Category Archives: Animals
Batting a Thousand!
A recent discovery that the bat colony inhabiting the attic of the county sheriff’s department numbers over one thousand has raised serious concerns about the health and safety of deputies working in the second-floor offices. That bats are and have … Continue reading
In Praise of Possums…
Opossums never inspired much of my time or attention before but lately, more than a few lie dead in or alongside the road. Aside from being accused of “playing possum” as a child, I knew very little about them. Opossums are not … Continue reading
Caution – Turtle Crossing
Google search returned 580,000 responses to the question “Why did the turtle cross the road?” but it is not at all about jokes looking for punchlines. In fact, female turtles in early summer are often on a mission to return to their … Continue reading
FBI collects animal cruelty data
Persons guilty of animal cruelty are frequently involved in other criminal activity, and often, also commit violent crimes against humans. In January 2015 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began year-long preparations to collect data on these crimes. The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and … Continue reading
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