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Anyway, my favorite green frog is hosting homecoming up at >> Continue reading: Kermit the Frog hosts MSU's homecoming
Here's an update to yesterday's post about a man who admitted to torturing a cat then eating its ear. Even the prosecutor said the defendant was "genuinely scary." Well, he can be as scary as he wants in prison, where he'll be spending the next eight years. The Dallas Morning News has all the details on its website here, and our good friends at... INNSBRUCK, Austria - It wasn't "Snakes on a Plane," but an Austrian Airlines jet made an unscheduled stop Friday after a passenger sneaked a hamster aboard and the rodent escaped. The flight from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to the southern Austrian city of Graz made a stop in Innsbruck so officials could search for the hamster and make sure it didn't gnaw through any wiring, the airline said. It said the flight was diverted after a passenger notified the crew that he had brought a hamster aboard and had lost track of it. Passengers were ordered off the plane, and some were taken by bus to Graz. It w...  Animal Planet has narrowed its list of Animal Hero finalists to 10. On the list is Tammy Grimes of Dogs Deserve Better, who was recently arrested for freeing a chained dog (taking it off someone's property) who she believed was dying. I blogged about it here, and you can read more here. You can vote in the Animal Planet contest... Uh.. this really makes me wonder what goes through some people's minds... This is from KHOU.com's website..
A 21-year-old Dallas man calmly testified Wednesday about how he tortured a cat for "a big laugh," cutting its tail and ear off while the animal was still alive before setting it ablaze.
Then, he said, he ate the severed ear as a friend videotaped the episode. Ryan Coleman seemed detached as he recounted the abuse he inflicted on the cat, including cutting off its tail with a kitchen knife. "It ca...
A police report states that the juveniles took several kittens from a blue plastic box, threw them on the ground and kicked them to a pit bull, which tore them apart. A woman who stopped with her family to check her mail at the Sienna Springs Apartments at 9455 Skillman St. in far northeast Dallas about 7:20 p.m. Monday said a group of children and teenagers had gathered around to watch the spectacle. >> Continue reading: Teens allegedly fed kittens to a pit bull A year after Katrina and Rita devastated families not only by destroying homes and lives but separating them from their pets, a bill that would allow animals to evacuate with their people has finally gone to the White House. Here is some background of the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS) from the Humane Society of the US: "The House PETS legislation, which originally passed overwhelmingly by 349-24 in May, was introduced by Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) and Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT) just weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, and was followed by... Meet Pearl... right here! She's one of many, many animals at Houston's BARC, the city pound, looking for a permanent, loving home. BARC information and adoption hours are here. ...From Triple-A...
"Houston is ranked number one as the 'most-accommodating city' for pets, not only in the U.S., ... I had a reader, who was checking out the post about the Astros fundraising calendar for Saving Animals, leave a comment about "Run for a Reason," the charity drive of the Houston Marathon. He remarked that two of the charities of the 35 "official" charities listed for the marathon are Citizens for Animal Protection and the Houston SPCA. >> Continue reading: Running for a Reason  Courtesy >> Continue reading: Best Friends airlifting animals from Lebanon  She just didn't ... Hmmm... I heard about this on Paul Harvey (GOOD DAY!) today... designer dog water. It's from the K9 Water Company and it comes in four flavors... Gutter water/Beef, Toilet water/Chicken, Puddle Water/LIver, and Hose Water/Lamb. It's fortified with vitamins and costs $7.49 for a pack of four, with discounts if you buy in quantity. I spoil my dogs. Yes, I do. But, for my dogs, who think gourmet is drinking straight out of the toilet, why would I buy them bottled water? ... <...
Updating a story I posted last month, about kennels being prohibited within 100 feet of houses, churches, schools and hospitals in the city of Houston: today, Houston's city council today amended an ordinance that banned kennels from operating within a hundred feet of homes and schools. Kennels that existed before homes were built around them had to shut down or move...but not any more. The new amended ordinance grandfathers kennels that were there first. ...Dollly is adorable. You can learn more about here here. ...
