Posts Tagged ‘animal cruelty’

How to Recognize Animal Cruelty and What You Can do to Help

Posted by admin on April 10th, 2012 under Health Concerns, Random Cat Information, Random Dog InformationTags: , , , , , , , , ,  • Comments Off

  Animal cruelty can be one of the most difficult situations for an animal lover to witness.  Cruelty comes in many forms and severities.  Learning to recognize signs of animal cruelty can be the difference between life and death for an animal.  Animal cruelty can involve the environment in which an animal is kept or [...]

Halloween can be frightening to pets!

Posted by admin on October 27th, 2011 under Holiday InformationTags: , , , , , , , ,  • Comments Off

Remember the fear you felt the first time you watched a scary movie as a child?  Now imagine how your pet may feel about the masked trick-or-treaters that appear at your home each year.  Or think about how they potentially feel about the consistent ringing of the doorbell and knocking that result in hoards of [...]

The ASPCA is encouraging the nation to “Go Orange for Animals” – April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month!

Posted by admin on March 30th, 2011 under Different Pet Days/MonthsTags: , , , ,  • Comments Off

Animal cruelty isn’t always as apparent as a dog’s collar being embedded into their neck or a starving animal with bones visible just under their skin.  Sometimes cruelty appears in different forms and severities.  For this reason the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) celebrates April as Prevention of Cruelty [...]

Black Cats Beware!

Posted by admin on October 30th, 2010 under Community UpdatesTags: , , , , ,  • 1 Comment

While the fables about black cats bringing bad luck are unfounded, it is their luck that is often bad when it comes to the month of October. Real life horror stories come to light this time of year to the cruelty and abuse that black cats endure at Halloween. Many shelters and humane societies, being [...]