The Susang6 SW Missouri Report

A call for stronger Missouri animal cruelty laws, prosecutorial accountability, and alignment with the federal PACT Act . Snoop wasn’t just “a dog found abandoned.” He was a living, breathing soul who trusted the wrong humans and paid for it with his life. When he was discovered behind a business in the Webb City Industrial Park too weak to stand, too starved to fight, too broken to understand why no one came sooner something inside this community cracked. People didn’t just hear about Snoop. They felt him. They felt the betrayal. They felt the helplessness. They felt the anger that rises in your chest when you realize a creature who depended entirely on human kindness was instead met with human cruelty. Snoop’s suffering didn’t happen in the shadows. It happened here, in Missouri a state where our laws still treat animal torture like a minor inconvenience instead of the violent crime it is. His death exposed a truth many of us have known for years: our animal cruelty laws ar...

  Southwest Missouri is facing one of the worst flea and tick seasons in recent memory. Mild winters, heavy leaf cover, and the rise of wildlife activity in residential neighborhoods have created the perfect storm for pests to thrive. Many homeowners are discovering the problem the moment they begin spring cleanup and I was one of them. We left a layer of oak leaves on our lawn over winter, expecting them to break down naturally. They didn’t. When I finally removed them this spring, I uncovered exactly what many neighbors are now reporting: a damp, protected layer crawling with undesirable insects fleas, ticks, and other pests that had overwintered undisturbed . If your yard borders wooded areas, has wildlife passing through, or held onto leaves and debris over winter, you’re likely seeing the same thing. The good news is that there is a natural, effective, and affordable way to reclaim your yard and protect your home and pets: food‑grade diatomaceous earth .   Why Fle...