animalman | February 23, 2010
Over the last few weeks, we have featured several cases of neglect and cruelty – Councillor Woods’ dog, who was starved, and her puppies died; Lucky Lucy who escaped with her life after being tied to a railway track; the little fox terrier buried alive, also named Lucky; the horse that was still being used [...]
animalman | February 12, 2010
It’s a question I get often, and there are so many ways you can help that it’s truly easy to get involved. Every time you take action in even the smallest way, you add your efforts to those of others, and together we can start moving this mountain that is the domestic animal crisis:
Tell others [...]
animalman | February 8, 2010
(It’s great when the public respond to situations, and it’s even better when the animal escapes what would have been a slow and agonising death. What kind of person does this to an animal? In my opinion they should be behind bars, since they are a threat to society. I would like to point out [...]
animalman | February 3, 2010
The American SPCA has published the TOP 10 Pet Toxins of 2009- and here they are:
1. Human Medications
For several years, human medications have been number one on the ASPCA’s list of common hazards, and 2009 was no exception. Last year, the ASPCA managed 45,816 calls involving prescription and over-the-counter drugs such as painkillers, cold medications, [...]
animalman | January 18, 2010
(There are some tough women working in animal welfare in South Africa, and they don’t come any tougher than Nikki Botha. Here is a copy of her recent response to some of the weakest justifications I have ever seen from a political party. If you want to see the letter from Geordin Hill-Lewis that prompted [...]
