Lorenzo’s Oil Moments …
The 1992 film Lorenzo’s Oil is about a boy, Lorenzo, who was diagnosed with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a neurological disease, which is usually fatal within 2 years.
The “Pick Your Price” Adoption Episode.
Your spcaLA just concluded a five day “Pick your Price” adoption event, where adopters chose their pet and paid what they thought was reasonable, be it one, or one million dollars.
School fails test for care of class pet
At the close of this school year, a Hawthorne High School teacher surrendered a classroom rabbit, into our shelter as there was no one available to provide him a home for the summer.
The kindness of strangers …
We recently had a successful pet adoption festival. Lots of booths, food, activities and new homes for pets. That said, an amazing thing happened. People were coming in and “paying it forward”.
Come on MLB – no tormenting wildlife in baseball.
During a rain delay at Comerica Stadium in Detroit a goose flew into the scoreboard. The crew, in an attempt to motivate the goose to fly away, set off fire crackers at him, chased him…
Use of force simulator next step in assisting law enforcement with pet encounters
Statistics indicate that 70% of shots fired by law enforcement are at animals, mostly family pets, then wildlife.
Loving a pet is not a disability
UPDATE: American Airlines has now joined other airlines in restricting “emotional support” animals on planes. Back in April of 2011 the misuse of “service” and “emotional support” pets was spiraling out of control.