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14 Elephants Killed by Cyanide in Zimbabwe

October 6, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 2 Comments

Fourteen elephants were killed by cyanide in Zimbabwe in three separate incidents. Three were killed in Matusadone National Park in northern Zimbabwe.  Eleven were found dead in two separate areas in the Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. The latter park is where Cecil the Lion had lived his life … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Caroline Washaya-Moyo, Chinese President XI Jinping, cyanide, elephants, Hwange National Park, Matusadone National Park, police commander for Mashonaland West province., President Obama, said Clement Munoriarwa, Ziimbabwe Parks and National Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks)., Zimbabwe, Zimbezi National Park

Kristen Lindsey, Vet who Killed a Cat with an Arrow, Appeals Revocation of her Vet License

October 1, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 4 Comments

According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund,  The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners has decided to revoke the license of Kristen Lindsey , the woman who killed a neighborhood cat  with a bow and arrow earlier this year..  She brazenly posted photos of her holding the arrow which was plunged … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Animal Legal Defense Fund, bow and arrow, feral cat, Kristen Lindsey, revoked, Texas State Office of Adminstrative Hearings, Washington Animal Clinic

Ex-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $60,000 from United Against Puppy Mills

October 1, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 3 Comments

  Donald Hostetter, 71, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,  pleaded guilty to stealing more than $60,00 from the group, United Against Puppy Mills (UAPM) on Wednesday, September 30th. Hostetter is the former treasurer of UAPM that operates out of Lancaster County. County prosecutors say the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: anti-puppy mill group, Donald Hosteter, Donald Hostetter, puppy mills, United Against Puppy Mills

Global March for Elephants and Rhinos this weekend

September 30, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 3 Comments

  Friday, October 2nd, Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th, the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos will take place across the world.    GMFER is a grassroots all-volunteer organization that works on behalf of earth’s last elephants and rhinos. The group advocates strategically to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Adam M. Roberts, Born Free USA and the Born Free Foundation, Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, Ivory's Curse, Javan Rhinos, Out of Africa, poaching

Will SB 715 Be the Bill to End Live Pigeon Shoots in Pennsylvania?

September 30, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 5 Comments

  State Senator Pat Browne (R)  introduced a bill with language in it to end the barbaric and cruel "sport" of live pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania.  SB 715 is in the Senate Judiciary Committee awaiting action and  also co-sponsored by 19 other legislators. According to Browne in a memo to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: live pigeon shoots, NRA, PA, SB 715, Senate Pat Browne

Ex-Circus Lions Finally Home after Epic 10,500 Mile Journey

September 28, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 3 Comments

  Jora and Black, two seven-year old lion brothers (pictured) who were finally freed after living in a metal beast wagon since July 2014, have completed an epic journey of more than 10,500 miles to begin their new lives in their ancestral home of Africa. It was this past July when Born Free … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Born Free Foundation, Born Free Jean Byrd Education and Rescue Centre, circus lions, Four Paws, Jora and Black, Shamwari Game Reserve, Southern Africa

China and U.S. to Ban Ivory Trade!

September 25, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 10 Comments

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama   In a statement from the White House, the United States and China made a commitment to enact nearly complete bans on ivory import and export, including the import of ivory as hunting trophies and to take significant steps to halt the domestic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: China, domestic commercial trade, elephants, global challenge, ivory, ivory trade, President Obama, President Xi Jinping, United States, wildlife trafficking

Animal Groups Urging Obama to speak about Tiger Trade to Chinese President Xi Jinping

September 25, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 2 Comments

  Fourteen animal organizations are calling for President Obama to raise the critical issue of the tiger trade with Chinese President XI Jinping when he visits the U.S. this week   The NGO's have  written a joint letter to Obama asking the U.S. impress upon China the importance of taking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Adam M. Roberts, Big Cat Rescue Debi Goenka, Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA, Carole Baskin, China, China Stte Forestry Administration, Chinese President XI Jinping, Conservation Action Trust Kedar Gore, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Debbie Banks, Environmental Investigation Agency Iris Ho, Humane Society International / The Humane Society of the United States Sean Carnell, National Tigers For Tigers Coalition Kishore Rithe, NGO, Pope Francis, Satpuda Foundation Simon Clinton, Save Wild Tigers Harshwardhan Dhanwatey, The Corbett Foundation Sally Case, Tiger Research and Conservation Trust Vicky Flynn, tiger trade, TigerTime Belinda Wright, wild tigers, Wildlife Protection Society of India Biswajit Mohanty, Wildlife Society of Orissa

Lyme Disease- topic of tomorrow night’s tv show

September 22, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 3 Comments

  Tune in tomorrow night at 6:30 PM (EST) when the topic of discussion will be lyme disease in pets. Lyme disease is a serious disease that both pets and humans can get from the deer (black-legged) tick.  Once the ticks attach themselves for 48 hours,  lyme can be transmitted via the tick to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: A Close-Up Look at Animal Welfare Issues, black-legged tick, deer tick, lyme diseae, Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein

Pennsylvania SPCA Rescues 18 Dogs and Puppies from Lancaster, PA Unlicensed Breeder

September 19, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 3 Comments

  Yesterday, September 18th, the PSPCA  rescued 18 dogs and puppies who were found to be living in filthy conditions from an unlicensed breeder in Lancaster County as stated in a press release. Humane Officers executed a search warrant Friday afternoon at a Lancaster, PA farm after receiving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: dogs/puppies, humane officers, Lancaster County, Lancaster PA, PA Office of Dog Law, PSPCA, unlicensed breeder

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