Posted in In Memoriam

When any member of my family passes away, it takes a while before I can write an entry about the loss. As I was making plans for a vacation during the last week of May, I decided to board Shadow at my veterinarian's office. She was going on 17 years of age and quite frail. During that week of vacation - 800 miles from home, I get the call that ever… read more

Posted in Legislation

A bill to regulate the commercial breeding industry in WV was introduced during the current legislative session. It seemed to be moving along fairly well except the bill was amended to remove the cap on the number of animals housed in a breeding facility. That made no sense. As our humane society found out last year, a person cannot properly care… read more

Posted in In Memoriam

Our community lost a longtime veterinarian on Sunday. He had treated animals for over 50 years, and most of that time was spent in our county. He owned his own practice for a long time, was co-founder of an emergency veterinary hospital, and in recent years worked part-time at another veterinary clinic. The last time I saw him was August, 2008… read more

Posted in Current Events

I just read a surprising and disturbing story about police raiding cockfighting rings in Connecticut. I don't mean to offend anybody but the Northeast is one of the last places I would have expected to hear about this happening. If it had been my state of West Virginia or states in the South or Midwest, I wouldn't have been surprised. Cockfightin… read more

Posted in Adoptions

Testarossa, a short-haired red miniature dachshund, became a member of my family in October, 2008. She was one of almost one thousand dogs rescued by our humane society from a local puppy mill. While at the emergency shelter, she wouldn't eat very much and was very shy. Typical of puppy mill dogs, she would wag her tail in the cage until it bled… read more