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Greensboro - Humane Society of the United States North Carolina State Director Kim Alboum will be hosting a “Lobbying 101″ class at the Piedmont Humane Society. This class will educate you on how to meet your representatives and talk about animal welfare issues. Day: January 27 Animal advocates say it’s a growing problem that has left uncounted animals to suffer. “Unfortunately, people get animals and it’s like, ‘This towel is old; I’m going to throw it away.’ They get an animal, and they do the same thing,” said Brenda Overman, president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of the Triad. Read more Raleigh, N.C. — The lives of dogs and cats in shelters are now protected under provisions of a tougher state law requiring domesticated dogs and cats to be held for at least 72 hours before getting euthanized or put up for adoption. Read more Paulette saw the inhumane treatment of dogs (and even some cats) kept constantly on chains in her community, and she launched a proactive plan over more than a decade to address the problem through city ordinances and public education. Read more NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Officials at the New Hanover County animal shelter have decided to stop using carbon monoxide chambers as a method to put animals to sleep. “Jean and I are both proud to be proactive in doing away with the chamber,” said Dr. Bob Weedon. Read More NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Several area gas chambers used for euthanizing animals are shut down for now, but will likely open again soon. Some animal advocates say there’s no reason to use gas chambers, but animal control workers beg to differ. State agencies issued warnings to 21 animal shelters with gas chambers that either haven’t been inspected yet, or don’t meet a new set of regulations designed to protect the workers and help the animals. Read more RALEIGH, N.C. : November 20, 2009 - State regulators have started to enforce rules designed to ensure the humane euthanasia of animals at shelters across the state after a two-month grace period. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Animal Welfare Section has cited 21 animal shelters since beginning enforcement in September. The new rules took effect in July. Some of the shelters have since come into compliance. A tethering amendment to the Orange County Animal Ordinance, which restricts the tethering of dogs to a maximum of three hours within a 24-hour period, becomes effective Thursday, Nov. 19. During the first six months of the amendment’s enforcement, only warning notices will be issued for tethering violations. Read More LINCOLNTON, N.C. — A malfunction in the gas chamber at Lincoln County animal control injured a worker early Tuesday. Investigators said the man had just put some dogs to sleep and was going back to the chamber to empty it when a gas buildup caused the heavy metal door to blow open. The door struck the worker in his arm and side. Read more |
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