Veterinary Medicine

Washington University: PETA Goes Undercover to Expose the "Cruel Cat Lab" (VIDEO)

Is it necessary for Washington University to use live cats as part of a medical training program? That question was raised again last week when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released an "undercover video" that gives viewers a look inside the medical school's practice of intubating anes ... More >>

Attorney General Koster Shuts Down C&N Sunset Kennels

Attorney General Chris Koster shut down dog breeder C&N Sunset Kennels in Ellsinore, Missouri, for multiple violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA). Owner Connie Nelson must now transfer all of her breeding dogs to rescue shelters, the public or licensed breeders who are ACFA complia ... More >>

If You Eat Horse Meat, What Are You Really Eating?

Sue Wallis, the CEO of Unified Equine, resurfaced in the media recently to hint that her plans for a horse slaughter plant in Missouri continue apace. Wallis claims that the company has designs on a shuttered cattle processing plant in "western Missouri," with the exact location being kept a secret. ... More >>

Tiger Trouble: County Investigating PETA Complaint Over Circus at Jamestown Mall

PETA's video shows a tiger with his paw trapped under the bars of his cage at the UniverSoul Circus.​ UPDATED at 4:45 p.m. with comments from UniverSoul Circus. Yesterday, the UniverSoul Circus opened a five-day run at the Jamestown Mall -- bringing its dancing dogs, amazing acrobats and terr ... More >>

Puppy Mill Law Enforced for First Time; 70 Dogs Taken from Missouri Breeder

The dogs rescued lived among rodent droppings. Old and sick dogs had been shot to death.​Inspectors from the Missouri Department of Agriculture today removed more than 70 dogs from a Monett-based breeder in the first-ever enforcement of the state's new Canine Cruelty Prevention Act. Violations ... More >>

Puppy Mill Repeal: Senate Bill 113 Allows Feces-Filled Water

Jennifer SilverbergA Senate bill would bring major changes to the Humane Society-backed initiative approved by voters in November.​Missouri Senate Bill 113, the effort to undo the voter-approved crackdown on dog breeders, Prop B, is widely expected to pass the Senate today. (It was approved by voi ... More >>

Dog Breeder's Violations Festered For a Year, New Report Shows

State inspectors told dog breeder LInda Baxendale that if she didn't agree to shutter her business, they'd call in law enforcement, a new report says.Jennifer Silverberg​State inspectors told a Stone County dog breeder in March 2010 that she needed to obtain additional housing for her dogs and get ... More >>

Stone County Dog Breeder Had Issues in Previous Inspection -- State Didn't Follow Up

Jennifer Silverberg74 dogs were confiscated from a Crane, Missouri, facility last week -- one year after the state gave the business a passing grade​A Crane, Missouri, dog-breeding facility shut down by inspectors from the Missouri Department of Agriculture last week for a host of severe deficienc ... More >>

In Missouri, it's one puppy mill down, and how many more to go?

Schindlers' Veterinarian: Facility of 1,000 Dogs Had 'High Standards'

Jennifer SilverbergThis dog used to belong to the Schindlers. Was he abused?​This week's cover feature, Screw the Pooch, examines the prickly issue of puppy mills in Missouri. Though the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act -- Proposition B -- was passed by a narrow margin of voters, there is talk in ... More >>

White Sox Pitcher Mark Buehrle Pays Vet Bills for Dog Shot by Arrow

Mark Buehrle: Dog's best friend.​A Shetland sheep dog with an arrow shot through its abdomen is recovering from surgery today. Rescue workers in Alton discovered the dog early yesterday morning with an arrow protruding from both its sides and rushed the animal to a local veterinarian. A microchip ... More >>

CSI Puppy Dog: Bust of Regional Dogfighting Ring Leads to Pit Bull DNA Database

Image sourceAnimal Cruelty investigators are ready to draw blood. So is this dog.​Last July, several law enforcement agencies combined forces with the Humane Society of Missouri to conduct the largest dogfighting sting in U.S. history. They raided 22 locations in 8 states, arrested 26 people and r ... More >>

