Animals News
 CBS Local | Fort Worth's animal shelter overcrowding crisis is averted for now Fort Worth Star Telegram By Bill Hanna FORT WORTH -- After a public appeal for residents to adopt shelter animals, the fear of euthanizing them has been temporarily averted. As of 4 pm Thursday, officials at the Chuck Silcox Animal Shelter said 407 animals had been adopted or ... Shelter Animals in Danger of Euthanization in Fort Worth Overcrowded Shelter May Euthanize Healthy Animals Residents Adopt In Droves, Saves Fort Worth Animals From Euthanasia |
Senator Feinstein's Egg Bill (S. 3239) Faces Strong Opposition from Animal ... MarketWatch (press release) The Humane Farming Association (HFA) and a coalition of animal protection organizations today expressed outrage over Senator Feinstein's introduction of "The Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012" (S. 3239). Referred to by many as the Rotten ... |
 PETA | UTMB shakes up animal research center Daily News - Galveston County By Laura Elder GALVESTON ? The University of Texas Medical Branch earlier this month fired three key employees of its Animal Resources Center and disciplined a researcher over the way laboratory animals were treated, officials said Thursday. University Labs Cited for Violations?Again! |
Honoring animals among the dead MiamiHerald.com Last September, someone on the corporate ladder at PETCO - one of the nation's largest pet store chains - abandoned 200 animals in the chain's store in my hometown of Johnson City, NY, despite officials' evacuation order as a tropical storm approached. |
 CBS News | Exotic animal regulations head to Ohio governor CBS News COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Legislation that would tighten regulations on owning exotic animals in Ohio was headed Tuesday to the governor for his expected signature, months after authorities were forced to shoot dozens of lions, tigers and other dangerous ... Exotic animal bill heading to Kasich Ohio lawmakers set new limits on owning exotic animals |
 New York Times | Scientists find what made some whales the largest animals on Earth Los Angeles Times By Thomas H. Maugh II US and Canadian researchers have discovered a grapefruit-sized organ in the chin of rorqual (baleen) whales that controls the expansion of their massive jaws during feeding and that has allowed them to become the largest animals ... Whale Sensory Organ In Animals' Jaws Helps With Feeding, Scientists Say New sense organ helps giant whales to coordinate the world's biggest mouthfuls UBC, US scientists identify organ that helps whales gulp up prey |
Prince George's County Animal Watch Washington Post The following cases were received recently by the Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources Animal Management Group. Call 301-780-7200 for directions to the county animal shelter, hours of operation and adoption and licensing ... |
Lakewood approves agreement with nonprofit emergency animal shelter group Contra Costa Times By Phillip Zonkel Staff Writer LAKEWOOD - Pet owners will continue to receive assistance with their animals if a major disaster or emergency happens, thanks to an agreement passed this week by the City Council. The city approved the non-monetary ... |
Animals To Take Over Alpharetta Library Patch.com AFLS Zoo Atlanta will bring the animals to you as it sends the ZooMobile to library branches throught Fulton County, including two visits to Alpharetta on June 20 and July 23. Library branches in Johns Creek and Roswell also will get visits in case the ... |
Animal Festival big hit in Buellton Santa Ynez Valley Journal By Jeremy Foster, Staff Writer Dozens of animal lovers attended the 2nd annual Valley Pets' Animal Festival on Saturday, an event that paired people with orphaned dogs and offered low-cost licensing, vaccinations and microchipping for their four-legged ... Oversupply of animals Adopting a better option than buying pets - PETA Evidence not required by Animals Act |