NC ends a 145 year Sunday Hunting Ban, how deep is the NRA in bed with NC Governor McCrory

 

The Outdoor Heritage Act, introduced in April, passed the state House in a 88-26 vote on June 18 and the Senate a week later. It makes North Carolina the 40th state to allow hunting on Sunday, doing away with part of the antiquated “blue codes” that date back to the 1870s.

“The outdoors has always been an integral part of our way of life and this bill has a number of measures that will improve the stewardship of our natural resources,” McCrory, a Republican, said in a statement.

Although the legislation was controversial and opposed by religious leaders, framers of the law painted it as a way to help preserve the shooting sports, not a strike at family values.
“Our opportunities to promote our outdoor heritage to future generations has never been greater nor more needed than at this time,” said Rep. Jimmy Dixon, the legislation’s sponsor. “The Outdoor Heritage Act can help us accomplish that goal.”

The new law, HB 640, allows guns to be used on Sunday in most instances on public lands as well as private lands with permission except for the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Further, it places a restriction on Sunday hunting within 500 yards of a place of worship or home not owned by the landowner.

While it does not allow the use of dogs for working deer, it allows them for other game. The taking of migratory waterfowl on Sunday will still be prohibited while a new body, the Outdoor Heritage

Advisory Council, will be established to promote youth activities to include the shooting sports. This will be funded through a voluntary $2 checkoff on hunting and fishing licenses.

While the state’s two largest counties, Wake and Mecklenburg, are exempted from the repeal, the other 98 with populations under 700,000 have the capacity after 2017 to opt-out and reinstate the Sunday ban should they desire.

Since September 2010, North Carolinians have been hunting on Sundays on private lands by falconry and with archery equipment and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission endorsed the legislation earlier this year.

Even with the concessions made to help ease the bill through the legislature, some church advocates decried its adoption.

“This legislation by no means outlaws the Lord’s Day or destroys it, but it does add an additional distraction by law that simply allows it to go by default,” said Christian Action League head Mark Creech. “Human experience has shown us the importance of the Lord’s Day. We do not live by bread alone, neither are we the sum total of our amusements and indulgences. We live by a right relationship to God and in obedience to his commands.”

Safari Club International, local hunting groups and the National Rifle Association, supported the measure.
“This is a positive step for the hunters of North Carolina,” said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox in a statement. “The Outdoor Heritage Act removes a 145-year-old ban that made it impossible for a number of Old North State hunters to enjoy the great outdoors.”
The law goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2015

Nutrisca Dog Food Recall for Feb 2015

Nutrisca Dry Dog Food Recall Because of Possible Health Risk

• February 11, 2015


• By:
  Eric @ Pet Food Recall
All Recalls, Dog Food Recalls
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 11, 2015 – Perham, MN – Tuffy’s Pet Foods, Inc. of Perham, MN is voluntarily recalling specific lots of 4 lb. bags of Nutrisca Chicken and Chick Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Tuffy’s manufactured the product for Nutrisca.
Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products. Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers. Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian. No Salmonella-related illnesses in people or animals have been reported to date in association with these products.
The recalled product was distributed in the 4 lb. bags nationwide to distributors, brokers, retail stores, and internet retailers. The recalled product is limited to Nutrisca Chicken and Chick Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food in 4 lb. bag sizes, bearing UPC Code “8 84244 12495 7″ (found on lower back of the bag). Products included in the recall are identified by the below first 5 digits of the Lot Code (found on upper back of the bag) and “Best by Dates” (found on upper back of the bag). No other bag sizes or other Nutrisca dog food, cat food, biscuits/treats, supplements or other products, are affected by this announcement.
First five digits of Lot Codes:
4G29P, 4G31P, 4H01P, 4H04P, 4H05P, 4H06P
Best By Dates:
Jul 28 16, Jul 30 16, Jul 31 16, Aug 03 16, Aug 04 16, Aug 05 16

The recall was initiated after a routine sampling program by the Ohio Department of Agriculture revealed the presence ofSalmonella in one 4 lb. bag of product. The company is coordinating this voluntary recall with the FDA, and is issuing the recall action out of an abundance of caution.
Consumers who purchased the 4 lb. bags of the dry dog food product subject to the voluntary recall (as identified above) should stop using the product, discard it in a safe manner (example, a securely covered trash receptacle), and contact Nutrisca at the number below for further information.
For consumer information or questions regarding this voluntary recall, please contact Nutrisca at 1-888-559-8833.

