Articles: animal cruelty
NFL Commissioner Doesn’t Care How Fans Feel About Michael Vick
animal cruelty, dogfighting, dogs, Featured, Steve Dale
I’ve made it abundantly clear that Michael Vick should be the captain of nothing. The National Football League decided that the now retired quarterback should be honored as an honorary captain at the upcoming Pro Bowl game. No way, I say – forgive him if you can – I cannot as he personally physically harmed…
Suggesting Michael Vick Deserves Pro Bowl Status
animal cruelty, dog fighting, dogs, Featured, Steve Dale
Following a viral post I authored supporting the notion at former NFL quarterback and convicted felon Michael Vick doesn’t merit being the ceremonial National Football League Pro Bowl Captain, I did receive some push back. Being that my social media is followed and liked greatly by animal lovers, it’s no surprise that overwhelmingly most people…
Deranged Man Breaks into Cars Using Ferrets
animal cruelty, ferrets, pets
In an incident police in North Yorkshire, England called “disturbing,” a 25-year old man allegedly used a box he kept live ferrets in to dent cars, and even break some windows. He damaged a dozen vehicles. The man was arrested for both the damage he did as well as for animal cruelty. An RSPCA spokesperson…
Steve Dale’s Pet World Moves on Sunday AM and Crazy Coyote Confiscation
animal cruelty, coyote, human animal bond
I’ve been on WGN Radio for 22 years. After being on the radio for two hours on Saturday and then Sunday nights, and then Saturday and then Sunday afternoons, for the past four years or so I’ve hosted a 30 minute show from 6:30 to 7 am on Sundays. I announce on this show at…
Michael Vick as Pro Bowl Captain?
animal cruelty, dog behavior, dog fighting, dogs, Featured, human animal bond, Steve Dale
Should Michael Vick be named as a National Football League (NFL) Pro Bowl captain? There are two relevant questions. First, on the field, football pundits suggest his career hasn’t been consistently stellar for a length of time. Which brings me to the second and far more important question, his career was interrupted by a jail…
6 Facts Regarding Recently Signed PACT Act
animal cruelty, animal news, cats, dogs, human animal bond, politics, Steve Dale, WGN Radio
President Trump signed the PACT Act — which stands for Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture. Here’s my scorecard: Six points about the new law. While animal cruelty has for several years been considered a Federal crime, the definition of what constitutes an animal cruelty felony varies state to state. The PACT Act offers prosecutors uniformity.…
City Working Horses Require More than Enrichment
animal cruelty, horses, veterinary health
Do horses belong in traffic on busy streets of cities like Chicago? Aside from some cities allegedly working the horses too often and in weather that is too hot or too cold, and regularly breathing in exhaust fumes, according to a recent study, horses show behavioral signs of poor welfare while housed in box stalls,…
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act Closer to Becoming Law
animal cruelty, cats, dogs, human animal bond, Steve Dale, WGN Radio
The Senate has now unanimously passed a bill that supports animal cruelty as a federal felony called The PACT Act — which stands for Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture. The bipartisan legislation, passed the House in October expands a previous law passed in 2010 and closes various loopholes and factors that weren’t a consideration nine years…
Fighting Domestic Violence and Violence to Pets
animal cruelty, cats, dogs, human animal bond, Steve Dale
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Danielle Behan of Purina explains why this matters regarding pets HERE on my WGN Radio Steve Dale’s Pet World show. Sadly, when there’s domestic violence, pets are often the first victims. And the perpetrator will typically continue to threaten harming the pet, Indeed at least 70 percent…
PACT Act to Prevent Animal Cruelty Discussed on WGN Radio
animal cruelty, dogs, pets, Steve Dale, WGN Radio
Like lots of laws, once passed there are unintended loopholes and that turns out to be the case regarding animal cruelty, which is now by definition a felony. The problem is interstate distribution of animal fighting videos or other materials, until now, skirted the law. U.S. Representative Rep. Dan Lipinkski (D-IL-03) co-sponsored and helped to…
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