Archive for January 2nd, 2008

I Stole Your Dog Today

Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
I stole your dog today. No, I didn’t set a foot on
your property, but from the condition of your dog, I
can imagine what it looks like…the word “junkyard”
comes to mind.
I found her along a road, with a heavy chain wrapped
around her neck, still attached to rotten boards from
her [...]

Dog Owners Fighting Pit Bull Bans

Submitted by For The Love of the Dog

Sadly we are seeing more and more dog bans popping us in cities and towns across the country, most notably against pit bulls but in Arkansas some people are fighting back.
Richard Venable of Lonoke, Darius Sims of Jacksonville, Phillip McCormick of Beebe, and Mike Kierry of North Little [...]

‘Listen’ to Your Dog ‘Talk’

Submitted by For The Love of the Dog

Dogs are pretty intelligent animals among the domestic pets. They have the ability to communicate with humans, other dogs and even other animals. They do this by using body signs and different vocals indications. The signs are made with the help of body movement involving eyes, ears, eyebrows, [...]

Good News- American Med Schools No Longer Using Dogs

Submitted by For The Love of the Dog

One bit of good news to hail in 2008, the last American Medical School that operated on live dogs to examine their beating hearts has now abandoned this ‘old school’ practice.
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine of New York was the last to use this method to study [...]

No need to worry - FKNK will keep amusing us in 2008

Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG

It seems like the new year’s resolution of Lino Farrugia, secretary of the bird-murder federation, is to continue amusing us with his nonsense throughout the year 2008. In today’s The Times, Mr Farrugia writes:
“The Federation for Hunting and Conservation (sic) - Malta (FKNK) refers to the news item Hunters Complain [...]