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Breed Specific Legislation – Is it BS or the Solution? / Part 2

July 20, 2017 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 14 Comments

  There has been a plethora of potent headlines of attacks and/or deaths by dogs  in 2017.  Last month the world heard about two young children in Lancaster, Pennsylvania who were savagely attacked by a neighbor's pit bull leaving the siblings with severe facial injuries requiring years of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: #breed specific legisaltion, #bsl, #Dangerous Dogs Act, #pitbulls, #The American Pit Bull terrier, American Veterinary Medical Association, and the Staffordshire Bully Terrier., AVMA, BAD RAP, CDC, Center for Disease Control, Characteristics of 1616 Consecutive Dog Bite Injuries at a Single Institution, Charlie and Ruby Warfel, Darla Napora, Lilian Rant, Lisa Green Upper Macungie, Pit Bull Rescue Central, Samantha Gaines, the American Staffordshire Terrier

Should Jennifer Beals have to take the heat for leaving her dog in vehicle for five minutes?

July 30, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 6 Comments

https://youtu.be/-Kd3gsat3z4   The star of the movie Flashdance (1983) was confronted by a concerned passerby as she exited a store after leaving her German Shephard in her Ford Escape as she shopped in Vancouver. The actress left her large dog alone in the vehicle with the passenger window … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: AVMA, BC SPCA, Flashdance, german shephard, Jennifer Beals

Do NOT leave your pet in a parked car on a warm, sunny day like this driver did!

April 7, 2015 by Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein 8 Comments

  With warmer temperatures descending on the east coast the past few days,  people are enjoying the weather after waking up from their winter hibernation.  Many are enjoying the sun rays after a long winter finally abates. Yesterday, southeastern Pennsylvania saw temperatures in the 70's! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: AVMA, heat exhaustion

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