Posted in News on June 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
Yesterday, Volusia County became the latest municipality in Florida to require that all healthy dogs and cats be sterilized (Palm Beach and Monroe counties also have spay/neuter ordinances).
The new ordinance will require that dogs and cats 6 months of age and older in unincorporated areas of the county be spayed or neutered. There are exemptions […]
Posted in News on June 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
Permits to hunt alligators in Florida went on sale this morning. The 4,500 available permits will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Each permit allows the holder to kill two alligators.
The 11-week hunt, which begins on August 15, is barbaric. Alligators are snagged with barbed hooks, pierced with arrows, stabbed with harpoons, and shot […]
Posted in News on June 3rd, 2008 3 Comments »
Last week a judge in Palm Beach County ordered that a Palm Beach Gardens boy and his mother be permanently barred from owning or possessing animals. The judge also awarded custody of the woman’s two dogs and two cats to the county. The ruling closed a disturbing case of sexual abuse of animals.
Prosecuting the case […]
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