Animals
More and more American agencies have started considering the weight of adoption applicants as they place children, said Gloria Hochman, spokeswoman for the National Adoption Center, though definitions of dangerous obesity vary by state agency.
- Weighty Wednesday
Some of you know the dreadful word OBESE was applied to me. Large fat deposits over the chest, back, tail base and hindquarters. The abdomen sags prominently and there is no waist when viewed from above. Yep, that was me. Now I am pleased to announce...
- Scylla Sunday
Many of you having probably been reading about Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution. Rocco's Mom over at To Dog with Love posted about A Portly Pup Loses Lbs and Gains a New Lease on Life #HillsPet and Sugar...
- Stupid People Take Offense To Program Meant To Help Cats And Dogs Find Homes
An animal shelter pulled the plug on a program promoting the adoption of black cats and dogs after criticism that the event would have taken place the same week as a holiday commemorating freedom for enslaved blacks. The Williamson County Regional Animal...
- Durbin Said He Is Proposing A Single Food Safety Agency
Durbin said he is proposing a single food safety agency with the authority to protect the food supply based on sound scientific principles. Currently, there are at least 12 different federal agencies and 35 different laws governing food safety. With overlapping...
- Childcare In The United States
Many states are distressingly lax in their regulation and oversight of child care centers, according to a new nationwide survey which gives its lowest marks to Idaho and Louisiana and its highest grade to the far-flung system run by the U.S. military....
Animals
Weight Discrimination
More and more American agencies have started considering the weight of adoption applicants as they place children, said Gloria Hochman, spokeswoman for the National Adoption Center, though definitions of dangerous obesity vary by state agency.
- Weighty Wednesday
Some of you know the dreadful word OBESE was applied to me. Large fat deposits over the chest, back, tail base and hindquarters. The abdomen sags prominently and there is no waist when viewed from above. Yep, that was me. Now I am pleased to announce...
- Scylla Sunday
Many of you having probably been reading about Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution. Rocco's Mom over at To Dog with Love posted about A Portly Pup Loses Lbs and Gains a New Lease on Life #HillsPet and Sugar...
- Stupid People Take Offense To Program Meant To Help Cats And Dogs Find Homes
An animal shelter pulled the plug on a program promoting the adoption of black cats and dogs after criticism that the event would have taken place the same week as a holiday commemorating freedom for enslaved blacks. The Williamson County Regional Animal...
- Durbin Said He Is Proposing A Single Food Safety Agency
Durbin said he is proposing a single food safety agency with the authority to protect the food supply based on sound scientific principles. Currently, there are at least 12 different federal agencies and 35 different laws governing food safety. With overlapping...
- Childcare In The United States
Many states are distressingly lax in their regulation and oversight of child care centers, according to a new nationwide survey which gives its lowest marks to Idaho and Louisiana and its highest grade to the far-flung system run by the U.S. military....