A new report, released by Animal Equality, identifiedOklahoma-based chain Sonic as a restaurant that continues to use crates for pregnant pigs.
Alongside 13 other popular restaurants, Sonic utilizes 'gestation-crates,' which are metal cages used to confine pigs for all or a part of gestation.
According to Animal Equality, these cages measure two feet by seven feet, close to the size of the animals' bodies. This allows room for very minimal movement and does not allow the animal to fully extend their limbs. Read More...
A stalemate between the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department and commissioners has law enforcement worried about what they will do, if they don’t have the resources needed to do their job.
Wednesday marks 4 weeks that the sheriff’s department says they’ve been waiting for an approval of a budget from the Somerset County Commissioners. The county's chief deputy sheriff, Dusty Weir, says they need new tires on 6 of their 9 vehicles. Read More...
