his big break.
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