Actually I am a little surprised I had not thought about this earlier as I used to pay the same price for heart-worm medicine for our 10 pound and our 100 pound dogs. People who want to save money on their medication split pills, getting – for instance getting a 20 mg prescription for Crestor and cutting it in half when they only need 10 mg. Why not for dogs?  Read More →

Legislators for Animal Advocacy today released a report at a press conference that contained details on the euthanasia of dogs and cats at the Connecticut Humane Society (CHS) and demanded a meeting with members of the charity’s board. The following is from CtNewsJunkie.com, which attended the press conference in Hartford. Unsuccessful at its first attempt  Read More →

The Granby News reported tonight that  State Representatives Diana Urban (D-North Stonington/Stonington) and Annie Hornish (D-Granby/East Granby/Barkhamsted/ New Hartford)  have scheduled a news conference for Wednesday to release a report on animal euthanasia at the Connecticut Humane Society. “The legislators said the Connecticut Humane Society has refused to implement a requested moratorium on behavioral euthanasia  Read More →

Richard Johnston, who for 20-years ran the Connecticut Humane Society as its controversial director and board chairman, was given more than $100,000 in compensation when he left the charity under pressure in March. That fact along with other intriguing details were obtained today by CtWatchdog.com as the result of a Freedom of Information request to  Read More →

State officials have filed a subpoena to force the Connecticut Humane Society to make public the severance package it gave to Richard Johnston, the president and chairman of the society for 20 years, who quit under pressure this spring. The subpoena was issued after the 130-year-old charity refused to make the severance package public claiming  Read More →

Dear Representative Urban, You asked about the Connecticut Humane Society’s (CHS) investments, cruelty investigations, education programs, medical clinics and other facilities, transportation vehicle, euthanasia of animals, and agency status. Alicia Wright, the Public Relations Director for CHS, refused to answer our questions because the agency is “presently swamped with many projects and positive changes designed to continue to improve [their]... 

A prominent legislator today asked that all board members of the troubled Connecticut Humane Society resign and allow competent animal advoctes to run the 130-year-old institution. State Representatives Diana Urban (D-North Stonington/Stonington) said the problems at the society are so serious, systemic, and ongoing and the only way for it to survive is for the board members  Read More →

The group that gets credit for forcing the resignation of Connecticut Humane Society President/Board Chairman Richard Johnson tonight announced that a state legislative group will have its own comments Thursday about continuing problems with one of the oldest and best known state charities. The Coalition For Change, the group that disclosed wide-spread problems with the Newington-based  Read More →

The  following is from Cathy DeMarco Spokesperson and Founder of the Coalition for Change On Saturday, May 22, the ground breaking ceremony for the new Waterford shelter took place. All CHS Newington workers were encouraged to attend. The Newington headquarters of CHS shut down from 12:30-4:00 PM in order to let  Read More →

The following is a letter that Bridget C Karchere, former Conn Humane Society finance assistant, send to the new leaders of the board of directors. It was written after the new chairman – Chris White – falsely told a donor that the board had met with disgruntled workers who had been fired. “I was hoping that when Chris White contacted me,” Bridget told me “I could ask him, what was in my personnel file that prompted... 

The controversial new president of the Connecticut Humane Society has again been caught spinning/fibbing/or ignorance – you decide. Its not unusual for some newspaper publishers to make up stuff (Courant for instance), but to do it as blatantly and as stupidly as Life Publications owner Chris White does stands out. You can simply search his name on CtWatchdog and find the other instances where his comments as chairman of the Connecticut Humane... 

One issue us dog lovers may want to consider when adopting or purchasing a dog is how long they will be with us. We all know that the bigger the dog the fewer years they have to live. Now genetic research is showing that some breeds are more prone to cancer and other fatal diseases. According to a  Read More →

SmartMoney is raising questions about over medicating animals that have long intrigued me. In a recent article on “10-Things-Your-Veterinarian-Won’t-Tell-You”, several questions are raised, including whether vaccinating your pet may do more harm than good. “For years the primary reason for seeing a veterinarian was to get your pet vaccinated against a host of diseases ranging from  Read More →

Chris Frances has invited me to appear on Saturday morning on WTIC AM 1080 to discuss the troubles at the Connecticut Humane Society and other consumer issues. It will start at 8:20 a.m. and at my request Chris said he is inviting Chris White, the new chairman of the society, to also appear and defend himself  Read More →

Connecticut Humane Society’s New Chairman Chris White predicted that the Attorney General’s investigation will clear the board and its former head of any wrongdoing and will show that accusations made in the last few months were false, or trivial. Wrong. State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is releasing a scathing interim report on his investigation, which gives credence  Read More →