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Can Hong-Kong’s animal protection laws be used to ban rodeo in BC?

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  Could Hong-Kong’s Animal Cruelty laws have been used to arrest the beaten Boston Terrier’s Cowichan owner?
 

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  NELSON THE BLIND DOG IS READY FOR THE RIGHT HOME FOR HIS SPECIAL NEEDS


The home must have no other dogs, and be in the Greater Vancouver area so that if need be he can go to the New Westminster eye specialist.
Nelson is 90lbs but walks very
easily on leash.

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  WOODY

 

Would Animal Advocates be able to help with some of this poor cat's vet costs? He was brought to my house by someone who found him in a wood pile. I've named him Woody.
 

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  BIRTHDAY TOONIES REALLY ADD UP

My name is Elijah. I decided that instead of people bringing me presents, I wanted them to bring toonies to my birthday party. So many people brought me a toonie...
 

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  BRIAN WHITLOCK PLEADS GUILTY
 

Brian Whitlock pled guilty to animal cruelty on Tuesday April 9. He will be sentenced in June (almost a year after Captain was found in the dumpster).
 

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DYING MISS DAISY
 

I found her smashed and broken on the side of the road. She had no collar and no ID just as though she had no reality – a RESERVE THROW-AWAY DOG. I put a collar and a tag on her when I picked her up just to give her a moment of someone caring that she existed. I named her "Miss Daisy".

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  Andy The Burdock Dog

 

Another call to AAS for help - this time for Andy...

 

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The WatchDog Blog: Frozen to death, shy but happy "Dorado" now in a happier place

 

The mushing industry's hypocritical p.r., as in this article, is so pervasive in the industry when dogs are murdered, as when unusable puppies and worn-out adults are "culled", that we have to assume the p.r. works with the largely unthinking public.

 

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Nelson the blind dog being helped by sighted dog, Binny

 

Every rescued dog makes all the work worthwhile, but seeing a blind dog walk so confidently, just like all the other dogs, and to know how much he must love being up the mountain with his pack, and then to see him crashed on a bed with healthy exhaustion when he gets home... well... you dog-lovers don't need me to tell you.

 

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Tilly gets our help

Tilly had just been hit by a car, causing a punctured lung to leak 600 ml of air into her abdomen.  So when AAS was asked...

 

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  Reserve Cat Rescue

Seven more cats from reserves around Cache Creek, Bella, Cairo, Edward, Hannah, Missy-Toes, Picky-Picky, and Shadow...

 

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  Rexi and Her Loving Family... Still Together

 

Rexi is  a 7-month old pup who comes from a loving home of eight children. Rexi was about 4 weeks old when she was found wandering along Hwy 1.

 

 

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  Dog and Cat Breeding Regulations Introduced in the Legislature by MLA Jane Thornthwaite

 

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  THE WATCHDOG BLOG: The Hidden Suffering of Garage Dogs

I recently had an email inquiry from someone who was worried about a neighbor’s dog that has been locked up in a garage during the daytime for many months (there was no mention of night time hours). The dog appeared to be very distressed, and was said to spend large parts of the day whining and barking, and generally sounding distressed.

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THE WATCHDOG BLOG: "Effing breeders..."

 

The other day I met a woman who told me she’s been “rescuing” animals all her life. She invited me to come by and meet her dogs. I did drop by and met her 3 “rescue” dogs.

We are having tea when she tells me she had 17 puppies last summer. “From where?” I choked. “Oh from these guys” she says, waving her hand at her 1 male, 2 female standard poodles. “But I’m not going to do that anymore, it’s getting to be too much work.”

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MY DOG BEAUTY - SAVED FROM BACKYARD HELL


Hi AAS, I was reading some stories on your website – saw the ones about people rescuing  dogs….I am in the ranks of “law abiding” citizens who have done that….my beloved black lab I saved from backyard hell. One day a friend and I put on our sunglasses and ball caps, and armed with chicken nuggets went to the house and took the dog for a “walk”.

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IS WEE STAR'S ORDEAL OVER AT LAST?

Just a short time ago Star was dying, all alone … in a box … in the dark ….. and in the freezing cold. Now, she’s as alive as any dog could be. She has a family to romp and play with every day. She sleeps in a warm bed every night...

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