Animal Welfare & Policy

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (803+ words) Sadly, Dolly Parton can't continue to sing to Jolene, but the staff at High Country Humane-Butler Campus still sing Jolene's praises. They describe this 2-year-old mixed breed as "enthusiastic about life." At times she is so enthusiastic that she may…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (188+ words) A 57-year-old Warren woman convicted by plea of animal cruelty for keeping 20 dogs and four turtles in deplorable conditions was sentenced to six days time-served and one-year probation. Michelle Reyntiens received the sentence today from Macomb County Circuit Judge Anthony…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (153+ words) Pet of the Week Daily Independent The Daily Independent‘s Pet of the Week is Molly. The 7-year-old German pit “was a bait dog before we rescued her,” according to her owner. She loves helping take care of…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (202+ words) HCH Pet of the Week: Magnet Arizona Daily Sun Meet Magnet, a playful 9-month-old who has spent far too much of his young life in a shelter. He arrived at the shelter back in January with a group of other…...

8+ hour, 9+ min ago   (998+ words) When the best ponies from across the U.S. travelled to the Kentucky Horse Park in August, there was a very special pony among them who had already beaten the odds. Just Do It (“Nike”) and his owner/rider Adelaide Thompson had…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (172+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – It’s the beginning of the week, which means it’s time to introduce the Montgomery Humane Society’s Pets of the Week. This week we have Trolli and Julep. Trolli is a 5-month-old domestic shorthair kitten. She craves affection and…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (135+ words) CTV News Local shelter says older animals often overlooked The HART animal rescue and Scout the dog joins Your Morning Edmonton to talk about the animals that often get overlooked, despite being great companions. Officer tackles motorcyclist who allegedly fled…...

59+ min ago   (22+ words) Could Gunner, Gemma or Little be your perfect pet today? USA Today Could Gunner, Gemma or Little be your perfect pet today?...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (296+ words) WINTER PARK, Fla. — Puppy Rescue Flights, a Winter Park-based nonprofit, has transported more than 12,000 rescued animals from overcrowded shelters in Alabama to adoption partners across Florida since its founding in 2010. Puppy Rescue Flights was created by founder, president, and pilot…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago   (199+ words) A cat was rescued from a candle fire in a third-floor flat. The blaze, which broke out at a block of flats on Mount Pleasant Road in Hackney, destroyed part of a three-room flat in the early hours of Saturday,…...