People living in house with 13 dead cats and 2 dogs

Police continue to investigate cases of animal cruelty at an Arvada home, a suburb of Denver. The carcasses of 13 cats and two dogs were removed from a house at 54th & Cody on Tuesday.

Two dogs were rescued and are now awaiting adoption at the Table Mountain Animal Center .

Police say they've been to the home repeatedly since last summer on complaints of loose animals and trash in the yard.

"There were some calls that we came out and addressed those issues with the homeowners regarding dogs in the yard and such but there was nothing ever to lead us to believe what was happening inside the house and the number of dead animals that were inside the house," said Susan Medina, Arvada Police spokesperson.

One woman who noticed an underfed dog in the front yard last August wonders why more wasn't done.

"Because if they would have done something six months ago, they probably wouldn't have found 15 dead animals," said Carol, who didn't want her last name used. "Maybe four or five, but for 15 dead animals in six months, that's a little hard to believe."

Sources:

www.tablemountainanimals.org

www.denverpost.com

www.kdvr.com 

Low Cost Spay/Neuter in Colorado

This year several organizations are participating in Spay Day USA, an effort to provide low-cost spay neuter across the country including in Colorado in order to control the cat overpopulation problem.


Sunday, February 22, Spay Today will be offering $25 procedures. Preregistration is recommended but walk-ins may be accommodated. Call 303-98-4SPAY to preregister for this event.
The Cat Care Society, Divine Feline, the Dumb Friends League Meow Mobile and LuLu Mobile, and Rocky Mountain Alley Cat Alliance  have teamed up with the goal of providing 130 spay and neuter procedures on Monday, February 23. Contact Kathleen Kramburg at 303-202-3516 or kathleen@rmaca.org.


On Tuesday, February 24 the Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital will be offering subsidized spay and neuter at a cost of $25. To make an appointment, call 303-722-5800 extension 525.


The Longmont Humane Society will be performing $20 spays and neuters for cats on Wednesday, February 25. Call the shelter at 303-772-1232 extension 280 to make an appointment.

These generous organizations are offering these procedures at a very low-cost so there isn't any reason why you can't help control the cat overpopulation problem in your community. Start today by making an appointment for your cat!


**If you read this after the date listed, contact the organization/clinic.  Often times, they offer these services on a regular basis.  If not, these clinics may offer the low cost clinics once a month.  You can use the same contact information listed above.**

Tell Lawmakers to Ensure That Animal Cruelty Is Treated as a Serious Crime

The Tracking Animal Cruelty Crimes Act of 2007 would require the FBI to add animal cruelty as a separate category in its crime data reporting system. Contact your senators and ask for their co-sponsorship and support of this bill!

The link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence is a national concern. The practice of dogfighting perfectly illustrates this connection, as it is almost always linked to illegal drug and weapons violations, gambling, aggravated assault and gang violence.

Laws that enable law enforcement agencies to address animal cruelty increasingly improve the lives of animals. However, reported incidents of animal cruelty are still not getting the attention they deserve because there is no national system designed to track these crimes. Instead, when local and state police agencies report animal cruelty incidents to the FBI, they are labeled “other offenses.” This in turn makes it nearly impossible to access and respond to even the most basic information about animal cruelty crimes and their perpetrators.

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) wants to change this. Today, Sen. Menendez introduced the Tracking Animal Cruelty Crimes Act of 2007, which would require the FBI to add animal cruelty as a separate category in its National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Doing so will help law enforcement agencies track animal cruelty crimes, which will help stop the cycle of violence and allow researchers to study animal cruelty’s connection to other forms of societal violence. This critical bill ensures that animal cruelty is finally treated as a serious crime.

The American Humane Association supports this legislation. Tell your senators to co-sponsor and support the Tracking Animal Cruelty Crimes Act of 2007!

Family dog shot for stealing food in Conifer, Colorado-March 12-Sentencing

A Jefferson County man who authorities said shot the family dog over a stolen morsel of food pleaded guilty Monday to charges of animal cruelty and prohibited use of a weapon, officials said.

Devin Shane Calhoun, 35, was arrested Aug. 12, 2007 after family members told police Calhoun took the dog, Lucky, outside and shot it following the theft of food from Calhoun's dinner plate. Lucky survived the gunshot wound.

Calhoun reportedly led the dog to a meadow near the house. His wife said she "heard one gunshot and the dog whine for a little bit."

Jefferson County district attorney spokeswoman Pam Russell said Calhoun faces up to 1 1/2 years in jail and a fine of up to $5,000. Sentencing will be March 12.

Ask University of Colorado Experimenter to Stop Torturing Cats!

For nearly a decade, Moshe Solomonow at the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) has been conducting invasive back surgery experiments on cats by cutting down to their spinal tissue and attaching an "S" hook to their spinal ligaments.

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A machine then applies pressure in an effort to approximate what might happen if the cats were carrying heavy loads on their backs. Solomonow claims to be studying back problems in humans, but the physiological differences between cats' and humans' spines are significant, and ample scientific data based on human studies already exist.

In addition, a whistleblower who worked at UCHSC for five years has told PETA that the cats are being given an anesthetic called chloralose that does not appear to be effective. The whistleblower saw cats who were still moving and struggling after the drug was administered.

Based on his observations, the whistleblower was worried that the cats were still conscious and able to feel pain while the surgery was taking place. He had reason to worry—for more than 40 years, veterinarians have said that chloralose alone does not provide adequate anesthesia for surgery.

Remarkably, Solomonow has been killing cats and using ineffective anesthetics for invasive procedures for more than 15 years, funded mostly by taxpayers through federal research grants.

PETA has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and has asked Solomonow to stop experimenting on cats. We need your help! Please contact Solomonow and politely ask him to stop these cruel and unnecessary experiments:

Solomonow, Moshe PhD MD(hon)
	Office Phone:	303-724-0384
	Mailing Address:	Campus Box 8343
	Office Location:	Research One North (RC1-North), Room 2102
	Department:	S/M Orthopaedics (UCD) - Orthopaedics Bioengineering Division
	Title:	Professor
		click here to be directed to a page that will enable you to email him