Archive for October, 2007
Pet of the Week: Waldo
Waldo is an orange and white cat available at the Coulee Region Humane Society Inc. With a proper introduction, Waldo gets along with kids and other animals. He’s a young man so he surely has kitten energy. Won’t you consider Waldo?
Posted: October 31st, 2007 under Pet of the Week.
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Pet of the Week: Robbie
Robbie is the first pet of my new feature, Pet of the Week. Each Wednesday I’ll introduce you to a pet in or around Wisconsin that needs a home.
Robbie is an adorable grey tabby kitten. He’s a talkative, playful little fellow that is full of kitten energy. Robbie is FIV-positive, so he […]
Posted: October 24th, 2007 under Pet of the Week.
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Kitten Hung from Tree
A kitten, now named Pumpkin, hung in a tree as its torturers laughed and hit it. A kind citizen stopped the kids and saved Pumpkin. Thankfully Pumpkin is OK. Pumpkin is now at the Wisconsin Humane Society and will be available for adoption. Unfortunately Pumpkin’s attackers got away.
It’s a miracle that […]
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Thorp Protest Update
The Clark County Humane Society website has photos from the Sept. 22 puppy mill auction protest. Over 100 people showed up to protest!
One of the protesters was attacked, and this is what the CCHS website posted about the police response to the attack:
After extensive conversations with the police officers on duty at the protest, […]
Posted: October 18th, 2007 under Abuse and Neglect.
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The Clock is Ticking
DogsInDanger.com lists dogs in high kill shelters that are running out of time. If you can’t bring a dog home, please help spread the word about this site. Seeing all the dogs that have one day left before euthanasia is heartbreaking.
Posted: October 17th, 2007 under Good News & Good People.
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Only Two Years?
A Two Rivers man that stabbed the family dog eight times in a drunken fit will serve two years in prison and pay a fine of $1,361.
That’s it? This time it was the dog, next time it will be a child or spouse.
Read more at thonline.com
Posted: October 15th, 2007 under Abuse and Neglect.
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From Derby Winner to Dog Food
In 1986, Ferdinand was at the top of his game when he won the Kentucky Derby. Instead of retiring in peace, Ferdinand was slaughtered in Japan for food in 2002. Thousands of horses are slaughtered in America and sent overseas for human and pet food, or exported to be killed in other countries. […]
Posted: October 4th, 2007 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Shot in the Head, Left for Dead
I’ve been on vacation for a few days, so I’m catching up on the news.
Here is an awful story from Milwaukee. After being caught in a live trap, Christina the opossum was shot in the head with a pellet gun, wrapped in a bag and dumped in the trash. Christina also had babies […]
Posted: October 2nd, 2007 under Abuse and Neglect.
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