Cleveland women accused of abandoning dogs located; Bay Village draws protest over animal services: Animals in the News

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A tip from a Cleveland.com metro blog reader helped the Cleveland Animal Protective League locate two women accused of leaving a puppy locked in a bathroom and a dog chained to a tree after they were evicted from their rented Cleveland home…

…cost of veterinary care so far is $6,000. Donations can be made at dogsunlimitedrescue.org, where the group posts updates on the dogs' progress…more

Quick Take: Solon Moving Quickly on Deer Count

Solon did a thermal aerial count in 2004 and 2005 before it began a deer culling program but since has relied on ground counts conducted by the animal warden…more

Over 350 Dogs released to the Humane Society of Clark County

The Humane Society Serving Clark County, with support from the ASPCA…along with volunteers and staff from other local animal welfare agencies, have been caring for over 350 dogs since February 22nd. The dogs were seized as part of an ongoing animal cruelty investigation against Jeff Burgess, operator of One More Chance Rescue and Adoption…more

Unadoptable dogs to be euthanized through lethal injection

ELYRIA — Lorain County commissioners Ted Kalo and Lori Kokoski voted yesterday to eliminate the use of a gas chamber at the Lorain County Dog Kennel and will instead euthanize unadoptable dogs by lethal injection, which animal activists said is more humane…

…Commissioners also approved a plan to spay and neuter the animals before they are adopted, which will decrease the general pet population and traffic into the kennel. Currently, individuals who adopt the dogs are given a voucher to take the animal to an approved veterinarian, however, only roughly 20 percent of those are redeemed, according to Kokoski…more