Mexico's Foreign Relations Department says the reserve located in the states of Mexico and Michoacan was declared a natural heritage site by the U.N.'s World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City.
For 12 hours Sunday, Judith Beall, 33, and her niece Vanessa Beall, 16, sat at the corner of Redlands Boulevard and Alabama Street to protest the practice of leaving a dog perpetually chained.
So Liesza Vera, 33, chained herself to Lakeside Autobody in Lakeview for eight hours Sunday and five hours Monday to protest neglected, chained-up dogs. "It put into perspective how lonely and frustrating it is for these dogs," she said.
Callahan and Cattie are spending 24 hours chained to the houses as part of Chain Off 2008, a national effort to draw attention to what organizers consider the cruelty of chaining dogs outside.
Adam Moran chained himself to a tree because he says "dogs deserve better." He's part of the Dogs Deserve Better non-profit group. He's doing it in protest and two raise awareness of the inhumanity of keeping dogs chained up.
On this day celebrating independence, 39-year-old Bryan Wilson will chain himself to a doghouse in a Sanford park and spend eight hours tethered in the hot sun.
You've heard the saying before: "You don't know what someone else is going through until you've spent a day in their shoes." Well, in a sense, that's what some Lowcountry animal rights activists did Tuesday by chaining themselves to dog houses.
Members of a group called Dogs Deserve Better have chained themselves to trees outside the Capitol building to raise awareness about the problem of leaving dogs chained for long periods of time.
by Joey Wahler
July 8, 2008
COLTS NECK, N.J. - A Navy working dog is the recipient of a rare honor for his contribution to the War On Terror, after overcoming the many obstacles that combat dogs face in Afghanistan.
Visitors to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium got a glimpse of one of its newest additions today; the Amur tiger cub made one of his first public appearances since he was born on Mother's Day.the cub formed an unlikely friendship with her Labrador
Americans are suckers for their pets, but those furry (or scaly or feathery) companions do a lot of damage to the environment. One of the biggest problems is waste.
Orphan bear cubs have little chance for survival in the wild. So when a female cub was spotted near Tumbler Ridge, British Colombia, Canada, in the summer of 2007, local conservation officials jumped into action. There was no sign of her mother,
Several Latin American countries are considering banning traveling circuses that use animals. Animal Defenders International kicked off a huge campaign here in the United States.
By Brigid Schulte
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, July 7, 2008; Page A01
When football superstar Michael Vick pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to run a dogfighting operation, we knew he had kept about 50 pit bulls on his 15-acre
What makes a top story analyst?
A top analyst is someone who discovers the popular stories in Newly
Submitted before they become popular—before they are
promoted to the front page.
) means the story has video.
Seen a compelling video? Share it with the Care2 News Network.
