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‘Rabbit Police’ Story Generates Heated Discussion (Update)

August 18th, 2011 · 15 Comments

Just before I went on the air with Peter Boyles on Denver’s TalkRadio 630 K-HOW, producer Greg Hollenback told me about a set of photos posted online by the Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff’s Office.  While some might consider them damning, most callers to Boyles’ show said the photos were not indicative of wrongdoing and, in [...]

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Listen to Peter Boyles on Denver’s 630 K-HOW AM Thursday For a Discussion About the ‘Rabbit Police’

August 17th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Tune in to Denver’s TalkRadio 630 K-HOW Thursday morning at 8 a.m. Central (7 a.m. Mtn) to hear me chat with morning drive host Peter Boyles about the story of the “Rabbit Police” of Jefferson County, Colo. Specifically, we’ll be talking about the hare-raising story of Debe Bell, an Arvada, Colo., woman whose tiny Six [...]

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Denver Post Coverage of Rabbit Raiser Takes 180

August 13th, 2011 · 8 Comments

Seventy-two hours ago, I shared news about Debe Bell’s encounter with members of her local sheriff’s office in my post, Anonymous Call to New Animal Abuse Hotline Leads to Raid on Colorado Woman’s Rabbit Farm. Twenty-four hours ago, I shared my observations about Denver media outlets failing to cover a multitude of juicy stories behind [...]

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Denver Media Outlets Fail to Cover Multitude of Juicy Stories Behind Recent Rabbit Farm Raid

August 12th, 2011 · 6 Comments

Since breaking news about a July 21 raid on a farm 12 miles north of Denver that resulted in local law enforcement officials seizing 193 rabbits from a nationally-recognized rabbit expert, I’ve learned more disturbing details about the case.  Perhaps least shocking was my discovery that members of the Denver-area news media appear to have swallowed [...]

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Anonymous Call to New Animal Abuse Hotline Leads to Raid on Colorado Woman’s Rabbit Farm

August 10th, 2011 · 35 Comments

Debe Bell will probably never forget Thursday, July 21. It was the day she found herself surrounded by people from her local law enforcement agency, and they weren’t there to help. Unlike John Dollarhite of Nixa, Mo., and several magicians across the country who’ve been hounded and threatened with massive fines by agents from the [...]

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Animal Trainer Fights to Save Career in USDA Court (Update)

June 6th, 2011 · 4 Comments

June 2 marked the end of the courtroom portion of Doug Terranova’s legal battle against the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.  Now, the Dallas-based animal trainer must wait — perhaps as long as a year or more — for briefs to be filed by both parties to the case and for Administrative Law [...]

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Weekly Recap: The Week of May 29, 2011

June 4th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Below is a recap of all the posts published at BobMcCarty.com during the week of May 29, 2011: MONDAY, May 30 Barack Obama for President – of Kenya! — Guest blogger Paul R. Hollrah suggests that Barack Obama may have his long-term future already planned, saying he will serve as president of Kenya. TUESDAY, May [...]

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