Healthcare Industry Contributing Heavily to Blue Dog Democrats
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- Healthcare Industry Contributing Heavily to Blue Dog Democrats
- Paw Print Post:
- Stepdad allegedly tossed dog to death
- Gerard Butler Unleashed in Dog Attack
- Neighbour cleared of dog killing
- Pa. Law Bans 5 Dog Surgeries
- Provincetown park goes to the dogs
Healthcare Industry Contributing Heavily to Blue Dog Democrats
CafeSentido.com
news 28 August 2009 :: staffWhile Republicans have been celebrating the rhetorical chaos seen at some town hall meeting events to discuss comprehensive healthcare reform it is conservative “blue dog” Democrats who have been holding up passage of the reforms outlined by Pres. bama and fashioned by Congressional leaders. Now a study from the non-profit Center for Public Integrity finds that the Blue Dog coalition’s members have been taking more financial contributions from the healthcare industry than any other group.
Paw Print Post:
USA Today
in this file photo. is another urgent reminder to be aware of your pets’ needs and whereabouts during the brutally hot summer and ongoing hurricane season. Dogs and cats can not be left in cars. Not for one second. A dog belonging to the Robin Starr the CE of the Richmond SPCA was left in her car for several hours last week and died later that evening.
Stepdad allegedly tossed dog to death
Chicago Sun-Times
Judge Ramon casio III ordered the stepfather Lawrence Juliano 45 held on $50000 bail. Juliano who later bonded out is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and animal torture both felonies. A law enforcement source told the Chicago Sun-Times the dog was sick and needed to be put down but the family couldn’t afford a trip to the vet. In court Juliano’s attorney Barry D. Sheppard told casio that euthanasia was a possible defense in the case. ne of Tamarit’s sisters who did not want her name used said Alfredo Tamarit considered Coco “like his child. ” The sister Juliano’s stepdaughter said “It boils down to the fact that my stepfather needs some kind of medical help and we hope he gets it.
Gerard Butler Unleashed in Dog Attack
E! nline
According to The Ugly Truth star’s rep (who also reps Lolita) the greyhound pounced on Lolita and bit her “so [Gerard] separated them to protect both dogs. Then Mayfly’s owners called the police but by the time officers arrived on the scene Gerry and Lolita had fled so no citation was issued. Detective Martin Speechley of the New York Police Department tells E! News a report for harassment was taken from the greyhound owners.
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Neighbour cleared of dog killing
BBC News
Magistrates in West Sussex said Neville Hill 48 was defending his property when he struck the five-year-old border terrier Wurzel with the garden tool. The dog’s owner Tricia Wales funded a private prosecution after the RSPCA said it would not pursue legal action. Mr Hill said common sense had prevailed but Miss Wales was "disappointed". No painChichester magistrates had been told that the blow fractured Wurzel’s skull causing it to haemorrhage and the bitch had to be put down after the incident on 21 September last year.
Pa. Law Bans 5 Dog Surgeries
WGAL
– Pennsylvania’s dog law got more teeth Thursday. Ed Rendell and state lawmakers were joined by some dogs outside the state Capitol Thursday morning for the bill signing. The new law goes beyond last ctober’s measure that cracked down on puppy mills. The state has now stopped five kinds of surgeries on dogs unless performed by veterinarians Lancaster station WGAL reported. “House Bill 39 which clearly defines the painful and inhumane procedures on dogs that constitute animal cruelty and takes the next important step for Pennsylvania in protecting dog” said Rendell. “Until now these cruel practices could be carried out by dog owners without proper training and without supervision by a licensed vet which could lead to long-term injury pain and in some cases death to these defenseless animals.
Provincetown park goes to the dogs
USA Today
The comedian a frequent Provincetown visitor will spotlight the Pilgrim Bark Park (. provincetowndogpark. org) a nonprofit off-leash dog park. Provincetown bills itself as a canine-friendly retreat with more than two dozen pets-allowed lodgings off-leash beaches and trails and restaurants that allow pooches on patios.
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