Monday, December 29, 2025

Abuse of animals continues in Idaho

When the Idaho 1 of 3 group failed to collect the total number of signatures required to get their initiative on the 2012 ballot, or strengthen the penalty portion of the animal cruelty law, the Idaho Legislature, led by Sen. Steve Vick, chairman of the Agriculture Committee at that time, …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Idaho's animals: Under the bus

A disconcerting story from Southern Idaho involves serious animal abuse at Idaho's largest dairy. Three workers were secretly filmed as they stomped, dragged and beat milking cows inside a milking barn. Unbelievably, the abusers will very likely walk away from these incidents without punishment. True, this story evokes shock and …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

My turn: New animal abuse law has no teeth

The actions of the Idaho Legislature will soon impact every voter in our state. You may ask: "How is this possible?" You will find the answer through the disappointing tale which follows.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho marching in lock-step with special interests on animal abuse

The actions of the Idaho Legislature will soon impact every voter in our state. You may ask: "How is this possible?" You will find the answer through the disappointing tale which follows.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

The shell game of animal cruelty

You've probably seen a "shell game" being played on TV. This is a game in which a pea is placed under one of three walnut shells and the person running the game scrambles the shells round and round. The person betting on his ability to pick the shell under which …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

It's up to us to toughen animal abuse laws

You should care about the issue, whether you like animals or not
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Bailey's final moments

We recently received an emergency call about a horse that was down with what the caller believed was colic. We responded immediately and went to the location. As I approached, the horse lying there on the bare ground, he lifted his head a bit to regard a stranger. He rolled …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO