St. Louis Call Newspapers

House bill sponsored by Gregory seeks to ban regulations based solely on a dog’s breed

By Wicker Perlis, Missouri News Network • March 20, 2021

JEFFERSON CITY — Owners of pit bulls and some other large dog breeds may soon have more options of where to live, if a House bill discussed Feb. 18 becomes law. The bill, proposed by Rep. David Gregory,...

St. Louis County names new animal shelter director; first permanent leadership since March 2018

November 26, 2019

A volunteer from the St. Louis County animal shelter addresses the county council about the treatment of both volunteers and animals at the shelter at the Nov. 5 meeting. Photo by Erin Achenbach. After...

Take our poll: Should the man accused of stabbing his neighbor’s dog be charged with a felony?

September 21, 2019

Crestwood man stabbed neighbor’s dog to death, charges say

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor • September 11, 2019

A Crestwood man stabbed his neighbor’s dog to death with a pocket knife last weekend, police say. St. Louis County prosecutors charged John Conrad Ross III, 59, of the 9700 block of Greenview Drive...

Y Bark Alone dog daycare denied in bid to double its number of dogs

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter • June 12, 2019

Dog daycare Y Bark Alone will not be able to board more than its current 50 dogs at a time after the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen struck down a proposal from owner Patches Ellis to amend her conditional-use...