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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

Legislative bill introduced to prevent trophy hunters from targeting at-risk species

September 17, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 4 Comments

In the wake of Cecil the lion's death, the outpouring of criticism from the public and animal organizations has been enormous and overwhelmingly against the dentist, Walter Palmer, who killed the 13 y r. old lion this past July and in support of ending the import of lion trophies. While I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: “Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act” (H.R. 3526), Cecil the Lion, Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), trophy hunting, wildlife

Camden County, NJ will Vote on Banning Pet Stores from Selling Puppies from Mills

September 12, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 4 Comments

  A vote will be taken next week on a resolution by the Camden County Freeholders that would prohibit pet stores from selling kittens and puppies that originated from mills.  Nearly 100% of all puppies and kittens sold in pet stores are brokered through disgusting and inhumane … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: animal rights activists, Camden County, Jeffrey Nash, kiitten mills, New Jersey, Norman's law, Pat Youmans, puppy mills, USDA licensed breeders

Donate old furs to help orphaned/injured animals at Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers

September 11, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 7 Comments

Have any hats, coats or other items made from fur?  An unusual request but not when it's put to good use!  Born Free USA is accepting donations of items made from animal fur and will send them to wildllife rehabilitation centers around the country to comfort orphaned and injured wildlife.  This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Born Fee USA, Fur for the Animals Campaign, Gila Wildlife Rescue, he Fund for Animals Cape Wildlife Center, Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary, Urban Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitation, wildlife rehabilitation centers, Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation

Happy Birthday to Bretagne- last search-and-rescue dog at World Trade Center

September 11, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein Leave a Comment

https://youtu.be/ezcHy8DkrmE Today, as the world mourns with the United States on the 14th anniversary of 9/11, many of us look back and recall the vivid images playing out on our tv screens or computers.  The twin towers falling into the ground in a dust of cloud and rubble that changed the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 9/11, Bretagne, Denise Corliss, Ground Zero, search-and-rescue dogs, Times Square, World Trade Center

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