Meet Sophie Tucker, an Australian Cattle dog who survived on an island for four months by herself. Back in November, Jan Griffith and her family set out on a sailing trip off the northeast Queensland coast of Australia. The waters became choppy and sadly Sophie fell overboard. Jan and her family … [Read more...]

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Michael Vick, soon-to-be ex-NFL Atlanta Falcons player now serving a prison sentence for bankrolling a dogfighting ring in which he participated in the killing of dogs that underperformed has told a US Bankruptcy Court via his lawyer, Michael Blumenthal, that he will now work 40 hours a week as a … [Read more...]

According to a woman I spoke to at the Lehigh County Courthouse Derbe "Skip" Eckhart will be arraigned once again tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM. Eckhart is the owner of Almost Heaven (Hell) Kennel , Emmaus, PA that was the subject of one of the largest puppymill raids in PA history back in late fall … [Read more...]

I want to sincerely thank those who have sent their sympathies to me during this difficult time. Your words have truly touched me. Even though my Uncle's death was sudden and unexpected, it is because of his liver and kidneys that three other people can live. His liver saved the life of a man who … [Read more...]

The ASPCA has announced April is prevention of animal cruelty month. The purpose is to bring awareness of signs of animal cruelty and what you and I can do if we witness cruelty being inflicted upon innocent animals. … [Read more...]

Today I would like to stray from my normal animal advocacy blog to pay tribute to two relatives of mine who died since last Wednesday. Words seem to fail me to express the emotions I feel except to say there is numbness and shock I feel by their untimely deaths. I come from a large extended family … [Read more...]

Nightline on ABC, will be featuring a story tonight on puppymills. The segment on tonight's show (11:35 EST) will focus on puppymills in Lancaster County, PA, the puppymill capital of the East Coast. An ABC correspondent will be interviewing an Amish breeder in his puppymill. This is a first for … [Read more...]