BurningbirdJust a quick update, to finish out earlier stories on Debe Bell and the Six Bells Rabbitry. Debe Bell was found guilty of 35 counts of animal abuse. Surprisingly, some of the rabbits were hearty enough to survive, and once they were nursed back to health, they were readied for adoption through the Foothills Animal Shelter. […]
The USDA has released a relatively complete set of inspections for Rabbit Ridge including the missing August 2nd inspection, as well as newer ones at the end of November. However, they did remove the inspection for November 29, but not before I got a copy (pages two, three, four, and five). Though the inspections state that the USDA APHIS inspector was accompanied by […]
The Missouri Cattlemen got together, and worked themselves up into a froth of anxiety about HSUS. You know that HSUS has to be doing something right when a meeting of cattlemen talks more about HSUS than cattle. Michael Parson was doing his usual: using his elected position to bully non-profits because he doesn’t agree with them. Anyway, […]
I am considering discontinuing this site. I want to focus more generally on animal issues, rather than only puppy mills in the state of Missouri. I’m also running into difficulties with getting records from the state and the USDA. Especially, and surprisingly, the USDA. Without the power of a team of lawyers behind you, it’s […]
I have a draft of the ACFA rules after the modification by the “Missouri Solution”. These are draft until vetted by the Secretary of State. The Humane Society of the US, the ASPCA, and the Best Friends Society had mixed reviews of the new rules. On the plus side, a veterinarian annual exam must be physical, not visual. […]