April 6 performance to benefit shelter, pet pantry in Portage

PORTAGE | A "Rock 'n Blues" show featuring Quentin Flagg and the Indiana Blues Brothers will be performed April 6 to benefit the Porter County Animal Shelter and the Kibble Kitchen Pet Pantry.

'Hounds About Town' to benefit county animal shelter

VALPARAISO | Downtown Valparaiso could be going to the dogs this spring.

Animal shelters are real winners of 'Puppy Bowl'

There will be a winner and a loser every Super Bowl Sunday. But at the "Puppy Bowl," it's always a win for animal shelters.

Brummitt Elementary donates to animal shelter

Growing animal rescue group is work of teen actor

The person behind one of the country's fastest-growing animal rescues can't even vote yet. And neither can most of the people leading its 10 chapters across the nation.

Hobart Humane Society needs help with adoptions, supplies

HOBART | The Humane Society of Hobart is seeking help with pet adoptions and supplies.

PHIL WIELAND: Animal shelter only good for woman's pet peeves

Maybe Toni Essary should put in for a refund of the portion of her Porter County property taxes that went toward the cost of running the animal shelter.

County police rescue abandoned horses

CROWN POINT | Four abandoned horses are believed to have been roaming free for several days before county police were alerted, police said Friday.

Club cares about animals

MUNSTER | Munster Junior Woman’s Club recently donated $200 to the Humane Society Calumet Area Inc. and helped recruit walkers for the annual Paws in the Park Walk-a-thon and Pet Fair.

Porter County may spend $1 million in hospital interest for fire radio upgrade

VALPARAISO | Porter County commissioners agreed Tuesday to use nearly $1 million in interest money from the sale of the county hospital to update the system serving radios and pagers for most of the area's fire departments.

Porter County may seek donations to help build new animal shelter

VALPARAISO | Members of the Porter County Animal Shelter advisory board will troubleshoot ways this week of funding the construction of a new $2.9 million facility.

Keep Evans in charge of Porter County Animal Shelter

Jim Biggs keeps asking how the Porter County Animal Shelter got in such bad shape. Under his control, the shelter was underfunded and overcrowded. Biggs' solution was to euthanize the animals at a rate of 10 cats and dogs per day.

Report calls for Porter County to build animal shelter in new location

VALPARAISO | A study released Friday, commissioned by Porter County officials to assess the county's animal shelter and operation, identified several areas of concern, including the need for a new shelter and reassessment of the shelter's no-kill policy.

Porter County is changing its handling of stray pets

I want to send my appreciation for your non-biased reporting of the Porter County Animal Shelter planning meeting.

Animal shelter called 'grossly undersized'

VALPARAISO | The 3,500-square-foot Porter County Animal Shelter is "grossly undersized" for the community, said Bill Meade, planning and design director for Shelter Planners of America.

Crowded animal shelters should be expanded

The animal shelter in Munster is crowded and needs people to come pick up animals. Shouldn't animal shelters have enough room for as many animals as come in?

DOUG ROSS: Barking up wrong tree for animal shelter solution?

Yet again, the Porter County Animal Shelter is at a crossroads, following the resignation of Director Kristina Montgomery last week.

Porter County Animal Shelter shouldn't be refusing animals

Porter County Animal Shelter is continually in the paper for its ongoing issues. Politicians say it's getting better, but that's not the truth.

EDITORIAL: Fur keeps flying at animal shelter

The ongoing problems at the Porter County Animal Shelter should prompt the Porter County commissioners to consider getting out of the business of housing animals awaiting adoption.

Public safety isn't animal shelter's main priority

This is in response to Nancy Adams' view of the Porter County Animal Shelter's main priority. She states the main priority of the shelter is "public safety." What planet is she living on?