Puppy Mill And Animal Shelter Owners Get Their Sentence

The place that was called One More Chance Rescue and Adoption owner named Jeff Burgess was convicted for animal cruelty and given five years probation and will not be allowed to own dog for a year .

The Judge also Jeff Burgess is not allowed to interact with any kind of animal shelter or dog affiliated organization for what he did at his so called rescue. There were three hundred and sixty seven neglected dogs and they also found seventy six dead dogs in his rat hole.

So finally this Bethel Township animal abuser has received his sentence for what he did to those dogs, I only wish it was more for his neglect to these dogs. The guy was even offered help and he said no while dogs died and lived in hell.

Read the article by Megan O’Rourke here.


Remember the Caldwell County puppy mill in NC that was busted and nearly three hundred dogs were rescued from the place called Mason Creek Kennel in Hudson, NC .Well the owner named William ( Bill ) Thomas Allen has pleaded guilty to one hundred and four counts of animal cruelty for the neglect he caused these dogs.

So now another puppy mill is closed for good.

Read the article here.

My Dog Wouldn’t Obey Me So I Beat Him

That’s what a sick animal abuser named Sam Wray Mullinax from Cleveland County, NC said about the beating he gave his little puppy with a stick.

The Cleveland County health services coordinator Sam Lockridge said: It was pretty vicious, sickening really, It was a pup, probably around four months, maybe a little older.

This poor puppy had a fractured skull from being beaten so hard it had to be killed and now this animal abuser Sam Wray Mullinax who has been charged with animal cruelty will be the first abuser charged under the new law in NC called Susie’s Law.

So now we will have to wait and see what this new law is all about when court time comes. I personally hope it hurts just like he did to his puppy.

Read the article by Rebecca Clark here.

Bret Michaels Teams Up With PetSmart

Bret Michaels Pets Rock(TM) Collection Coming Exclusively to PetSmart(R) Stores in 2012

Legendary Rocker Brings His Signature Style to Pet Products

Singer, songwriter and pet enthusiast Bret Michaels is introducing a line of pet products to be available exclusively at PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM). The Bret Michaels Pets Rock(TM) collection will launch in summer 2012 and be available in the more than 1,197 PetSmart stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and online at www.PetSmart.com. This product line follows the 2010 launch of other exclusive, innovative brands by PetSmart, including Martha Stewart Pets(TM) and GNC Pets(R).

"Our pet parents have told us they want unique, high-quality products for their pets that are also fun and reflective of their personalities," said Matt McAdam, vice president of merchandising for PetSmart. "Adding the Bret Michaels Pets Rock collection to PetSmart stores enables us to continue to meet our pet parents' needs with a 'cool' line of products from an entertainer with a demonstrated passion for our four-legged family members."

Consumers saw another side of Bret Michaels in his recent reality television show as well as his partnership with the American Diabetes Association, through which he gave funds and raised awareness of the disease with which he has had a lifelong battle as an insulin-dependent diabetic. Through his two reality television series, viewers also got a firsthand look at Bret Michaels' commitment to his family, including his two daughters and two dogs.

"As a musician who loves animals, I'm thrilled to be collaborating with PetSmart to create the Bret Michaels Pets Rock collection," said Michaels. "As a dedicated pet owner myself, this is a natural partnership for me, and I can't wait to unveil the collection. I know my own pets rock, and I wanted to design a line of pet products every bit as fun and cool as they are."

For more information on the Bret Michaels Pets Rock collection, visit www.petsmart.com/bretmichaelsrocks.

About PetSmart

PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) is the largest specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. The company employs approximately 48,000 associates and operates more than 1,197 pet stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, over 185 in-store PetSmart(R) PetsHotel(R) dog and cat boarding facilities and is a leading online provider of pet supplies and pet care information (http://www.petsmart.com). PetSmart provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and pet products; and offers dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart Doggie Day CampSM day care services and pet adoption services. Since 1994, PetSmart Charities, Inc., an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization and the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America, has provided more than $134 million in grants and programs benefiting animal welfare organizations. Through its in-store pet adoption partnership with PetSmart Charities(R), PetSmart has helped save the lives of more than 4.5 million pets.

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About Bret Michaels

Rocker and pop culture icon Bret Michaels has been making hits--whether solo or with notorious rock group Poison--for 25 years. Poison's record sales, in combination with those from Bret's solo albums, exceed 31 million records worldwide, with chart-topping hits such as "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and "Something to Believe In," among many others. Beyond his legendary work with Poison, as well as his acclaimed solo career, Michaels has gone on to enjoy a stunningly successful run in the realm of reality TV, including a first-place finish on 2010's "The Celebrity Apprentice," and VH1 hits such as "Rock of Love" and "Life as I Know It." Michaels recently partnered with Dean Guitars to design his first-ever signature Bret Michaels series, and will be embarking on his first-ever concert cruise, "The Bret Michaels Super Cruise," in November 2011. Philanthropy remains an important facet of Michaels' career as well: a lifelong diabetic, Michaels partnered with the American Diabetes Association in 2010/2011, acting as a spokesperson and sponsor. He gives generously to the cause, donating both his time, money, and support to a number of diabetes charities. Bret continues to evolve as an artist and as an entrepreneur, taking on new projects in music, business, and beyond. He started the spring with his "Get Your Rock On" solo tour, followed by the Poison 25th Anniversary Tour and then Poison/Motley Crue Summer. Bret Michaels is currently in Australia on tour and will be rocking right through 2011. www.bretmichaels.com

Heart Breaking Animal Abuse In Waynesboro, GA

I wasn’t going to post this photo due to the graphic view of this animal abuse of this poor dog. But people need to know and see just how sick some of these abusive dog owners are.