 

 

Bravo Turkey & Chicken pet food recall

September 26, 2014 – Bravo of Manchester, CT is recalling select lots of Bravo Turkey and Chicken pet foods for dogs and cats because they could be contaminated with Salmonella.

About Salmonella

Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.
Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever.
Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms.
Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.
Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting.
Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans.
If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

How Was the
Product Distributed?

The recalled product was distributed nationwide beginning on November 14, 2013 to distributors, retail stores, internet retailers and directly to consumers.

What’s Being Recalled?

The product can be identified by the batch ID code (best used by date) printed on the side of the plastic tube.
1) These products are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
RAW FOOD DIET BRAVO! TURKEY BLEND FOR DOGS AND CATS
Product Number: 31-102
Size: 2 lb. (32 OZ) plastic tubes
Best used by date: 11-05-15
UPC: 829546311025
Keep Frozen
Bravo! Blends All Natural Chicken Blend diet for dogs & cats
Product Number: 21-102
Size: 2 lb. (32 OZ) plastic tubes
Best used by date: 08-11-16
UPC: 829546211028
Keep Frozen
2) These products are being recalled out of an abundance of caution because they were manufactured in the same manufacturing facility or on the same day as products that tested positive.
Premium Turkey Formula BRAVO Balance RAW DIET
Product Number: 31-405
Size: 5 lb. (80 OZ) 2.3KG plastic tubes
Best used by date: 11-05-15
UPC: 829546314057
Keep Frozen
Bravo! Blends All Natural Chicken Blend diet for dogs & cats
Product Number: 21-105
Size: 5 lb. (80 OZ) 2.3KG plastic tubes
Best used by date: 08-11-16
UPC: 829546211059
Keep Frozen

Why It’s Being Recalled

The recall was initiated after routine testing by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture revealed the presence of Salmonella in two lots of product.
This batch tested negative by a third party independent laboratory prior to release for distribution to consumers.
No additional products affected by this recall.
The company has received no reports of illness in either people or animals associated with these products to date.

Other Products Being Withdrawn

In addition to the voluntary recall of the above products, Bravo has chosen to voluntarily withdraw the following poultry products from the marketplace to provide its customers with the certainty of safety.
Those products include all sizes (2 lb., 5 lb. and 10 lb.) of Bravo Chicken Blend(s), Bravo Turkey Blend(s), Bravo Balance Chicken Balance and Bravo Balance Premium Turkey Formula frozen raw diet products with best used by dates between June 20, 2016 and September 18, 2016.
This is being done out of an abundance of caution despite no evidence of any manufacturing defect or distribution problem.
None of these products are known to have tested positive for the presence of pathogens.
This market withdrawal has not been requested by the FDA but is being conducted voluntarily by Bravo.

What to Do

The recalled product should not be sold or fed to pets.
Pet owners who have the affected product at home should dispose of this product in a safe manner (for example, a securely covered trash receptacle).
Customers who have purchased the recalled pet food can return to the store where purchased and submit the Product Recall Claim Form available on the Bravo website for a full refund or store credit.
More information can be found at www.bravopetfoods.com. Or by calling 866-922-9222 Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm ET.

Regulatory Contact

U.S. citizens can report complaints about FDA-regulated pet food products by calling the consumer complaint coordinator in your area.
Or go to http://www.fda.gov/petfoodcomplaints.
Canadians can report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

 

Kong Aussie Sticks Dog Treat Recall

September 25, 2014 – Kong Aussie Sticks dog treats have been quietly recalled by the product manufacturer, JAKKS Pacific of Walnut, California due to possible contamination with mold.

