Case will go before a jury to determine ownership of injured dog signed over to a rescue under a ‘medical release’

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An Anderson, South Carolina woman will have to go to court in May to determine who gets custody of her dog after it was given to a Golden Retriever rescue under a ‘medical release’ after the dog was possibly hit by a car, where he suffered injuries. Forgive the long article but it’s necessary …

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Kansas: Who can you call when state and local authorities don’t do their job properly investigating animal neglect?

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This is the story of a group of animal advocates who have been trying for a long time to find help for several horses owned by a woman they don’t believe is caring for them properly. I wanted to write on the situation because there are many such cases all across the U.S. and …

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Massachusetts fire department called to Cape Cod home to rescue cat stuck in a wall

cat stuck in wall

A Massachusetts fire department was called to a home on Thursday to perform what they described as a ‘technical rescue involving patience’ after a curious cat named Phoebe found herself stuck inside the void space of a wall at a Hyannis, Cape Cod home. The owners had done their best to lure Phoebe out …

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NC shelter cat is ‘a jerk’ and she’s single and ready to be socially awkward with a socially awkward human

The blatantly honest post by a Spruce Pine, North Carolina animal shelter about one of their cats has gone viral, in part due to the ‘cranky’ nature of the cat who needs a forever home. The Facebook post has been shared more than 5,000 times on social media since it went up on Wednesday. …

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Brother Wolf Animal Rescue-Asheville served cease and desist notice after announcing they’ll kill ‘dangerous animals’

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I’d like to caution readers that this article will be long and confusing and the comment section even more so. There’s a serious situation taking place at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue-Asheville (NC) that has put the animal rescue community into shock and fury. It concerns the killing of dogs that BWAR says are too …

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New federal court filing by NC man who says his cats had ‘civil rights’ violated

cat seized

A federal court filing in Gaston County, North Carolina is drawing a lot of attention in the cat advocacy community after a cat owner whose cats were seized back in November says his 16 felines have civil rights too and those rights have been violated. Damon Fields, 37, of Cherryville had an unexpected visit …

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Discussion: How many dogs and cats are injured or dead after being placed back in harms way using intimidation and deceit?

Baby Yoda rescue cat to be a celeb

I have a discussion question. How many dogs and cats are injured or dead after being placed in harms way using intimidation and deceit? I would say ‘found’ injured or dead but in many cases we may never know the outcome. I’ve reported on two cases this past week alone involving those who should …

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