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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Justice for Justice, the Burned Puppy, is Now Worth $25,000

    There's nothing like the sad death of an adorable puppy to stir up the police, animal services and the media. That's certainly the case with Justice, the 4-month-old lab-terrier mix doused in lighter fluid and burned in a Pleasant Grove apartment complex on April 4. Justice suffered through a week o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2012

    Justice, the Puppy Burned in Pleasant Grove Last Week, Died Last Night

    The caretakers of the puppy who suffered third degree burns over most of his body were optimistic until the very end. But last night, Justice died after some of his wounds became infected and his condition worsened, according to a posting by DFW Rescue Me. The dog was rescued in Pleasant Grove last ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2012

    Get Your Kicks

    The caretakers of the puppy who suffered third degree burns over most of his body were optimistic until the very end. But last night, Justice died after some of his wounds became infected and his condition worsened, according to a posting by DFW Rescue Me. The dog was rescued in Pleasant Grove last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    "Urgent" Vacancies at Dallas Animal Services Still Vacant, But More Pets Are Finding Homes

    Just last month, we learned that Dallas Animal Services had around 30 vacancies in shelter and field operations that urgently needed to be filled -- this, despite a RIF process in October that saw 53 people laid off and replaced with temporary workers. At Thursday afternoon's Animal Shelter Commissi ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    The Thin Line Between Dog Rescuing and Dog Hoarding

    With the city overrun with strays, Dallas' animal rescuers want to save dogs from cruelty and neglect. But some need to be saved from themselves.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Human Face of the "No-Kill" Movement Barks at Mayor, Council Over City's New Task Force

    Nathan Winograd​Woke up this morning to find the in-box filled with missives from friends and fans of a man named Nathan Winograd -- "the de-facto face of the 'No Kill' movement," as Huffington Post called him last year, referring to efforts to stop animal shelters from euthanizing strays. Winogra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Dallas PD, SPCA Notice "Disturbing Trend" in Cat Killings; Offer Reward In the Latest Case

    ​You may recall: Back in the summer of '09, there was a rash of cat killing across the city, with the animals often sliced in half and left in front yards. Dallas Police Department spokesman Senior Corporal Kevin Janse tells Unfair Park this morning those slayings went unsolved, which troubles the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Working The Dogwalk

    ​You may recall: Back in the summer of '09, there was a rash of cat killing across the city, with the animals often sliced in half and left in front yards. Dallas Police Department spokesman Senior Corporal Kevin Janse tells Unfair Park this morning those slayings went unsolved, which troubles the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    Paradise Leashed

    ​You may recall: Back in the summer of '09, there was a rash of cat killing across the city, with the animals often sliced in half and left in front yards. Dallas Police Department spokesman Senior Corporal Kevin Janse tells Unfair Park this morning those slayings went unsolved, which troubles the ... More >>

  • Music

    May 14, 2009

    To Hell With The Music Scene's Good Intentions

    ​You may recall: Back in the summer of '09, there was a rash of cat killing across the city, with the animals often sliced in half and left in front yards. Dallas Police Department spokesman Senior Corporal Kevin Janse tells Unfair Park this morning those slayings went unsolved, which troubles the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Picture Show: City Tavern SPCA Benefit Show

    Matt NagerRTB2, Slider Pines, Macon Greyson and plenty more bands filled out an all-day bill at City Tavern last Saturday, a fundraiser show for the Dallas SPCA.While bands played upstairs, the bar had a crawfish boil outside in front of the bar, and an SPCA Adopt-A-Pet RV was parked nearby. Check o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Good Friday: The Mother's Day Weekend Edition

    We already reminded you once, but what the heck, let's do it again: Sunday is Mother's Day. Remember it. Write it in permanent ink on your hand. Don't spend the next year in the doghouse with mom, because, really, moms rock. Now, onto some actual rock. As always, let's lead with the show's we'v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    SPCA Brings to North Texas 150 Dogs Rescued From an Arkansas Puppy Mill

    Courtesy the SPCA of TexasTwo of the 350 dogs rescued from an Arkansas puppy mill this week; they will be up for adoption in coming days.Yesterday, the SPCA of Texas began transferring to McKinney 150 dogs seized from a Paris, Arkansas, puppy mill. In all, some 400 animals -- including miniature pon ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    Tail Trot

    Courtesy the SPCA of TexasTwo of the 350 dogs rescued from an Arkansas puppy mill this week; they will be up for adoption in coming days.Yesterday, the SPCA of Texas began transferring to McKinney 150 dogs seized from a Paris, Arkansas, puppy mill. In all, some 400 animals -- including miniature pon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Food For Thought...

