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Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
BY HEATHER DAVIS / NASHVILLE PAW MAGAZINE
There is public outcry after a shocking chain of events in Williamsburg, KY last week. Local business owners had been feeding a friendly stray dog – a Great Pyrenees they’d named Bugsy – and decided it would be best to call animal control so officials could find a home for the sweet pooch. What happened, however, was horrifying. The animal control officer, instead, drove up and shot the dog, killing it. Had the locals known the dog’s fate, they would have taken rescue measures into their own hands, and are now speaking out against a system gone wrong.
Read the full news story here.
Middle Tennesee’s own Big Fluffy Dog Rescue has stepped up by writing a formal complaint letter and starting a petition for the city to take action against the officer. You can make your voice heard by signing the petition here.
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Tags: big fluffy dog rescue, dog, great pyrenees, kentucky, ky, news, petition, shooting, shot, williamsburg
Posted in Action Alerts, Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, Legislation, Local Animal News, Pet Adoption & Rescue, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS / A Hamilton Place mall pet store will find out in a matter of days if the Tennessee Department of Agriculture will allow it to keep selling pets or if violations to the state code of animal care could lead to the suspension of the store’s license.
The Pet Company gained unwelcome attention June 15 when the city of Chattanooga raided the store, removed all its animals and slapped it with 90 violations of local city ordinances that deal with animal cruelty.
Read the full article, and previous articles on this case, here.
Tags: Animal Sales, cruelty, hamilton place mall, investigation, kittens, mckamey, neglect, pet store, puppies, rescue, selling, shop
Posted in Animal Sales, Animal Welfare, Cat News, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, Legislation, Local Animal News, Pet Adoption & Rescue, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
- PHOTO BY HEATHER DAVIS / Standing next to my pooch pal, Shelby, at the sudden lake that has developed in our backyard in Antioch off Bell Rd.
As flood waters continue to rise across the Middle TN region, many are being forced to evacuate their homes and neighborhoods. If you do need to evacuate, PLEASE TAKE YOUR PETS! While your pets cannot stay with you in the Red Cross shelters, officials are stating that provisions will be made for their safety.
For a list of Red Cross shelters, click here. News Channel 4 is also reporting that the shelter at Lipscomb University is providing special help for people with pets. If you have questions or need to evacuate, Davidson County residents can call the Community Hotline at (615) 862-8574.
Following are the pet evacuation provisions as outlined by Metro Nashville on nashville.gov: (more…)
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Volunteers Travel from Five States to Rescue and Care for Approximately 200 Dogs from Tennessee Puppy Mill
United Animal Nations, a national nonprofit that cared for dozens of neglected horses in Nashville last fall, returns to help remove dogs from mass breeding operation in White County.
(April 23, 2010) – United Animal Nations (UAN) has deployed volunteers from five states to rescue and care for approximately 200 dogs living in unsanitary conditions without proper socialization and medical care at Gayla’s Poodle Palace in Sparta, Tennessee. All of the animals have been surrendered by the owner to the custody of the White County Sheriff’s Department. (more…)
Tags: abuse, dogs, poodles, puppies, puppy mill, rescue, sale, tn, uan, united animal nations, welfare
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cruelty Investigations, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, Local Animal News, National News Stories, Pet Adoption & Rescue, Uncategorized, volunteering | No Comments »
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Read The Tennessean news story here.
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Saturday, March 27th, 2010
NOTICE: Today we were notified that Music City Pug Rescue’s “PUGNIC” event scheduled for May 15 has been canceled. The event ad is on page 19 of our April issue as well as in our event calendar on page 28.
Please note that this event will no longer take place.
Thank you.
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
On April 30, the US Postal Service will issue a new 44–cent, Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet special stamp to help raise awareness of the need to adopt shelter pets.
During the launch of the stamps, Ellen DeGeneres and Halo: Purely for Pets will be supplying food to 1 million shelter pets at shelters around the country.
Read about it and pre-order your Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps at stampstotherescue.com.
Tags: animal rescue, cats, dogs, postage, rescue, stamps
Posted in Cat News, Dog News, General Pet News & Pet Care, Pet Adoption & Rescue, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Looking for updates on animal rescue in Haiti?
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has begun posting photos, field reports and status updates via their Haiti website page. Check it out to see the progress being made thanks to your donations and to many rescuers!
Tags: aspca, haiti, rescue
Posted in Animal Welfare, International News Stories, National News Stories, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Tuesday night, Metro Council unanimously banned the outdoor/roadside sale of domestic animals, such as cats, dogs and small “pocket” pets within Nashville.
The bill was sponsored by councilwoman Karen Bennett of Inglewood, who is also the founder of Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary in Hendersonville. According to a statement she gave The Tennessean, the ban “should give some animals a better shot at healthy lives and reduce the number of situations in which people adopt animals that haven’t been treated properly.”
Posted from The Tennessean. Read the full article here.
Tags: Animal Sales, Animal Welfare, ban, banned, karen bennett, nashville, outdoor, roadside, tennessean
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Want to help be a voice for animals? Looking for a flexible and fun way to lend a paw to the cause? We’re looking for YOU! (more…)
Tags: animals, delivery, drivers, magazines, middle tn, nashville, volunteer, volunteering
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