In The News

Karen Anderson, with the Lethal White Aussie Rescue in South Carolina was overjoyed with the publicity her very first 2006 Spring Fling held in Beaufort on April 1st!

Karen posted to the rescue group "Our Very Own Rosalie is THE RESCUE STORY OF THE 2006 SPRINGPETFLING!"
Rosalie was one of the lucky ones -- she was found wandering aimlessly at a truck stop when animal control picked her up. Maureen Dellolio, operator of Our Lady of Mercy's Catnip Cottage in Summerville, said the agency's routine procedure is euthanasia for deaf and blind dogs, but that they made an exception for Rosalie when they saw her wagging her tail in the parking lot after climbing a six-foot fence, escaping from her pen. Roasalie now has her forever home with Maureen where she is able to detect cancer and diabetes in the cats!

You can read the entire article at The Beaufort Gazette Online: Pet fling raises awareness, fun.

Memphis, Tenn. (USA) - Last week The Commercial Appeal reported on a recent Tennessee Court ruling that was "worthy of a standing ovation."

Animal cruelty doesn't always require baseball bats and knives. If you've ever heard the phrase "puppy mill", you know what I'm talking about. Las week an animal cruelty conviction was upheld by Judge Alan Glenn, rebuking the appeal of a couple from Humboldt who had bred and kept as many as 350 dogs sick and starving in filthy kennels.

Not only did Judge Glenn deal very sternly with the offenders, he delivered an excellent oratory that ought to be framed above the door of every court that handles animal abuse cases.

Go to the link at Dogs in the News to find out what he did!

• With thanks to the Friends of Kern County Shelter Animals list where it was posted!

For the most current information on the El Dorado County Aussie puppy mill in Northern California, please visit the NorCal Aussie Rescue Puppy Mill Bust site.