24 Jul
Archive for July, 2008
21 Jul
Tiger Ranch Update: Video Shows Seized Cats Four Months Later
A recent article from WPXI Channel 11’s website…
Cats Taken From Tiger Ranch Recovering At Clarion Shelter
July 17, 2008
by Karen Welles, Target 11 Investigator
PITTSBURGH — Four months ago hundreds of cats were removed from the Tiger Ranch Cat Sanctuary near Tarentum.
The ranch owner, Linda Bruno, was charged with hundreds of counts of animal cruelty.
But what has [...]
09 Jul
Pregnancy Testing for Cats
Lately I’ve become more involved in TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) projects in our area.
It’s always a challenge to determine whether a female feral cat is pregnant. I’m always in a state of anxiety, carefully looking at their profiles, thinking, “Oh, dear. She looks like she could be pregnant. Is she pregnant?” Given the opportunity, I would always [...]
04 Jul
Bush’s Last Independence Day
President Bush spoke at Monticello this morning, at a naturalization ceremony for 72 new American Citizens.
Accounts of the ceremony and protests have been published here: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/34528
Excerpts and images from the reports:
Protesters shouting “war criminal” and “impeach Bush” disrupted President Bush’s speech Friday morning during the Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello.
Lee Catlin, community [...]
01 Jul
Cato Institute Report – “Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America”
I recently read this white paper, originally published July 17, 2006 at the Cato Institute’s website.
Though raids by animal control officers haven’t gone quite as far “over the top” as the raids discussed by Balko, there are disturbing parallels.
The full paper can be accessed online at: http://www.cato.org/pubs/wtpapers/balko_whitepaper_2006.pdf.
The executive summary appears below.
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Overkill: The Rise of [...]
