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It’s chick season! If your home is on a greater than 6000 square foot lot, you can have laying hens

Pictured: My daughter holds some new female chicks that we will raise this summer to have more eggs by next winter– the chicks were purchased from the Issaquah Grange yesterday for $2.99 each Now’s the time to buy your baby … Continue reading

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Dog Park Meetings to be held once a month, the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM

A couple dozen people turned out for the Dog Park Meeting on Wednesday night. Most of the original dog park task force was present, along with some of the hundred or so individuals who have contacted the Parks Department and … Continue reading

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Madeleine Pickens to build a Wild Mustang retirement ranch; stops Feds from euthanizing horses

For people who love our wild Mustangs, which includes my family, we are very grateful that Madeleine Pickens (wife of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens) has taken up the cause to save tens of thousands of these animals from euthanasia. … Continue reading

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Dog Park may become a reality this time

After many years of discussing the pros and cons of a dog park, we finally have a proposal with real teeth I like the work the Dog Park Task Force has done so far, and I will personally be advocating … Continue reading

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Renton’s new animal ordinance run amuck? Nope, just old-fashioned weed control near the airport.

In an age of new environmental sensitivity, jurisdictions like Renton are rediscovering goats as a non-mechanized means to keep unwanted plants under control. The following pictures are of goats grazing on land near the perimeter road at Renton airport. Here … Continue reading

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The bear captured in Renton Highlands has made a full recovery and has been released into the wild

Here is the story

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Japan’s giant Panda Ling Ling, superstar of the Tokyo zoo, has passed away

Japan was saddened by the loss of Ling Ling on Wednesay, Tokyo Zoo’s Giant Panda. Here is the Story on MSNBC Ling Ling was the only Panda owned by Japan, although the country has a few on loan from other … Continue reading

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My guest article in today’s Renton Reporter; Animals!

Renton – An Animal Friendly Community By Randy Corman, Renton City Council Renton has always been a city that is friendly to animals. We recognize that animals occupy an esteemed place in many of our households, often being treated as … Continue reading

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I love the color in this picture…

My nine year old took this picture of my wife on one of the first sunny days we have had in a while…

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KIRO TV Reports on case of alleged animal cruelty just outside our city limits

(This case of alleged animal cruelty is outside of our city limits, but inside our potential annexation area.) We are currently making updates to our animal keeping ordinance, but all versions, old and new, require proper housing and good nutrition … Continue reading

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