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News & Updates

News & Updates

8.03.10 - Fears Of Texas Becoming Puppy Mill Haven
Consumers can find themselves spending hundreds of dollars on sick or dying dogs purchased from puppy mills.
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6.24.10 - Madeleine Pickens' Recap After the BLM Advisory Board Meeting in Denver
I was proud to be among the company of so many distinguished individuals who really care as much as I do about finding a safe alternative to the wild horse and burro round ups scheduled since 2009 until the end of 2010.
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6.16.10 - Dog-fighting DNA database created
A criminal dog-fighting DNA database has been created to help the criminal justice system investigate and prosecute dog-fighting cases.
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5.20.10 - Wine and Dine for the furry and feathered kind!
Times Ten Cellars Fundraiser benefiting THLN
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1.21.10 - Hot Off the Press: The 2009 Humane Scorecard
The Humane Society Legislative Fund has posted the final version of the 2009 Humane Scorecard, where you can track the performance of your federal lawmakers on key animal protection issues during the first session of the 111th Congress. Did your Legislators make the grade?
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1.08.10 - A good judge and a strong Texas law give animals their due
Associate Judge Michael Smith: U.S. Global Exotics took no steps "to insure that more intensive and generous care was given to those whose stay was being extended." The company didn’t feed, water or care for its animals properly.
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1.06.10 - Who is the “Responsible Pet Owners Alliance?”
Who is the “Responsible Pet Owners Alliance?” and Why Do They Oppose Animal Welfare Groups’ Efforts to Protect Animals from Cruelty?
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1.01.10 - Donate Your Unused Southwest Airlines Miles!
Donating your unused Southwest Airline vouchers/passes will help us organize THLN regional chapters throughout the state!
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11.28.09 - Puppy Mill Bust In Bandera County
Animal rescue operation that resulted in the confiscation of 43 miniature dachshunds and two cats.
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11.28.09 - Puppy Mill Investigation Continues in West Odessa
Animal Control is keeping a close eye on all the animals they picked up, but more so on the Chihuahuas.
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11.20.09 - THLN Meeting with Representative Senfronia Thompson
Meeting with Representative Senfronia Thompson, the House sponsor of our puppy mill bill last session.
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11.18.09 - Odessa Animal Control Raids Puppy Mill
Animal Control Officers discovered 73 animals living in deplorable conditions and trapped in crowded conditions inside the camper trailers. It appears the owners were using the camper trailers for a puppy mill.
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10.29.09 - Texas Ranch Saves Horses From Slaughterhouse
It's a practice that makes animal lovers cringe. Pregnant horses are needed to make medicine, but their babies are sent to the slaughterhouse.
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10.22.09 - Queen Tillie: Before and After
Wayne Parcell: Update on Queen Tillie, a "puppy mill dog"
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10.09.09 - Herd of Emaciated Arabian Horses Seized from Texas Ranch
The ASPCA awarded $10,000 to the Humane Society of North Texas to help care for 77 purebred Arabian horses found starving in their stalls.
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9.26.09 - The Houston SPCA needs your help to care for 1,045 rescued animals
A variety of animals including birds, exotics, small mammals, farm animals, wildlife and companion animals were all found living in deplorable conditions, cruel confinement and lacking proper food, water and shelter.
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9.26.09 - Just how healthy is that puppy in the pet shop window?
Hundreds of thousands of pets are bought and sold from retail establishments every year. I should know … I see my fair share. And I'm sick of them.
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9.26.09 - U. S. Senate Passes Tough New Bill that Orders Bureau of Land Management to Institute a New Plan for its Management of Wild Horses
The United States Senate has passed a tough new bill that orders the Bureau of Land Management to institute a new plan for its management of wild horses. The legislation was introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D), La.
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