Category: News

After two recent pet deaths, ABC News is reporting that the Department of Transportation is considering new rules for airlines when it comes to transporting animals. The three major changes they have proposed are the following: The new rules would expand the reporting requirement to U.S. carriers that operate scheduled service with at least one… Read more »

You can tune in every Sunday evening between 5:00 and 6:00 PM, eastern time. Dr. Lori Kirshner, MD discusses an array of topics, all concerning animals. It’s a great show! Please click on the player below to listen to our discussion about ground transportation for your pets verses cargo flying for your pets. The show… Read more »

They’re dropped, crushed, lost and rerouted. In the very worst cases, they freeze to death on icy tarmacs, or overheat andsuffocate in stifling cargo holds. They’re dogs and cats. Thousands of them are killed, injured or lost annuallyafter their owners entrust airlines to carry and deliver them safely. Heat alone – typically from the cargo holds of… Read more »

www.thirdamendment.com If [man] is not to stifle his human feelings, he must practise kindness towards animals, for he who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. –Immanuel Kant Since May 2005, the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”)… Read more »

Hi, all you animal lovers! This is pretty simple… The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting FREE FOOD donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their… Read more »

The Humane Society of the United States was responsible for establishing a web site that allows you information as to the “goings on” of theanimals transported by all airlines. Please click on the link below: This link will take you to the Aviation Consumer Protection Division. Click on “air travel consumer report”, USDepartment of Transportation… Read more »

Airlines Show Little Regard For Animals’ Safety The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) hasissued an emergency alert warning pet owners to avoid transporting their animalsby air, particularly during the hot summer months. ALDF cited airlines continueddisregard for the safety of the animals they carry as the reason for thewarning. “Despite hundreds of incidents in which… Read more »

Turning 13 in the Wasserman family is a special occasion. It means the new teenager gets to chose between a party or a puppy as a birthday present. Lani, now 19, opted for the party, although she later ended up with a cat named Matt. Zach, 17, chose a Chesapeake Bay retriever, Flash. In February,… Read more »

This summer I had the privilege to be involved with one of the most heart warming rescues that I have ever done. Below you will find the links to the “live” video that one of the local TV stations captured and also a story that was written in the Tribune, a local paper. Please click… Read more »