News for Florida animal advocates

Last month, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers ran a series of articles (read here and here) about “National Animal Medical Care and Birth Control,” a new charity that was collecting donations using coin canisters at hundreds of businesses in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Brevard and Indian River counties. The paper’s investigation discovered that the organization […]

On Wednesday, the Miami Herald profiled designer Nancy Gonzalez, who is well-known for her high-end handbags made out of crocodile skin (the Herald noted, “she also works with mink, sable, chinchilla and astrakhan- a breed of lamb from Russia”). Each year Gonzalez produces thousands of bags from animals killed at her crocodile farm in Colombia.
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