Archives for Companion Animals
New ‘puppy mill’ pet store ban passes, while animal advocates debate exemption to the law
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ The Oceanside, California city council decided last night to ban the sales of dogs and cats from high-volume commercial breeders. Exemptions under the new...
New ‘puppy mill’ pet store ban planned in Oceanside, California
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ One more American town will probably soon join the ranks of several dozen others that have enacted bans on pet stores selling dogs and...
Breaking news: Hundreds of chinchillas rescued from southern California company
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ In a rescue operation that required eight hours and four teams of trained personnel, a local animal protection group removed more than 400 chinchillas...
Venereal disease, tar pits, poisonings plague ‘ghost’ dogs in Greek town
The following article about the “Ghost Dogs of Aspropyrgos” was first published on Animal Policy Examiner in July 2012. Recently one of the volunteers who cares for the dogs...
Puppy rescued from Chinese dog meat market steals the show at Humane Society benefit gala
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris It’s true that influential congress members, film and television stars, and other powerful patrons mingled among the 500 revelers at The Humane Society of the...
Radio announcers joke about abuse and killing of Chihuahuas
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Referring to a recent news story about a man allegedly caught on a gruesome video in the act of deliberately running over his own...
Second dog owned by man accused of killing Chihuahua is now missing, reports say
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ A second dog belonging to a man suspected of deliberately driving a car over his own Chihuahua has disappeared, according to the Daily Breeze....
Council rejects ‘puppy mill’ law to ban retail sales of commercially bred dogs
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ After a four-hour hearing peppered with heated moments, the Oceanside city council rejected a proposed ordinance that would have made it illegal for pet...
Tips for rescuers from the Companion Animal Welfare Conference
In Lena Yacoumopoulou’s first article for Animal Issues Reporter (AIR), she fills us in on proceedings at the Companion Animal Welfare Conference. AIR is pleased to welcome Yacoumopoulou, who...
Cheaters: Is there something you need to tell me?
Milestone! This is the 50th article on our fledgling little Animal Issues Reporter.org! It’s fitting that Anneloes Wagenaar Hummelinck should be its author, because she’s been wonderfully supportive of...
On election day remember the rescuers: Animal advocacy in the voting booth (Opinion)
In the United States, this is perhaps the most important day we’ll have for another four years— election day. The outcomes of thousands of local and national races will...
New journalist Krissy Guzman becomes Animal Issues Reporter’s first intern
By AIR Editorial Team Animal Issues Reporter (AIR) is delighted to introduce our very first intern, Krissy Guzman. Welcome Krissy! How did we luck into meeting Krissy? Recently AIR...
In memory of ‘Forgotten Dog’ Daniel, let’s get animals on the agenda (Opinion)
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris I rarely write news articles in the first person. To my mind, news is best delivered through traditional journalism, where reporters gather facts and viewpoints,...
‘Strong will to live’: Rescuers try new treatment for severely ill street dog Daniel
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris It’s a wrenching decision. You live in a city where thousands of homeless animals struggle to survive the nightmare of the streets. You work hard,...
Puppy importer brings in ‘defective’ animals, then leaves them at vet’s to be killed, says rescuer
An individual who imports puppies—perhaps from Hungary where there are many high-volume dog breeders—recently took two Jack Russell terriers to a vet in western Greece to have them euthanized...
Rescued Jack Russell pups don’t know they’re blind: Watch them play
Although Anastasia Aravantinou works full-time in her job as Western Greece district manager for DHL Express Hellas, she and other volunteers for Achaic Society for the Care of Animals...
Successful Facebooking for animal adoptions: Dutch shelter gets creative
Animal Issues Reporter.org is back! Chief editor’s fried laptop forced us into a 9-day hiatus, but now we’re up and at ‘em again, starting with this fun look at...
‘He will be loved’: Starved, nerve-damaged, mange-ravaged street dog fights for life in rescuers’ arms
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris “This is Daniel,” wrote Kelle Mann Davis in a Facebook post yesterday under the photo of a wretchedly emaciated, nearly bald young hound-shepherd mix. “Shelly...
Want to defeat an animal protection law? Tea Party might help
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris If you’re trying to kill or modify a proposed animal welfare law—for example one that regulates high-volume commercial breeders or “puppy mills”—you might want to...
Lobbyists to ‘pay the price’ for helping animal welfare groups in Missouri
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ In this year’s election season, lobbyist firms who helped in the push for a law to regulate dog breeding in Missouri—condemned by animal protection...