Month: July 2011

New South Korean animal welfare regs

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE,  July/August 2011:

SEOUL–The South Korean National Assembly on June 29,  2011 ratified into law the final draft of new national animal protection regulations proposed by the Ministry of Food,  Agriculture,  Forestry and Fisheries,  to take effect on January 1,  2012.

“Those who commit cruelty to animals may face a jail term of up to one year,  or a maximum fine of 10 million won ($9,400),” reported Lee Sun-young of the Korea Herald.  “Currently the heaviest penalty is a fine of five million won.” Read more

BOOKS: The Dog Next Door

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2011:

The Dog Next Door
& Other Stories of the Dogs We Love
Edited by Callie Smith Grant
Revell (P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516), 2011.
221 pages, paperback. $12.99.

The Dog Next Door & Other Stories of the Dogs We Love
resembles Dogs & the Women Who Love Them, published in November 2010
by New World Library, presenting similar tales of hope, friendship
and loyalty. Each writer shares a unique perspective on why humans
love dogs.

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BOOKS: The natural vet’s guide to preventing & treating arthritis in dogs & cats

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2011:

The Natural Vet’s Guide to Preventing
& Treating Arthritis in Dogs & Cats
by Shawn Messonnier, DVM
New World Library (14 Pamaron Way), Novato, CA 94949), 2011.
218 pages, paperback. $14.95.

I can relate to The Natural Vet’s Guide to Preventing and
Treating Arthritis in Dogs and Cats, by holistic veterinarian Shawn
Messonnier–I’m arthritic myself.

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BOOKS: A Bond Unique

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2011:

A Bond Unique:
Thoughts and stories about people and the dogs they love
Edited by Reg Green
Iroquois County Animal Rescue
(100 NW Lincoln, Iroquois, IL 60945), 2010.
60 pages, illustrated, paperback. $25.00

I never tire of reading books about dogs and their owners.
This one is as uplifting as any other book I have reviewed for Animal
People.

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Death of Leona Helmsley’s dog “Trouble” is disclosed

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2011:
NEW YORK CITY–Trouble, 12, the Maltese dog to whom hotel
heiress Leona Helmsley left $12 million in 2007, died in December
2010, “following a series of health setbacks that left her blind
and infirm,” Joanna Malloy and Barbara Ross of the New York Daily
News revealed on June 9, 2011. Trouble’s death was not disclosed
while litigation continued over the Helmsley estate.

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Watch out for copyright infringement lawsuits, warn web rights experts

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2011:

LAS VEGAS–Humane societies, pro-animal
bloggers, and even individual Facebook users are
at risk of lawsuit for alleged copyright
violation if they post articles or images from
copyrighted media, warns Colleen Lynn of
Dogsbite.org.
A professional web designer who closely
monitors copyright issues, Lynn predicts that
infringement lawsuits may be filed by animal use
industry front groups using a legal model
developed by a Las Vegas entity called Righthaven
LLC.

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BOOKS: The Dolphin in the Mirror

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2011:

The Dolphin in the Mirror
by Diana Reiss
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(215 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10003), 2011.
265 pages, hardcover. $27.00.

Diana Reiss, Ph.D., shares her extensive experience with
dolphin intelligence in her first book, The Dolphin in the Mirror. A
Hunter College professor of psychology, and director of dolphin
research at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Reiss has studied
dolphins on the West Coast, in Europe, and in various other places
while earning her advanced degrees.

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