    "It's like shoes--you can never have too many." (Joanne Bondy, chef of the Gaylord's Old Hickory Steakhouse, bidding on a set of pots and pans from All-Clad at Sunday's SPCA Paws Cause silent action)

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    Sleuthing The Sleuths

    Last evening I stopped by the SPCA's Paws Cause event--not only for the free wine, but also to show support...and glance at silent auction items from afar.One must live in a world other than journalism to bid on, well, pretty much anything--including rusted radiator parts.At one point in the evening ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    High-Class Ballin'

    Don’t worry, it’s for fur-friends and charity

  • Calendar

    July 10, 2008

    Dynamic Duo

    Ledoux and Pennigton unite at HCG

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2008

    Raining Cats And Dogs

    Ledoux and Pennigton unite at HCG

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Paw-Studded Spectacular

    Pet Flix offers the tales of many tails

  • Calendar

    February 28, 2008

    Egg-cellent

    Find secrets in the Galleria's garden

  • Calendar

    June 14, 2007

    Still Going...

    Nothing outlasts The NeverEnding Story

  • Calendar

    May 31, 2007

    Man's Best Actors

    Pets hit the big screen for charity

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2007

    Scenes From An SPCA

    Pets hit the big screen for charity

  • Calendar

    August 17, 2006

    Ruff Reels

    Studded collars meet the silver screen

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2006

    Get Snippy

    Studded collars meet the silver screen

  • Calendar

    February 16, 2006

    Snappy Snips

    Studded collars meet the silver screen

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2005

    Holly Daze

    Studded collars meet the silver screen

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2005

    Watch & Wait

    Studded collars meet the silver screen

  • Music

    October 20, 2005

    Back From the Dead

    Rigor Mortis were once "Condemned to Hell"--and irrelevance--but the Dallas metal legends have risen

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2005
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    June 23, 2005
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    May 19, 2005
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    November 18, 2004

    Puppy Love

    Dogs seek romance for owners

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2004

    Catch a Ride

    The Artrain rolls into Fair Park

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2004

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    The Artrain rolls into Fair Park

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2004

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    The Artrain rolls into Fair Park

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2004

    Fair Play

    A reason to visit Deep Ellum during the daytime

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    Letters

    A reason to visit Deep Ellum during the daytime

  • News

    February 5, 2004

    Watchdog

    Dallas SPCA's Dave Garcia and his investigators lead the charge against animal abuse

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2003

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Dallas SPCA's Dave Garcia and his investigators lead the charge against animal abuse

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2003

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Dallas SPCA's Dave Garcia and his investigators lead the charge against animal abuse

  • Calendar

    June 6, 2002

    A Lost Cause

    The SPCA uses Big Brother technology to find lost pets

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Letters

    Caged Animals, Good Neighbors, Their Finest Moment

  • Best of Dallas

    September 20, 2001

    Best Place to Get a Pet

    Operation Kindness

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    Letters

    Animal Farm, Police Story, All That Jazz

  • Best of Dallas

    September 21, 2000
  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Caged and confused

    While critics howl, the SPCA of Texas dreams of opening a rural animal utopia. Meanwhile, Dallas kills hundreds of pets every day.

  • Calendar

    April 30, 1998

    Dog's best buddy

    While critics howl, the SPCA of Texas dreams of opening a rural animal utopia. Meanwhile, Dallas kills hundreds of pets every day.

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    The Goatslayers

    When a herd of wild goats became a nuisance at a posh lakeside resort, their wholesale slaughter by a couple of property owners divided the community

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