Willy is a young black cocker spaniel dachshund mix. Willy has a great disposition and is neutered. He does great with people but needs a home without other dogs. Please contact Sacramento’s Animal Care and Regulation at (916) 368-7387 for more information.
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Cocker spaniel available in Connecticut
Poor Freckles was found way out in the country on someone’s front steps probably feeling lost and hungry. He sat there a few hours waiting for someone to let him until officers from Ellington Animal Control came for him. Turns out Freckles was microchipped leading officers to an address in Rockville, Connecticut–ten miles away where he was found. No owners could be found at the residence. Contact names on the microchip are Julie St. Amand, Jeffrey Spencer, and Stacey Perrone. The address on the microchip was listed as 96 High Street, Rockville, CT 06066.
Freckles was terribly matted and dirty. He also had an eye that needed treatment and an ear infection. He’s currently being cared for at Ellington Animal Control and has his own Petfinder Profile. Call (860) 870-3155 if you are interested in Freckles or have information about his owners.
Foster home needed in SE Pennsylvania, UPDATE
Cockers In Need is looking for anyone able to foster a beautiful black and white American cocker spaniel parti in Pennsylvania. Daisy has a great disposition but is easily frightened due to her experiences living in an area puppy mill. Daisy is approximately 4-6 years old and is in need of veterinary care including spaying. See rescue site for contact information.
UPDATE 5/4/2011: According to Linda of Cockers In Need Rescue, Daisy’s fear issues are worse than expected. She is most likely not adoptable and may be euthanized.
Cocker walks again thanks to determined owner
Mrs. Burns could not bring herself to euthanize Rooster. “He was only two-years-old and I thought he deserved a chance at life,” said Mrs. Burns. “I knew the odds of him recovering were very slim and I didn’t want him to suffer any longer, but I could still see the old Rooster when I looked into his eyes and I thought to myself, ‘I can do this.'” The PDSA PetAid hospital provided Mrs. Burns training in caring for Rooster at home. For the next two weeks, Mrs. Burns cared for Rooster 24 hours a day. Rooster needed help eating, going to the bathroom, and getting in bed. She even gave Rooster physical therapy. Slowly, Rooster responded to Mrs. Burns’ tireless efforts and began walking again.
Four months later and Rooster is walking again. Mrs. Burns says, “We couldn’t have done it without the support and guidance of PDSA. Rooster needed so much treatment and we would never have been able to afford to pay for it all.” The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals of the Poor (PDSA) is a charitable organization providing veterinary care for low income pet owners in the United Kingdom.
Google approves dog fighting apps
Google’s Android Market has given the green light for dog fighting content unlike Apple which finds the material objectionable. KageGames’ DogWars was the first dog fighting game approved under Google’s policy. KageGames apparently knows their dog fighting app won’t pass iTunes guidelines: “A game that will never be in the iPhone App Store.” Why? According to Apple, “Applications must not contain any obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory content or materials of any kind (text, graphics, images, photographs, etc.).”
Dog fighting is felony in all fifty states. KageGames has set up their Web site in South America making them difficult to prosecute. In crime ridden areas such as Detroit, these apps only romanticize dog fighting and the abuse of animals.
Droid Phone Users
If you find this dog fighting app objectionable, report it.
- Click your application Launcher button
- Click the Android Market icon
- Search “dog wars” and click on Dog Wars – Beta
- Scroll down to the bottom and click “Flag as inappropriate”
There is also a facebook page against the site.