A third of pet-owning married women said their pets are better listeners than their husbands, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll released Wednesday. Eighteen percent of pet-owning married men said their pets are better listeners than their wives.
The facility is designed to house twice as many animals as the 400 to 500 a year handled in the current structure. Because of the tight economy, increasing numbers of animals are being surrendered to shelters by people whose homes are being foreclosed on, or who can no longer afford a pet.
The Supreme Court, with only one dissenting vote, on Tuesday struck down a federal ban on videos that show graphic violence against animals. The ruling cheered free speech advocates, but it raised concerns that more animals will be harmed.
The rate of animal deaths at the Sonoma County Animal Shelter fell markedly in the last quarter of 2009, to 28 percent from a 43 percent average in fiscal 2008-09.
Stemming the tide of homeless animals is always a challenge for Sonoma County animal shelters, more so if the animal is difficult to place. Such is the case with Pit Bulls, which is called a breed in crisis because of careless over breeding.
When students spot Daisy on the Ukiah High School campus, most perk up and ask to pet the friendly canine, a curious and enthusiastic black Laborador retriever mix.
Sixteen golden retrievers liberated last week from a feces, mold and fly-infested Cloverdale home are in need of further rescue as the estimate for their medical care tops $15,000.
