Some stories about the Garland animal shelter generated pictures in the facility. Included in that was a trio of kittens. Patsy Thompson wrote to Problem Solver saying she would like to take all three. She has a piece of...
While animal advocates plan protests in Garland over the city's continued use of carbon monoxide gas to euthanise animals in its shelter, Richardson has quietly shelved its gas chamber. Richardson quit using carbon monoxide gas in its shelter earlier this...
Garland's animal shelter is going to begin using more lethal injections immediately, transitioning away from carbon monixide gassing. I wrote about the shelter's euthanasia issues in a column and then on how the shelter had illegally gassed young, sick and...
At least 14 states ban the use of carbon monoxide chambers to euthanize animals, while several others have been considering that option. Garland is one of the few Texas cities that continues to use the chambers at its animal...
A letter to the editor from Garland Councilman Rick Williams is generating some debate over the city's shelter and his comment that "If there's a problem in Garland, we'll solve it ourselves." The readers are, so far, divided about the...
Dallas Episcopal Bishop James Stanton (right) is responding to the scandal surrounding stockbroker-priest William Warnky with new rules for his clergy. Effective immediately, priests are "barred from soliciting, providing or selling secular products or services to parishioners," a diocesan press...
Today's Hot Links begin with another look at household dangers. Then we move on to a scare in the air: 1. See the red ring around this little boy's neck? It's a reminder of the window-blind cord that nearly killed...
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