News for Florida animal advocates

Wild pigs, like all animals, are protected from cruel treatment under Florida’s animal cruelty statute. Unfortunately, they do not always receive the protection they deserve. Last week, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office got it right when they made arrests in two separate incidents.
In the first case, an officer found two female pigs crammed into a […]

We’ve heard of so-called “nuisance wildlife,” but “nuisance cattle?” Monday’s Charlotte Sun-Herald reported that the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office had received complaints from the owners of an orange grove about cows eating oranges and damaging irrigation systems.
Although cows escaping from ranches is not unusual, what is interesting is that some of the cows that the […]

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: taking advantage of your local paper’s letters page is a great way to spread pro-animal messages.
Last week, the Vero Beach Press Journal published a guest editorial by Margery Glickman of Miami. She wrote in response to an article about a Thompson Elementary School teacher who was […]

On Saturday morning, a man was arrested at a Winn-Dixie in Tarpon Springs after trying to steal three rib-eye steaks.
We’re surprised that anyone would want to eat the rotting flesh of a tortured animal, but breaking the law to do so?! What is even more surprising is that meat is a popular target for shoplifters. […]

Yesterday, the Daytona Beach News-Journal published a fluff piece about a birthday celebration for “Nellie,” a dolphin at the Marineland aquarium who they claim as “the world’s oldest bottlenose dolphin born in captivity.” Nellie was born in a steel tank at the amusement park in 1953, which makes her 54 years old. That’s old for […]

It’s not exactly a sanctuary, but The Chicken Store has made life much better for the estimated 3,000 free-roaming chickens of Key West. For years, chickens who had been hit by cars or who were threatened with extermination by the city have found medical care and passionate defenders at the Chicken Store. An article in […]

Last week, Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty announced that a former employee of a major animal testing company would not become the new Manager of Orange County’s Animal Services. This is great news and a wonderful victory for the many activists who contacted the county to protest the consideration of Robert Ridgway, DVM.
For 10 years, […]