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General Assembly kills statewide animal cruelty list once again
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (613+ words) Census: Roanoke's population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s A legislative effort to establish a statewide animal cruelty convictions list was nixed again this session, though it has been introduced in some form…...
Animal rights group: Lynchburg animal shelter is a model for Danville and others to follow
3+ week, 6+ day ago (567+ words) Animal rights group: Lynchburg animal shelter is a model for Danville and others to follow'Cardinal News Did you miss this story? Thousands without power after winter storm as Arctic air outbreak rolls in In the article, "Danville's animal shelter euthanized…...
Arrests made, dozens of charges filed in Natural Bridge Zoo animal cruelty case
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (657+ words) Thousands without power after winter storm as Arctic air outbreak rolls in A grand jury has issued dozens of animal cruelty and other indictments against five people connected to the Natural Bridge Zoo, Rockbridge County Circuit Court documents show. Deborah…...
If that drunk raccoon at the Ashland ABC store could talk, here’s what he would say
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (1291+ words) Big Stone Gap focuses on its undefeated team, not its fugitive coach By now, you've surely heard of the raccoon that fell through the roof of a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control store in Ashland, smashed up 14 bottles of liquor and…...
Alicia Silverstone offers reward of up to $50,000 for information on baby giraffes missing from Natural Bridge Zoo
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (415+ words) Tedeschi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket set to headline FloydFest Actress and author Alicia Silverstone has joined with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to offer a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the location of two…...
Natural Bridge zoo manager chooses jail time over revealing whereabouts of missing baby giraffes
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) FloydFest promoters to launch 1,200-seat music venue in downtown Roanoke The manager of the Natural Bridge Zoo was given the choice of telling the state what happened to two missing baby giraffes or serve 100 days in jail for contempt of…...
Animal welfare group hopes to aid Danville shelter as euthanasia debate continues
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1771+ words) It's wrong to say that Virginia Tech is running a minor league sports program. It's something bigger and different. Betty Buttons, a brown and white beagle, wore a Halloween harness during a kayak ride with her adoptive family earlier this…...
Judge tells Natural Bridge Zoo manager: Turn over missing baby giraffes or go to jail
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (404+ words) A Rockbridge County judge has ordered the manager of the Natural Bridge Zoo to turn over two missing baby giraffes by Oct. 29 or face 100 days in jail. That led to two contempt of court charges that were before the court…...
One of the giraffes the state seized from Natural Bridge Zoo died during move; criminal investigation underway
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (485+ words) One of the four giraffes that the state seized from the Natural Bridge Zoo died while being transported to Georgia in May, and the circumstances surrounding its death are now part of a criminal investigation. Based on a timeline released…...
Attorney general opens criminal investigation into baby giraffes missing from the Natural Bridge Zoo
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (555+ words) Did you miss this story? Two baby giraffes are missing from the Natural Bridge Zoo. Attorney General Jason Miyares has opened a criminal investigation into the whereabouts of the two baby giraffes missing from the Natural Bridge Zoo, it was…...