A Waynesboro police office had seen this poor dog while driving and reported to the to the animal shelter who came out and took the poor dog back to the shelter. The police are blaming these two animal abusers named Clarence and George Freedman for the neglect of this dog.

Waynesboro Animal Control Officer Desiree Bizzell said: It was very heart wrenching for me, I was very disturbed for a couple of days, I was just upset, sick to my stomach.
And if you think that this was bad enough, Officer Bizzell had four cases even worse than this.

The Deputy Chief Rosey Lodge said: it's the worst case of animal cruelty he's ever witnessed. He wants the people of Burke County to know he's tired of seeing it, It is a crime to neglect animals and we're going to prosecute them to the fullest. If people don't want to take care of their animals, they shouldn't have them.

Now Clarence has been arrested and the police are looking for George Freeman and will be charging the two with animal cruelty .

This dog was so abused that the vet had to put it down because of the severe injuries due to neglect.

Read the article by Jillian Benfield here.

Treatment For Dogs With Diabetes

Diabetes Treatment For Dogs

Diabetes affects not only humans but also animals. While humans generally show some willingness to modify their behaviour to help their treatment, pet owners face additional problems in that animals generally do not understand the need for intervention. Treatment plans should be based on an understanding of natural fluctuations in blood glucose levels but these are very hard to determine. Nadja Affenzeller and colleagues at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna have now shown that a commercially available system for continuous glucose monitoring can be applied to dogs without requiring the animals to be kept in a clinic. The resulting information can give valuable guidance to veterinarians to improve the dogs' treatment. The work is published in the current issue of the journal The Veterinary Record.

Diabetes has many severe consequences that can only be prevented by maintaining blood glucose levels at values that are extremely close to those of non-diabetics. There have recently been considerable advances in insulin treatment but these require a precise knowledge of fluctuations in blood glucose levels that is difficult to obtain. Measurements are generally taken while patients are in clinics but the results may be misleading as a result of differences in food intake and exercise, as well as the associated stress, all of which may lead to changes in the normal patterns. Monitoring blood glucose levels while patients - people or animals - are leading their normal lives would give far more meaningful information.

Menarini Diagnostics has developed a system for the continuous monitoring of blood glucose levels in human patients. The system, known as GlucoDay, can measure glucose concentrations over a very wide range, which makes it potentially suitable for use in animals. Nadja Affenzeller and colleagues at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna thus tested it in ten diabetic dogs, all of which were believed to be receiving appropriate insulin treatment. The system was found to be well tolerated and to work well under the test conditions, although one of the dogs lost the apparatus in the course of a fight and the system stopped working before the end of the monitoring period in two other cases.

Despite these slight problems, the results were extremely revealing. Based on the detailed records of blood glucose levels, it was clear that none of the ten dogs was being ideally treated. The scientists were able to make recommendations for improved treatment, varying from reducing or increasing the insulin dose or changing the type of insulin to changing the animals' diets.

Affenzeller is clearly excited by the system's potential. "The information on the dogs' glucose levels was easy to interpret and enabled us to improve the treatment in every single case. This doesn't mean that the vets hadn't done their work properly but shows how difficult it is to determine appropriate treatment without detailed information of this kind." Thanks to the application of continuous glucose monitoring systems such as GlucoDay, it may be possible to give diabetic pets the quality of treatment that to date have been possible only for humans.

Article from Medical News Today

Harry Potter Dog Berry Being Dumped By Its Owner

Yes you read that right, the owner of the Harry Potter dog Berry named Daniel Radcliffe is looking for someone to take on his two dogs because he says he doesn’t have time for the dog.

Reading some of the comments you can see that everybody is mad at his decision to dump his long time companion. He just sounds like the so called animal lovers who dump their dogs off daily at the shelters.

You would think if he is going to be working in an area for a time that he would have brought his two dogs with him, it’s not like he can’t afford it.

I also like one of the comments by Roger Renthro who said: So what Mr. Thompson, you can no longer use these dogs to earn you money so it is out to pasture for them then? You are out of town using other animals to make money for you. Be honest. You should at least pay someone to care for them as they have earned you piles of money. DISGUSTING behavior from you, pal.

So what’s your thought about this so called dog lover.

Read the article by Mary McConnell here.

Canine Companions of Independence Brings Out Their Wounded Veterans Initiative

It always nice to know that the Canine Companions of Independence is there to help the disabled and now they just reached out to those at Fort Sills in Oklahoma to let the soldiers know that they are there to help if needed.

An ex veteran who was injured in an accident named Kirk Black talked about his service dog Sergi who has become his best friend. While talking to the soldiers Kirt talked about how he over came his injuries and how his dog had helped give him another chance to live with his injuries.

Kirk Black said: I was amazed at seeing dogs that were nine to ten months old and so well behaved and just so loving as most dogs are. Sergi and I have been together for about two years. He just turned four the other day and he is a great partner. So if I was out somewhere and I dropped my cell phone and couldn't reach it, I'd say Sergi, Sergi get. That's it. That's it. Heal. So, then if I couldn't still reach it, if I didn't have great dexterity, I could tell him Sergi lap. That way I can get him closer to me. Drop. That's it... Good boy.

What a great company Canine Companions of Independence is for all they do to help people that have disabilities free of charge.

Read the article here.