One Nation Under Dog: Stories of Fear, Loss & Betrayal will make its debut tonight at 8 p.m. on HBO. The film focuses on the sobering and often shocking realities behind America’s relationship with dogs, taking an unflinching look not only at how far some dog lovers will go for their pets, but also how far the nation must still go before all dogs are treated humanely. One Nation Under Dog: Stories of Fear, Loss & Betrayal offers an eye-opening, three-part portrait of America’s complex relationship with dogs – Fear, Loss, and Betrayal. Many people do not know that 25% of dogs in shelters are actually purebreds, and many pet store dogs come from mass breeding operations known as puppy mills. For many dogs from mills and animal shelters, rescue is the only hope of survival. The Betrayal segment follows front-line volunteers (some from right here in the DFW...
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Amanda Lollar, Bat World Sanctuary win $6.1 million judgment against Mary Cummins
Have you heard about this? A well-known and well-respected North Texas bat rescue and sanctuary has been under fire from a disgruntled ex-volunteer for years. Mary Cummins, posing as a whistle-blower has been alledgeing all kinds of misdeeds by the sanctuary since leaving her internship there in 2010. Most rational people I talked to thought it was all lies and craziness, but Mary Cummins never let up. Until today, when a judge awarded the bat sanctuary 6.1 million dollars in damages. Here’s the press release, in its entirety from Bat World: Bat World Sanctuary, an international non-profit organization devoted to rescuing and rehabilitating bats, and its president, Amanda Lollar of Mineral Wells were awarded $6.1 million in damages by a Tarrant County district judge today in a defamation lawsuit. After a four-day trial the court found that Mary Cummins of Los Angeles, California had committed defamation against Amanda Lollar...
PetSmart Charities celebrates 5-millionth adoption this Saturday
PetSmart® and PetSmart Charities® are hosting a High Five! party in every PetSmart store in North America tomorrow to celebrate the 5-millionth pet adopted through their in-store adoption program since 1994. DATE: Saturday, June 16 TIME: 11 am – 1 pm (local time) LOCATION: All PetSmart stores in North America Pet trainers on hand from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to teach each pet owner/dog duo how to “high five” A 5-year-old rescued Husky named Dodge found his forever home – and was the 5 millionth pet adopted from a PetSmart Charities adoption center. Staggering Stat: Today, more than 1,100 pets are adopted through the PetSmart Charities Adoption Centers located inside every PetSmart store in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. That’s 400,000 pets who find homes each year, accounting for about 10 percent of all U.S. adoptions. Subscribe via email (above right) so you don’t miss...
Appalled by internet sales of puppies? The USDA needs to know.
Concerned about puppy mills, large commercial breeders,and others who would sell a puppy – site-unseen – over the Internet, and then ship it to a home thousands of miles away they’ve never even visited? Here’s your chance to do something about this awful practice, and hopefully get some protection for those puppies. Under the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), commercial breeders selling directly to pet stores (Business to Business) must be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). However, the AWA does not regulate breeders that sell directly to the public (Business to Consumer). The AWA was passed in 1966, prior to the Internet. Now there is a growing trend among commercial puppy breeders and puppy mills to cut out the middleman – the pet shop – and use websites to sell their dogs – without ANY regulation. So now the USDA has issued a recommended AWA...
Celebrate Adopt A Shelter Cat month with a loving companion for only $30
June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month and to celebrate, Dallas Animal Services is reducing adoption fees for all pets to just $30 every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday through June 30th. With over 80 great cats and kittens, and more than 150 dogs and puppies to choose from, there are plenty to choose from. The shelter is located at the corner of I-30 and Westmoreland in Dallas – just minutes from Uptown and the West Village. They’re open Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. With so much to offer, you’re sure to find just the right companion for your family. For more information, visit the Dallas Animal Services website, Petfinder.com or find them on Facebook or Twitter.
