The state of Deleware has a new law to help prevent animal cruelty, and it’s great news for the homeless cats. Governor John Carney was surrounded by cats and cat lovers on Monday when he signed House Bill 235 into law, ensuring that animal cruelty laws apply to ALL cats, including feral and stray. The […]
Police arrested a woman in Holiday, Florida, after they found 37 cats and a dog locked in the back of a U-Haul truck without food, water, or air conditioning. After receiving numerous complaints from neighbors, Pasco County deputies say they found almost 50 cats and a dog locked inside the storage area and the cab
A woman who has rescued thousands of abandoned cats is desperately trying to rehome 40 of them after being told she has just months to live. Seven weeks ago 64-year-old Marlene Brewer found out she has terminal lung cancer. She told The Lancashire Post, “The doctor told me the cancer was terminal and I asked
A massive donation of critical veterinary health supplies was sent to those in the wake of hurricane Florence to help thousands of pets affected by the storm and floods. GreaterGood.org is partnering with Elanco Animal Health, a subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company to send two 53-foot long trailers (donated by Daum Trucking) carrying medical supplies
It will soon be illegal to finance the purchase of dogs, cats or other companion animals through lease-to-own programs in New York state. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation on Monday to ban the financing agreements, in which pets are used as security. The law will take effect in 90 days. Those in support of the
Terry Lauerman is giving us all retirement goals. The 75-year old man visits Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary every day and takes naps with the resident cats! Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is a cage-free shelter that takes in cats that would otherwise be euthanized. Terry didn’t plan to be a professional cat-napper. He
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning pet owners and veterinarians of the risk of serious neurologic events including seizures, muscle tremors, and ataxia in dogs and cats treated with certain flea and tick medications. Pet owners using flea and tick medications in the isoxazoline class – specifically Bravecto, Nexgard or Simparica and the newest FDA-approved
Though the heavy rains from Hurricane Florence have moved out of North Carolina and Virginia, many rivers are in flood – and still rising – putting more people, property, and pets in danger. One cat, in particular, was stuck on a fence outside a flooded restaurant, The Baron and The Beef, in the city of Kinston,
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that officially makes it illegal to knowingly slaughter, ship, transport, move, deliver, receive, possess, purchase, sell or donate a dog or cat or his or her parts for human consumption. It may come as a surprise to many, but until the U.S. House of Representatives’
Steve’s Real Food of Salt Lake City, Utah is voluntarily recalling one lot of 5lb Turducken Recipe, one lot of 2lb Quest Emu Diet, and one lot of 2lb Quest Beef Diet, due to their possible Salmonella and/or L. mono contamination. The affected products were nationally distributed and are identified with the following UPC codes and the
