Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The dog is wagging his tail and giving kisses. He appears happy despite damage to his sinus cavity and hundreds of stitches to his head.
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- Toni Whitt
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The dog who survived an attack by a person wielding an ax or machete is doing well and is ready to go to a foster home where he can receive attention and love. Axel, a one- to two-year-old pit bull mix is a sweet and loving dog who loves attention and will give kisses despite the trauma to his head and nose. Luke Bergland, the veterinarian who has been treating Axel, said that the dog's survival is nothing short of a miracle. He said he was stunned when Steve Bell, an animal services officer, walked the dog into Beach Veterinary Clinic with the gaping head wound. As Bergland examined the dog on Monday, he realized that the dog must have received his injuries over the weekend and that he had been walking around with the severe wound for a …
Monday, November 26, 2012
The dog was hit in the head with a machete or an ax and was so badly injured his skull was visible. Vets said he is likely to survive.
Manatee County Animal Services and the Animal Network are searching for a person who used an ax or a machete to attack a dog, cutting deeply into the dog's skull and sinus cavity. It was the worst cruelty case animal service officers can remember out of "hundreds of cases a year," said Joel Richmond, enforcement supervisor for Manatee County Animal Services. Such extreme cases tend to be more rare, Richmond said. A bad year may have half-a-dozen cases that rise to felony animal cruelty. Officer Steve Bell found the dog walking through in the 200 block of 60th Avenue West with a gash to his head so deep that the dog's skull was visible. Bell had been in the neighborhood on an unrelated call and was writing his report in his Manatee County …
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Spay-ghetti with no balls dinner is designed to raise money and help educate people about Manatee County's no kill efforts and the importance of spaying and neutering pets.
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- Toni Whitt
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Animal Network and No Kill Manatee are hosting a spay-ghetti with no balls dinner next month to raise money for spay and neuter programs that are integral to the county's efforts to become a no kil countyl. The August 24 benefit will include dinner, appetizers, drinks and auction items. The event is designed to be lots of fun with local celebrities and animal advocates selling balls — small and large — to those who really want meatballs with their noodles. The dinner is $20 per person and includes the appetizer, spaghetti with sauce, garlic bread and a drink. Meatballs are extra and there will be a cash bar. As you might be able to tell, it's meant to be a fun event, so dress is Florida attire — casual. While the dinner is designed for…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
No Kill is not about spending tax dollars to warehouse animals. It's about finding new options.
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- Toni Whitt
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Now that Manatee County has had success with its no kill efforts, officials in nearby counties like Hillsborough and even Sarasota are ready to find out how the program works and whether they can adopt the effort in their counties. The story of Manatee County's No Kill efforts can be illustrated through a single dog. The dog was captured by an Animal Control Officer, but never spent a day in county faculties, wasn't caged and didn't cost the county anything beyond the time it took the officer to go out and catch the dog. Skip was a stray dog running loose in Bradenton just over a month ago. Some folks in the east Bradenton neighborhood where he was running called Animal Services to say they had been trying to catch an injured dog and …
Terry Poto
7:56 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
If anybody can save this guy it would be Luke. He is an awesome vet and person has been my vet for years would not take my kids any where else. Why to go Luke you are the best more ›