By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
An animal rights group will pay Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus $9.3 million to settle a lawsuit the circus filed after courts found that activists paid a former circus worker for his help in claiming the circus abused elephants.
An animal rights group will pay Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus $9.3 million to settle its part of a lawsuit stemming from claims the circus abused its elephants.
American TV reality stars Kim and Kourtney Kardashian celebrated the U.K. launch of their clothing line — the Kardashian Kollection — with a VIP party in London.
Rachael Ray is donating $500,000 to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to help pets and families who are struggling to rebound from Superstorm Sandy.
Rachael Ray is donating $500,000 to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to help pets and families who are struggling to rebound from Superstorm Sandy.
More owners are reporting lost or stolen pets, but the online nation is coming to the rescue.
Police say a former television screenwriter was arrested after punching his poodle in the face so hard that it died of a brain injury.
Summer television used to mean reruns. This year it's gone to the dogs.
Snarf was underweight with a heart murmur and a possible ulcer when he was rescued from a Kentucky puppy mill. He had hookworm, fleas and ticks, infections in his eyes and ears, red skin and patchy hair.
Despite the economic downturn, people are thankfully still giving to charity. Charitable giving rose 2 percent last year. The bad news is that donations to animal charities remained flat. Especially in these difficult times, donors are rightfully concerned about how to get the most bang for their buck. Having worked in the national animal welfare arena for more than 30 years, I've learned the best way to help animals is to avoid the slick national TV appeals for money and to give to local pet shelters.
Nearly 60 percent of American pet owners, including 55 percent of cat owners, say it is OK to have a cat declawed, but only 8 percent approve of having a dog's vocal cords removed, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll.
Human medications including dropped pills sickened more pets in the United States last year than any other toxin.
