Archive for July, 2009
District 11 Supervisor John Avalos has teamed up with Intersection for the Arts , Out of Site Youth Arts Center , Tree Frog Treks and local community members to create a one-night FREE family event this Friday.
WHERE: Mission Street between Ocean Avenue and Onodaga Avenue (in the…
Every year in the United States, 3.5 million children are bitten by dogs, and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated that by age 12, half of all children in this country will have experienced a dog bite.
Children under the age of seven are…
Here we go again. Another wave of “101 Dalmatians syndrome” is headed to a town near you — and instead of Dalmatians or Chihuahuas or Ferrets, this time the new “it” pet of the moment is that oft misunderstood rodent, the guinea pig .
Post pics of your “cavy critters” here in our new …
Michael Vick, free after serving 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring , was reinstated with conditions by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today. Now all he needs is a team to call his own.
According to an article on ESPN.com, Vick can immediately take part in preseason…
Dog and cock fighting rings are all too commonly in the news, but canary fighting? Yep. Now this too. People apparently pit these songbirds against each other and watch them fight to the death.
Yesterday, police in the small town of Shelton, Connecticut, seized more than 100 of the small…
I love weddings because they are always chock full of surprises. Like when an outrageously wild gal pal busts out with an ultra traditional pomp-and-circumstance, made-for-TV church ceremony, complete with white dress, veil and nine bridesmaids.
As a guest, you just never know what you might…
The Humane Society of Missouri has issued an urgent call to rescue groups to help find homes for the dogs deemed eligible for adoption that were rescued in the largest U.S. raid on dogfighters earlier this month.
The more than 400 dogs seized from dogfighting operations in Missouri and…
I grew up in a sleepy town in the Midwest where I busied myself with a slew of wholesome country cliches, including (but not limited to) climbing trees, building forts, catching frogs, and, yes, occasionally driving tractors. (Sort of like ” Footloose ” minus the heavy religious overtones.)
I…
Michael Smith, the father of the newborn baby who was snatched from his crib on Monday by the family’s dog , spoke to Diane Sawyer of “Good Morning America” yesterday. (Watch the video here .)
The Smith’s son, Alexander James, whom they call ” AJ,” remains in critical, but stable condition…
We’ve all heard it before: a diet rich in fish is good for the heart. But now there’s new evidence that eating a healthy dose of PETA’s recently rebranded “sea kittens” can help ward off dementia as well.
(I couldn’t resist posting a quick note about this study on the heels of PETA’s…
