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  • Cockfighting Exists in Pacific Northwest

    Posted on Friday June 20th, 2008 at 23:08 in , blood sport, cockfighting, us

    You can never overlook Washington State. It is known for its serial killers...why not cockfighting too?Woo hoo!The Snohomish County sheriff's office says 92 roosters, hens and chicks that were found ...

  • Menu Foods Agrees to $24 Million Settlement

    Posted on Monday May 26th, 2008 at 22:48 in , pet food, us

    Good news. I hope this is a good chunk out of their profits.Pet owners impacted by the massive Menu Foods tainted pet food recall of last year will soon be making a trip to their bank, provided a US ...

  • Chicago Lifts Foie Gras Ban

    Posted on Wednesday May 14th, 2008 at 20:13 in , us

    After a short two years, Chicago lifts its ban on foie gras. Here's why. Mayor Richard Daley had called the ban the "silliest ordinance" the city council ever passed and said it made Chicago "the laug...

  • Duck Gets Restraining Order

    Posted on Saturday April 5th, 2008 at 21:26 in , us

    How cool is this!A pet duck named Circles, shot and wounded by a neighbor with a pellet gun, has received an order of protection to keep it safe, the first duck in New York state's Suffolk County to b...

  • NYC Horse-Drawn Carriages Draw PETA's Fire

    Posted on Monday March 17th, 2008 at 20:44 in , horse, us

    I'm not always a fan of PETA and their philosophies, but there are some campaigns I strongly support. I am no fan of horse-drawn carriages and I would like to see the practice end.Here in Seattle, ho...