The First Amendment to the United States Constitution as enacted by the federal statute 1983 (42 USC 1983) grants irrevocable rights of freedom of speech to both shelter volunteers working at animal shelters and the public visiting them. Volunteers at … please continue reading
Update: WITN.com reported that authorities have identified the former Carteret County Humane Society director as Candace Christopherson. According to a report issued by North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood, an N.C. animal shelter director spent more than $67,000 on 2,200 expenses allegedly … please continue reading
Instead of compiling my favorite articles for 2015, this year I’d like to discuss the greatest issue myself and many other animal advocates faced this past year: whether or not a rescue is legitimate or a scam. I’ll explain as best … please continue reading
If you live in the city of Chillicothe, Missouri, USA or within reasonable driving distance this is a chance to adopt a relatively rare rescue cat. This is a cat with more than the usual number of toes: a polydactyl … please continue reading
Ninety-nine percent of people in an emergency or under very difficult and exceptional conditions pull together and are on their best behaviour. It’s just a natural human trait. However, some unscrupulous people like to exploit others under these circumstances and … please continue reading
Your input is required, please, in the answering the question. This is a difficult article to write on for several reasons. I don’t want to appear to be singling out any particular rescue and would appreciate some reader feedback on … please continue reading
2015 has been a difficult year for cat rescues, where many are doing their best to save the abused, unwanted cats soon to be killed in shelters. The difficulty is taking the form of unfounded negligence complaints. Animal advocates and … please continue reading
We are told by Associated Press via the Daily Mail newspaper that significant strides have taken place since Hurricane Katrina took 2,000 human lives and displaced or killed hundreds of thousands of dogs cats and other animals. At the time … please continue reading
There’s a mystery surrounding the death of a one-year-old cat named Penny who was identified as afraid, who was recently euthanized at a North Carolina shelter. According to “Harnett Hawk” (see comment on this page), two volunteers petted her without … please continue reading
This is a cute, loving cat story and to me it brings to mind the spread of the domestic cat many hundreds of years ago from the Middle East, and subsequently other countries, to all corners of the globe. A … please continue reading