 CLIFFORDTHE BIG RED DOG, ™ Norma... BARC director Kent Robertson is showing off his animals again.. check them out here.. ...This story just keeps getting sadder. Turns out many of the pit bull puppies that were supposed to be auctioned off after they were seized in Liberty County (a judicial ruling, not the Humane Society's decision) are very sick or dying, and they have been for some time. "...the pits contracted not only >> Continue reading: Update on the Liberty Pit Bull Pups  the dogs kill her cat then turn on her A Texas City woman survived a terrifying ordeal after being attacked by two pit bull dogs. "There was nothing but hate and viciousness and the desire to kill. ... By Scott E. Williams /Galveston County Daily News Although it is part of that office, the county's animal-control office was not the branch of the Galveston County Health District that started the probe of All About Pampered Pets, 10515 FM 1764. It started on Aug. 15, with an environmental-health investigator. "We had received an odor complaint, and our... By Scott E. Williams /Galveston County Daily News Although it is part of that office, the county's animal-control office was not the branch of the Galveston County Health District that started the probe of All About Pampered Pets, 10515 FM 1764. It started on Aug. 15, with an environmental-health investigator. "We had received an odor complaint, and our...
You might remember this one: 33 dogs and cats left behind in by evacuees from St. Bernard Parish in Lousiana during Hurricane Katrina evacuations: shot and left to die - in many cases - slow, painful deaths (previous blog posts here and here). Pasado Safe Haven led the investigation and spearheaded a reward to find the killers. Now, a civil suit is being filed against the p...  receive a life saving vaccine Lark Tedesco. Isn't that a cool name? It sounds - to me, at least, like a female private eye's name. It just rolls off the tongue. However, there is indeed a REAL Lark Tedesco, and she is a friend to animals, and wanted to do something to put a dent in the homeless animal population. One of her friends told me Lark has started something called "Spay Yo' Mama." Here is her email... ".... (Lark is) asking "Angels" to pledge as little as $5 a month to spay the pets of low-income pet owners who cannot afford to have their pets spayed, even at a low cost spay/neuter clinic. By August 1,... Found this on a dog owner's page: He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of me that can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being; by the way he rests against my leg; by the way he thumps his tail at my smallest smile; by the way he shows his hurt when I leave without taking him. I think it makes him sick with worry when he is not along to care for me. When I am wrong, he is delighted to forgive. When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile. When I am happy, he is joy unabounded. When I am a ...
I had posted this entry about Dustin the Weimaraner two weeks ago. He was rescued at the beginning of August and looked BAD. Really bad. Well, maybe an advertisement? HEB Grocery is sponsoring the "Top Dog of Texas" contest. The winner gets a $1000 HEB gift card and a year's supply of dog food. HEB's contest webpage says your dog could be included in printed advertising materials. Click here for a link to the registration form. I noticed in the rules says no people in the photos, but props are allowed. ...Here is 11 News reporter Brad Woodard's latest story (warning:graphic). You can read previous blog posts about it here and here and see Brad's initial horse slaughter story (warning:also graphic) here. Remember - this is not ...  Courtesy >> Continue reading: Deputy changes "death row dogs" into crime fighting canines
Is up! Take a look at this week's adoptable animal! ...Turns out the owner of the seized Pit Bull pups from Liberty County did not post bond. That means they're going up for auction. I won't even discuss the possible consequences. Many of you have posted about it already. From the Houston Humane Society:
 Slaughter Prevention Act rallied in the streets of the nation's capital Tuesday. It is only days away from a congressional showdown over what some call America's dirty little secret: the ... I saw this in the comments section of the post I blogged about our reporter, Brad Woodard, and his heart-wrenching story on horse slaughter: Save the Horses Rally @ Bear Creek Park Pavillion (follow signs) on Clay Road, Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 6:30pm. Come out and show your support for Congressional Bill HR 502 which will amend the Horse Protection Act to protect horses from slaughter and shipment to Europe and Japan for human consumption. Guest speakers will be present. That's all the info there...
On 31 Aug at approx 9:30 am, my 65-y... This was forwarded to me.. looks like it's from a mailing list from the Greater Houston Horce Council. If you're with the Council, could you email me or leave a comment on this post to fill us in? Here it is: Subject: GHHC- HOUSTON CITY HALL PLAN IN THE WORKS TO BAN HORSES AND STABLES! Texas Horse Talk has learned from highly placed sources inside Houston City Hall that a plan described as "pretty far along" is in the works t...
They say you don't ever want to know how sausage is made. This is about horsemeat - and that it's made in Texas and shipped overseas to countries that eat it.. Undercover video of horses being killed by a bolt to their brain was stomach turning - and I had turned my head way when we aired the story la... |
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11 News reporter Brad Woodard has worked hard to get this story on air... It's one I'm sure many Texas horsemen and women didn't know about.
