‘All they have to do is ask’: Abundant resources available to help pet owners in need
In two recent animal cruelty cases in the Shenandoah Valley, poverty played a partial role in the torture, and in one case, death, of two four-month-old puppies.
In two recent animal cruelty cases in the Shenandoah Valley, poverty played a partial role in the torture, and in one case, death, of two four-month-old puppies.

More than 35 acres have been added to two natural area preserves in Augusta County to restore the South Fork Shenandoah River watershed.
Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act, or H.R. 7176, passed on a vote of 224 to 200 yesterday in the U.S. House.
Local advocates expressed anger and frustration this week in relation to two animal cruelty cases where the sentences for both crimes were considered ‘light.’
A woman whose puppy starved to death alone in an apartment pleaded guilty Wednesday in a felony animal cruelty case in Waynesboro Circuit Court.
A Swoope man was sentenced today to one year in jail, with six months suspended, for an animal cruelty case dating back to July.
The number of families experiencing homelessness is growing in Waynesboro in large part due to one life event that throws the household into crisis.
The buildout of the new University of Virginia football ops center took out 260 parking spaces in the adjacent parking lot.
The Virginia DEQ has lifted the drought watch advisory that had been in effect for several months in Augusta County and Rockingham County.
The Centers for Disease Control reports a new variant of COVID-19 called BA.2.87.1, which appears to be creating a low public health risk.
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