I was pleasantly surprised to read an article of someone who is trying to save the lives of stray dogs in his borough instead of calling animal control services to pick them up. This person is Mayor Roy Del Rosario (pictured above) of Hamburg. He has been picking up strays for the last 10 years. He … [Read more...]

Have you noticed the number of dead deer on our roads lately? I can't seem to drive 422 without seeing quite a few dead deer. But they're everywhere and it has people talking. Some have theorized that this influx of dead deer is due to hunters- archery hunters. Archery season began the first … [Read more...]

At tonight's Reading City County meeting, an ordinance which had been introduced by the Animal Control Board has amended said ordinance to limit the number of cats and dogs are allowed in each household to six. This includes outside pets as well. You can view the meeting at this site. The comments … [Read more...]

Tune into BCTV this Wednesday night at 6:30 PM when my guest, Steven Hoover, Political Administrator of the Animal Law Coalition, and I will be discussing the use of gas chambers to kill shelter animals in the state of PA. Steven has worked on getting gas chambers banned for the last six years in … [Read more...]

An article in yesterday's Reading Eagle announced the retirement of Officer James D. Howe of the Reading K-9 Police Force. Jim actually retired August 31st. Jim not only had overseen the K-9 unit, he was the trainer for the new K-9 unit during the last couple of years. I was priveleged to be invited … [Read more...]

An article in yesterday's Reading Eagle announced the retirement of Officer James D. Howe of the Reading K-9 Police Force. Jim actually retired August 31st. Jim not only had overseen the K-9 unit, he was the trainer for the new K-9 unit. I was priveleged to be invited to this year's graduation for … [Read more...]

A good showing of people came for the procession of sorrow for the 93 dogs and puppies who were so brutally murdered by David Yoder of New York through a makeshift gas chamber this past July. Gassing dogs in New York is ILLEGAL. Yoder was only fined $505.00. There seems to be no punishment for … [Read more...]

Are you aware of an animal that might be a victim of abuse or neglect? REPORT ANIMAL ABUSE Suffolk County, New York, is passing legislation that would require people who have been convicted of animal cruelty to register as offenders or "face jail time and fines". This bill, if passed into law, … [Read more...]