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/kong-aussie-sticks-recall/


The products being recalled have the following item numbers:

• Item 75559
• Item 75560

And these “Best Before” dates:

• 1/30/16
• 1/31/16

According to a JAKKS Pacific company spokesperson:

“The products were not dried properly so a small percentage of finished goods have gone moldy.
“Majority of the product is fine, and the mold was caught at our DC, but some product may have made it to PetSmart so we are recalling all the product at PetSmart and destroying all the product we have at our DC.”

Where Was the Product Sold?

According to a letter obtained from JAKKS Pacific and forwarded by Kong to The Dog Food Advisor, the recalled product was sold only at PetSmart.
No further store location, online sales or other distribution details have been provided by either company.

Silent Recall?

We are troubled by the covert nature and lack of transparency exhibited by both companies associated with this particular event.
Obtaining confirmation and collecting details about this recall were especially challenging. Apparently, the companies only notified PetSmart and relevant distribution centers.¹
And as far as we can tell, neither has made any effort to post a public notice.

What to Do?

According to JAKKS Pacific in that same email, the “product can be returned to PetSmart for a full refund.”
Just the same, here are the customer service contact numbers for the two companies:
You may contact JAKKS Pacific at 877-875-2557, Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm PT. Kong can be reached at 303-216-2626.
U.S. citizens can report complaints about FDA-regulated pet food products by calling the consumer complaint coordinator in your area.
Or go to http://www.fda.gov/petfoodcomplaints.
Canadians can report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

Randolph County Animal Shelter in NC still refuses to remove their double gas chambers

A peaceful rally was held on February 3rd  2014, in support of banning the animal gas chambers at the Randolph County Animal Shelter at

1909 Randolph County Historic Courthouse Meeting Room, 145-C Worth Street, Asheboro, NC 27203.

The outcome: 

2/4/14: Courier this morning
ASHEBORO — Puppies and people came out Monday before the Randolph County Commissioners meeting to protest the use of gas chambers for euthanasia at the county’s animal shelter.

Commissioners heard the protesters out, but they took no action on shelter operations Monday.

Protesters numbered close to 100 and most appeared to be from Randolph County. Several had adopted their animals from the shelter or had volunteered at the shelter as some point.

The rally was facilitated by the Randolph County SPCA. Organizers gathered signatures on a petition which they presented to county commissioners during the public comment period. Angie Allred told commissioners the petition included 5,570 signatures of people who want to see the gas chambers removed from the shelter and replaced with lethal injection for euthanasia.

Standing in a circle outside the courthouse, Linda Barnes of Franklinville said when she first became a volunteer at the shelter, she was horrified to discover the county still used gas to kill abandoned and unwanted animals.

Alyssa Murkin of Asheboro said she adopted Moss, her Border collie mixed breed, from the shelter. She adopted Moss in October. She said it was heartbreaking to visit the shelter.

“I wanted to adopt every one (of the animals there),” she said.

Cortney Griffiths of Asheboro, who said she volunteered at the shelter before she began working regularly, adopted Roxie, a Labrador mixed breed, from the shelter. She said that even if using lethal injection cost the county more and taxes had to be increased to cover the cost, it would be worth it to know the animals would suffer less pain.

During the public comment period, several people addressed the board directly.

Randy Griff said he believes it is more expensive to operate the gas chambers than to use lethal injection, especially when the cost of insurance for the facility is factored in.

Sandy Tuttle of Kernersville said she was appalled when she heard Randolph County is one of 10 counties in North Carolina that still uses carbon monoxide gas to kill shelter animals.

“I came in support of the people who have come out against this,” she said.

Iris Fox said she lives in Asheboro but was born in Connecticut. She said she never saw anything like this in that state.

“North Carolina is a wonderful place. Why can’t we get this right?” she asked.

Donna Lawrence of Greensboro, organizer of Susie’s Hope, was also at the protest in support. Susie’s Hope is a nonprofit organization that fosters awareness of animal abuse. Susie was a pitbull/German shepherd mix that was beaten and set on fire. Lawrence rescued Susie. She told commissioners pets have feelings, too.