3-year, $5 million Big Fix for Big D kicks off
The Big Fix for Big D was publicly launched at a press conference this morning at St. Philip’s School and Community Center. The ground-breaking, 3-year, $5 million initiative’s goal is to reduce the high rates of euthanasia at Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center that is caused by unchecked breeding, resulting in thousands more animals than the system is able to handle. The Big Fix for Big D offers $20 spay and neuter surgeries, vaccinations and registration for animals in 18 of the highest-need zip code areas of Dallas beginning June 7, 2012. Big Fix for Big D partners include Dallas Animal Services (DAS), the Kaufman County Animal Awareness Project (KCAAP), Metroplex Animal Coalition (MAC) and the SPCA of Texas. The first year of the “Big Fix for Big D” initiative will be funded by the Companion Animal Funders Coalition, which includes the City of Dallas, The Dallas Foundation,...
Movie producers scouring shelters and using Facebook to find Benji look-alike
It’s hard to believe that it has been 38 years since the original “Benji” move debuted in 1974. Now Walden Media (the Chronicles of Narnia series) is teaming up with writer-director-producer Brandon Camp (Love Happens) on a contemporary reboot of the wildly successful film franchise, and they are using Facebook to help cast a leading mutt to star in the movie’s title role. Did you know the original Benji was “discovered” in a shelter in California? So in addition to the Facebook search, the filmmakers will also be scouring animal shelters, as well as traditional animal talent agencies and trainers for dogs that have the looks, onscreen charisma and ability to take direction required to step into the film’s starring role. Director Brandon Camp and renowned Animal Trainer Mark Forbes have been searching high and low for just the right dog. “Brandon and I attended the Best Friends Animal...
Cat Matchers offers special deal on loveable tabby cats
The folks at Cat Matchers love cats, but their foster homes are overflowing, so during the month of June they’re offering a special adoption fee for all their ever-popular tabby cats. Tabby cats are sweet and gentle and have a happy-go-lucky personality. They love to play and explore and are energetic and loyal. Tabbies come in stripes, whorls, swirls, dots and dashes and also in many different colors. We have our own tabby cats, and can attest to the fact that love fun. Ours are some of the most out-going cats we’ve ever had the pleasure of sharing our home with. All through the month of June, you can adopt any tabby cat over 16 weeks of age from Cat Matchers for only $50. The adoption fee includes the spay/neuter surgery, testing for feline leukemia/AIDS and vaccinations. If you want a playful, gentle, intelligent companion, you’ll definitely want to...
FreeHand introduces new buy one, donate one, dog food program
FreeHand today announced a new line of high quality dog food that helps shelters and rescue groups save at-risk dogs in the community. FreeHand Meals are nutritious, balanced, super premium meals for your dog, and every time you purchase a bag of FreeHand to feed your dog, the company will donate the exact same amount of food to a shelter or rescue to feed a dog in need – pound-for-pound, scoop-for-scoop, meal-for-meal – every day, with no maximum. Local spa and doggy daycare provider The Petropolitan teamed up with FreeHand as they worked on this new line of social justice products – products that benefit local rescue organizations and free up funds for achieving the ultimate goal, saving animals. All FreeHand foods are premium natural foods free of corn, wheat, gluten and soy, and they will be available for purchase at The Petropolitan, 408 South Harwood in Dallas, beginning...
Update: One lost foster dog found, another remains missing near Stonebriar Mall
Last week, we reported that two foster dogs from Animal Rescue of Texas were missing after their foster mom’s car was in an accident. The car flipped, the back window blew out, both dogs took off and no one had seen them since. There is some good news to report today. Domino, the white male terrier, was spotted by a good Samaritan in a residential neighborhood near Thorncliff Dr and Autumwood Dr in Frisco last night, but he bolted when approached. Today, however, they were able to coax him with food and made the phone call his foster mom had been waiting for. Sadly, Jolie, the little black and tan Chihuahua is still missing. Searchers think she may be in the same area where Domino was found, but know she could be anywhere within a few miles of the accident, which took place at 121 and Preston Road. If...
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