Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials met with regional public service agencies and animal control specialists throughout Southern California Thursday to discuss pet travel safety, a growing concern in Orange County.
According to the animal safety advocacy group Bark Buckle UP, first-responders to car accidents have seen a three-fold increase in incidents where an animal is involved.
CLAIRE LOW | 17/11/2008 12:19:00 PM
Canberra dog rescue and foster charities are facing a busy lead-up to Christmas with some owners using the economic crisis as an excuse to dump their pets, according to two organisations.
ACT Rescue and Foster and Canberra Pooch Rescue are among those dealing with an influx of dogs.
Canberra Pooch Rescue foster carer Maree Sheahan said she saw a man surrendering his dog, saying he was unable to afford to feed it.
''I said, 'Do you drink and smoke?' And he just turned away from me. He wouldn't look at me after that,'' she said.
AS the credit crunch bites, North Devon's pets are now feeling the pinch.
Animal aid organisations in the region are reporting a huge rise in pets of all kinds losing their homes as owners can no longer afford to care for them.
They are facing a double edged sword: care facilities now bursting at the seams as more and more animals come in and fewer people are offering new homes as they think hard about the cost of another pet.
And this is all adding hugely to the costs of the charities themselves at a time when fund raising is also becoming more difficult.
By P. Michael Conn| November 12, 2008 | http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-conn12-2008nov12,...
Words convey more than concepts; they stir up our feelings and direct our thoughts. Racial and religious epithets have started riots, and calling the police officer who pulls your speeding car over "Sir" is a smart way for you to start the conversation.
By Mary Clarke | 06 Nov 2008 | http://www.gleebirmingham.com/
Pets at Home has introduced a ready meal for dogs in response to customer demand for convenience foods for pets. The retailer said dogs increasingly travel with owners on days out, holidays and camping trips and said there was a need for food that could be provided on the go.
By Catherine Elsworth in Denver | Last Updated: 7:00PM GMT 05 Nov 2008 | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
The new First Pet will be an as yet unnamed puppy, according to the Illinois senator's victory speech in which he thanked his family for their support and told daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven: "I love you more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."
The girls, who will be the youngest residents of the White House since Amy Carter moved in aged nine in 1977, beamed at the news.
15:25 GMT, Wednesday, 5 November 2008 | http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Hundreds of exotic animals were found by police who raided two adjoining houses in Oldham.
Drugs, jewellery, and a machete were also found at the properties on Dowry Street, Fitton Hill, on Tuesday.
Officers found swarms of black beetles before removing "hundreds" of animals including four snakes, fourteen Gecko lizards, snapping turtles and chickens.
Sgt Rob Howarth, from Greater Manchester Police, said the house was "like a zoo".
By Mark Nicklawske |Wednesday, November 5, 2008 9:56 AM CST | http://www.presspubs.com/
WYOMING — The pets come in boxes, wet animal carriers or leashed to the ashtray outside the door and they keep coming in unheard of numbers.
The Northwoods Humane Society has had 16 dogs and cats abandoned in its parking lot and driveway in the last six weeks, the biggest outbreak of unwanted pets in recent memory. Organizers believe the increase is directly related to the tough economic times.
October 20, 2008 | http://www.northfloridanewsdaily.com/News
In an effort to keep unwanted exotic pets out of Florida’s native ecosystems, the FWC and Jacksonville Zoo will host the fourth Nonnative Pet Amnesty Day Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Jacksonville.
Nonnative reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish and mammals will be accepted; domestic pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets) will not be accepted.
"It’s illegal to release a nonnative animal into the wild in Florida, and it could be detrimental for the animal and the environment," said Jenny Tinnell, FWC biologist.
By Mike Clary | South Florida Sun-Sentinel | http://www.sun-sentinel.com
4:03 PM EDT, September 7, 2008
For the first time in the history of pre-hurricane evacuations of the Florida Keys, Monroe County residents will be able to take their pets - even snakes and spiders - as long as they are properly caged.
Monroe County Emergency Management Officials announced Sunday afternoon the results of an agreement with Miami-Dade County Emergency Management and Florida International University, according to EOC spokeswoman Sharon Harrold.