“It’s not their fault. They didn’t ask to be born,” she said. “It’s not fair for animals to have to suffer this way.”

Not everyone spoke up for the animals. James McDaniel of Randleman said he read the article on the county animal shelter in Sunday’s issue of The Courier-Tribune. He said he loves animals and wants them to be treated humanely.

However, he said, what caught his eye was the county’s budget for the animal shelter. According to information on a state website, Randolph County budgeted $395,718 in 2012 for the shelter.

“That’s a large amount of money when there are kids who are homeless and hungry. I think we could use some of that money for Randleman Elementary School,” he said.

Commission Chair Harold Holmes thanked the audience for their participation but told them there would be no action on those comments at this time.

 

What can you do to help end the double gas chambers at the Randolph County Animal Shelter, send a heart felt email to the County Commissioners. Link to reach these Commissioners:

http://www.co.randolph.nc.us/commissioners.htm

FOX8 coverage
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/03/advocates-push-to-stop-euthanasia-of-animals-by-gas-chamber-in-randolph-co/

 

 

 

PetSmart donated $10,000.00 to a North Carolina Gas Chamber Shelter, what?

 

See Mimi Cooper pictured above with her PetSmart Inc, check in hand

 

PetSmart Inc supports killing homeless animals via the Randolph NC Gas Chamber. Do you want the facts that this reporter left out? Do you care about how the media spins just about anything and everything these days?

When you go to check out at PetsMart register the screen will ask if you would like to donate money towards their PetsMart Charity group, which one would reasonably think has been checked out thoroughly esp. those they choose to donate money to, if you were under this impression you would be wrong, dead gas chamber wrong that is. Is the Prison program a great program that's up and running in many animal shelters, YES. However you have to better understand the history of the Randolph Animal Shelter located in Asheboro NC.

See link: http://courier-tribune.com/sections/news/local/county-%E2%80%98-new-lease-life%E2%80%99-program-receives-petsmart-grant.html#.UnFkuZEtuQY.facebook

 

 1/ They are a double Gas Chamber facility. Not one but two, wow is all I can say here.

2/ They were offered in 2010 from a private citizen a sum of over $10,000.00 for the County to do with as they wished for any dept. if they would just dismantle the Gas Chambers and move to EBI, a more humane option when dealing with euthanasia of an animal.  Mimi Cooper, with the County Health Dept. refused this donation.  As she prefers to kill animals via a Gas Chambers than a more humane and cost effective way. ( That tells the story within itself.)

3/ HSUS of NC and ASPCA then donates $6,000.00 to the same shelter for a fresh coat of paint. And never addresses the animals are being killed via a barbaric Gas Chamber, that volunteers are refused time and time by Mimi Copper and her staff, animals are not pictured at intake and posted immediately for owners to recover their lost animals or to jump start the adoption process for those in need.

Could I list about 8 other infractions and heartbreaking items, yes I could but what is the need. The only item I feel anyone needs to take away here is PetsMart Inc, supports killing animals via a  Gas Chamber and that’s how cut and dry this needs to be.

Will I ever walk in a PetsMart again NO. And with as many animals as I have both personally and in my rescue, this was not a wise move for them.

Goodbye PetsMart and shame on your Corporation of Charities for not taking the time to better understand the situation at the Randolph County Animal Shelter and to write a $10,000.00 check off the backs of your daily donators who now see what little education and knowledge your employees have before they write out any checks. If we were to dig deeper, would we find even worse with some of the checks they have written die to their sloppy protocol, I bet we would.

But this ends now for me, I will never shop one of their stores again.

 

 

Double Gas Chambers at the Randolph County Animal Shelter  right beside the first kennels of dogs to not only see their pals drug and shoved into these chambers, but also in a direct ear shot to hear them scream, fight and claw their way to death.

 

Yes, Petsmart Charities this is what you just paid for and now many of us will never shop your stores again.

 

Shame on anyone who feels this is a humane way of death for any creature.