Submitted by For The Love of the Dog

The other day I brought you the story of the Barboza Family and their dog Bobby being shot three times by a Teton County, Idaho deputy. Here’s yet another story of a dog being shot and this time killed by officers of the law.
This took place in Prince […]

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Petophilia
On November 20, I used the word “petophilia“, giving only a brief description of the word’s meaning. I think it will be worth explaining in some detail this phenomenon, since Malta appears not to be immune to it.
I found some relevant information on this phenomenon on the Backlander website. Although […]

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Flabbergasted by the arguments of a “self-styled” animal rights advocate
It looks like I earned myself a new fan. Mr George Callus writes the following letter (entitled “Animal welfare action”) in today’s The Times:
“Flabbergasted is not a strong enough word to describe my reaction to a letter published on November […]

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Franco Farrugia writes a somewhat long letter in today’s The Times in response to an article by Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, who wrote about what his government is supposedly doing for “animal welfare”, an article to which I had replied and raised the ire of a certain George Callus. […]

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Earlier this month, Loretta Parsons of Grayson County, Virginia, was arrested and charged with 24 counts of animal cruelty, 16 counts of no tags, and 16 counts of no vaccinations. This having to do with the atrocious conditions under which she ran her puppy mills.
On November 9th, officials […]

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Richmond County Animal Control is asking for the public’s help with a horrendous dog murder case. The tortured and mutilated remains of a male shepherd or terrier mix dog was found in the James River near Forest Hill Park on Tuesday and they’re offering a $2,500 reward in […]

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I had been planning to put something together since in many parts of the US and North America the thermometers are starting to dip and it’s definitely beginning to chill, then I got a great article from the ASPCA and decided to go with their article and give […]

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The Barboza family was shocked and stunned when earlier this week Teton County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Gutierrez showed up at their door demanding their dog, Bobby.
Mr. Barboza, Bobby’s owner, said, “He says, ‘I’m here to put him down. I’m here to kill him.’”
Gutierrez claimed that there was a […]

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I absolutely hate puppy mills!! And I hate the people who run them! I’m not going to mince words here. What they do to those dogs and puppies is nothing but torture and abuse, let’s not candy coat it!
Being a Wisconsinite, the growing puppy mill problem here sickens […]

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To those of you in the US and who celebrate Thanksgiving, I wish to extend to you special wishes for a
Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!
This is a day for us to reflect and really think about all the bounty we have in our lives, our friends and family, the […]

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A friend sent me this very sweet and touching story and it goes to show the love and healing power of dogs. I hope it touches you as it did me and perhaps you’ll take a minute to ‘visit’ Rachel as well.
A young lady named Rachel Ridout used […]

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Releases Annual Report Ranking Animal Cruelty Laws Across the Nation
San Francisco, Calif. – Alaska, Arkansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, and Utah are the five best states in the country to be an animal abuser, according to a new report released today by the Animal Legal […]

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