The Animal Reporter

Michele Young writes about animals

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Dog’s rescue story brings out the best and the worst in people

May 16, 2016

He was found wandering the streets of Lancaster, California. Like thousands, probably millions, of other stray dogs, he was sick and starving. Nothing but bones and matted fur, an infected wound festering on the side of his face, days from death. Anemic, his intestines wriggling with parasitic worms and foxtails (those scrubby plants that grow […]

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Canada should study Turkey’s animal-rights changes

New animal-rights laws in Turkey give even homeless animals better protection.

May 12, 2014

Turkey has brought in tougher animal-rights laws. Regardless of how tough such rules are to enforce, it’s something Canada should look at as well.

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Judge to decide the price for killing Oreo the cat

March 20, 2014

Kamloops Provincial Court is being watched by animal lovers as a man charged with animal cruelty for strangling Oreo the cat was found guilty.

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