The Baltimore County Department of Health’s Department of Animal Services will be holding low-cost animal rabies vaccination clinics in the Nottingham area. Vaccinations will cost $8 per animal and will include a microchip with lifetime registration and an initial Baltimore County license. Eligible pets include dogs, cats, and ferrets that are at least 12 weeks old and properly secured on […]
UPDATE: Luedtke has been taken into custody – details here. Original story below… —— Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Jerome Irvin Luedtke Jr., 33, wanted on animal cruelty charges for beating a small dog to death with a glass bottle. On January 13, police were called to Pet ER on Cromwell Bridge Road when Luedtke and […]
Preventing animal cruelty is quickly becoming a top priority in Baltimore County. Just one day after Council Members David Marks and Tom Quirk announced that they were introducing legislation to tighten the county’s animal welfare statute, officials announced on Thursday that Baltimore County would be creating a dedicated animal abuse unit within the Baltimore County Police Department. “In response to […]
Baltimore County Council Members Tom Quirk and David Marks will introduce legislation on Monday to tighten the county’s animal welfare statute. The reforms will spell out, in specific terms, the “adverse environmental conditions” that require animals to be brought inside or placed in a suitable shelter. Those “adverse environmental conditions” mean that the ambient temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or […]
A puppy in Middle River had a “ruff” day on Monday, but all’s well that end’s well. Baltimore County officials say emergency crews responded to the 800 block of Lowe Road (21220), where they found that someone’s pup had fallen into a storm drain. FS Mike Joyce rescued the canine and checked him for injuries. They found none and the […]
Get your camera ready. The Budweiser Clydesdales will be returning to The Avenue at White Marsh later this month. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 17th. The Clydesdales will parade down the Main Avenue and are expected to be on display in the Main Plaza area from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. These magnificent horses make for great […]
Emergency personnel sprung into action on Monday afternoon in White Marsh to save some fine feathered friends. WMVFC said that firefighters responded to the Nottingham Square shopping center to rescue several baby ducklings. The ducklings had fallen into a storm drain in front of the Target located along Campbell Boulevard. The baby ducks were happily reunited with their mother and […]
Officials with the Baltimore County Fire Department say that some recently-donated devices came in handy during a house fire earlier this week. On Monday, BCoFD units from the Perry Hall, Hillendale and Fullerton stations responded to a dwelling fire on Alden Road in Parkville. While conducting a secondary search of the home, firefighters found a dog hiding underneath a bed. The […]