Ugly End for Dogs Who Devoured the Real Ham Bone

Wikimedia CommonsSome say their pups were just a pile of bones after devouring ham bones.​Bad news for a Washington, Missouri, supplier of enticing dog treats: According to an AP story today, the federal Food & Drug Administration is investigating a slew of complaints against Dynamic Pet Produ ... More >>

Humane Society Launches Campaign to Put Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act on 2010 Ballot

This November, if a group called Missourians for the Protection of Dogs gets its way, Missouri voters will have a chance to vote on the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act. The Act proposes to curb the worst abuses in high-volume commercial dog breeding operations, known as puppy mills.flickr.com/phot ... More >>

LuLu the Pacifier-Eating Bulldog Wins Hambone Award

The Hambone Award​An English bulldog from the St. Louis 'burb of Warson Woods has won Veterinary Pet Insurance Co.'s Hambone Award for the most bizarre pet injury of the year. As reported here in Daily RFT, the bulldog named LuLu went to the veterinarian last December where surgeons removed a bott ... More >>

They Have Licensed Puppy Mills?

unrealitymag.comDisney villain a potential Missouri representative?​It's déjá vu all over again in the puppy mill capital of America. Authorities raided a kennel near Rolla and rescued more than 100 little pooches- poodles, Yorkshires, and mini-Pinschers -- kept in filthy conditions and tin ... More >>

X-Ray From Dog That Ate 15 Pacifiers, Lived to Bark About It

​Back in January we told you about Lulu, the English bulldog from suburban St. Louis, whose owners took her to the vet only to discover 15 baby pacifiers lodged in the dog's gullet. "After the surgery, the contents of her stomach filled half of a one-gallon Ziploc bag," recalls Lulu's owner Jennif ... More >>

Lulu, the Pacifier-Eating Bulldog from Warson Woods, Needs Your Support!

Lulu​Last December we told you about Lulu, a bulldog from Warson Woods whose owners took her to the vet to discover some 15 pacifiers and a bit of basketball lodged in the dog's stomach. Thankfully, the veterinary surgeons were  able to remove the obstructions, and now Lulu is back.  ... More >>

Yes, but How Does Chewing Make You Feel?

Pet Peeves: A Chesterfield pet store is dogged by accusations of selling mistreated puppies

Festus Soldier Helps Afghanistan Grow Stuff

Sgt. Jen Dipley, of Festus and of the Missouri Army National Guard, shipped out to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, five weeks ago, not to hunt for terrorists or WMD but to help the Afghans develop their own sustainable agriculture system.That means stuff they can eat, not stuff we can smoke.

Doggone Good Time

Come park, then bark

Cold Comfort

Physician Heals Himself

Soup, Sandwich and Censorship

"Questionable" material is filtered off the menu at Saint Louis Bread Co.

Uncomfortably Numb

Lethal injection looks painless and peaceful. On Missouri's death row, appearances can be deceiving.

Best Veterinary Clinic

Olde Towne Fenton Veterinary Clinic

Best Veterinarian

Millis Animal Hospital

Critter Lovers

State lawmakers just can't say no

Bully on the Block

The Humane Society stands in the way of a grant that could step up spay-and-neuter efforts in St. Louis

Heavy-Pawed Politics

Humane Society arrogance thwarts efforts to reduce killings of dogs and cats

Streettalk

What Has Been the Most Remarkable Occurrence in St. Louis During Your Time Here?

Best Veterinarian

Ed Migneco

Best Stables

Kraus Farm

High Society

It's flush with money and has a grand new building, but the Humane Society of Missouri is doing little to prevent the growing euthanasia rate for unwanted animals

Dead Dogs Walking

Thousands of feral dogs -- abandoned to disease, starvation and inevitable death -- are leading short and brutal lives in the no-man's-land between domestication and wildness. For a lucky few, Randy Grim is their unlikely savior.