The animal cruelty law named for an abused and burned Greensboro dog passed a key legislative committee Tuesday and is on a fast track to passing the General Assembly. Read more
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Animal Planet airs a special program on Monday, May 17, at 10 p.m. EST/PST exposing the grim connection between puppy mills and pet stores. Read more
The owner and a dog caretaker at a Pleasant Garden kennel was ordered to pay over $50,000 to help pay for the care of 98 dogs seized three weeks ago during an investigation. Read more ST. PAULS — The only shelter in North Carolina to use “heart sticking” to euthanize animals has stopped the practice. The Robeson County Health Department agreed last week to euthanize intravenously rather than using heart sticking. That procedure involves puncturing a sedated animal’s heart with a needle containing sodium pentobarbital. Health Director Bill Smith called for the change last week after meeting with animal rights advocates and state Rep. Pat McElraft, who is sponsoring a bill to outlaw heart sticking in North Carolina. Intravenous euthanasia was scheduled to begin Tuesday at the shelter in St. Pauls, where about 4,000 animals are euthanized each year. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –One Triad county may be changing the regulations for how dogs should be chained up in yards. The Forsyth County Animal Control Advisory Board decided Thursday night to recommend a tethering ordinance to the county commission. Read more [Shelter manager Bill] Smith granted one concession at the end of the meeting — using softer beds that were donated in kennels with puppies — but dismissed requests to end euthanasia by heart stick or stop using Ajax and Clorox to clean until after the Humane Society of the United States conducts a review of the shelter. Read more
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