$1,000 reward offered for domestic rabbit shot with dart
Humane Society of Utah offers a reward for arrest and conviction in rabbit shooting case
The Humane Society of Utah (HSU) is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for shooting a male 2-month-old domestic rabbit named Buttons Friday, April 6, in Highland, Utah. Katie, a 15-year-old girl from American Fork, and her brother caught Buttons at Highland Glen Park after noticing his injury. The HSU hopes the reward assists the Lone Peak Police Department in obtaining information required to identify and charge whoever is responsible for this act of animal cruelty.
According to a report on KSL.com April 9, Riverwood Pet Hospital Veterinarian Yoeny Dobson was able to gently pull out the dart. “He got lucky that it just navigated under the bunny's skin," said Dobson.
Buttons is recovering with Katie and her family in their home.
“We are concerned that someone discharged a dart gun within city limits for many reasons,” said Gene Baierschmidt, HSU executive director. “We take every case of animal cruelty seriously and recognize the link between animal abuse and other crimes. The person responsible needs to be held accountable before another animal or a person is harmed.
Under the Utah State Code, the perpetrator may be charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a Class A misdemeanor. If convicted, a person could face a term not exceeding one year and/or a fine up to $2,500.
Anyone with information regarding who may be responsible for the shooting of Buttons is urged to contact Lone Peak Police Department at 801-756-9800.
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About the Humane Society of Utah
The Humane Society of Utah is dedicated to the elimination of pain, fear and suffering in all animals. Since 1960, the HSU has been sheltering homeless animals, fighting cruelty and neglect, and creating an environment of respect, responsibility, and compassion for all animals across the state of Utah. HSU is the largest open-admission
private animal
shelter in the state
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and welcomes any companion animal that can legally be admitted. As a member of the No-Kill Utah (NKUT) Coalition, the HSU works hard to ensure that every healthy and treatable pet that enters the facility will be placed into a loving home. The Humane Society of Utah is a local, private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that does not receive any state tax dollars or government funding. HSU is funded by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses and foundations. Read more about the HSU online at www.utahhumane.org.
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Weber County, Utah- Weber County leaders have been collaborating together at every level to build a strategic economic vision for the future of the county. The Weber County commissioners contracted with a highly respected economic development team to survey the county strengths and opportunities. At this press conference, we will unveil the findings of this report and the strategy for Weber County's economic future.
Attendees at the press conference will include Weber County commissioners, legislators, mayors and higher education professionals.
Sen. Ann Milner
Commissioner Jim Harvey
Commissioner James Ebert
Commissioner Kerry Gibson
Mayor Mike Caldwell
Mayor Bob Dandoy
Community business leaders
Date: Tuesday, April 17th
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Weber State, in front of the former social services building
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Announces
Does This Look Infected?
15th Anniversary Tour
Pre-Sale Begins
Wednesday, February 14th
General On-Sale
Friday, February 16th
10am Local Time
Los Angeles, CA - Sum 41 are celebrating the 15th Anniversary of their second studio album with the announce of the Does This Look Infected? Tour! Kicking off in San Francisco, CA on April 27th, the tour will travel across the United States for over 20 shows, wrapping up in Los Angeles, CA on May 26th. VIP Packages will be available beginning tomorrow, February 14th, with all other tickets going on sale Friday, February 16th at 10am Local Time. Fans can head tohttp://www.sum41.com/ for more details and tickets.
Singer Deryck Whibley shares, "This year was meant to be spent working on new music and I hadn't even realized that it was the 15 Year anniversary of 'Does This Look Infected?'. Out of nowhere we started to receive messages from fans asking us to do another DTLI anniversary tour...and when the fans call, we go. This time around is going to be even more special because we have Dave "Brown Sound" Baksh with us! So back by popular demand, we'll see you on the road this April!"
Celebrated as one of the most essential Pop Punk albums of all time, Does This Look Infected? was full of iconic hits like "Still Waiting," "The Hell Song" and "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)." The album has been certified Platinum in Canada and Japan, Gold in the United States and Silver in the UK since it's release in 2002.
Sum 41 released their latest album, 13 Voices in 2016 with a standing ovation performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Heralded by outlets like
Billboard, Rolling Stone, People, Yahoo, Huffington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Ultimate-Guitar, myspace, Alternative Press and more, the album peaked at #9 on the Billboard Top Albums chart.
Fans can purchase the album now in stores at Target, on iTunes or streaming on Spotify.
The 10-track album was recorded, produced and engineered by singer Deryck Whibley at his home in Los Angeles and marks the band's first LP in five years, following up 2011's Screaming Bloody Murder. Previously released music videos from 13 Voices include "Fake My Own Death" "War," "God Save Us All (Death to POP)"
and "Goddamn I'm Dead Again."
Upcoming Sum 41 Tour Dates
April 27 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
April 28 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
April 29 - Phoenix, AZ - Van Buren
May 1 - Albuquerque, NM - El Ray
May 3 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec
May 4 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
May 5 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
May 7 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
May 8 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
May 10 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater
May 11 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
May 12 - New York City, NY - Terminal 5
May 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
May 15 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
May 17 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot
May 18 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
May 19 - Minneapolis, MN - The Varsity Theater
May 21 - Denver, CO - Ogden
May 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - Complex
May 24 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
May 26 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
Tour Admat: http://bit.ly/2Bpyvu5
Sum 41 consists of five members including Deryck Whibley, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dave Brownsound, co-lead guitarist/backing vocalist Tom Thacker, bassist/backing vocalist Cone McCaslin and drummer Frank Zummo.
For More Information
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HOPESFALL
Announce New Album
Arbiter
Out July 13th via Graphic Nature / Equal Vision Records
Watch New Music Video
"H.A. Wallace Space Academy"
Now on Loudwire
Preorders Available Now at
April 11, 2018 - Charlotte, NC - Melodic hardcore legends Hopesfall are ready to take 2018 by storm with their explosive new album, Arbiter. The long-awaited follow up to 2007's Magnetic North, Arbiter marks the band's first record in over a decade. Fans can check out an exclusive interview, alongside a brand new video for single "H.A. Wallace Space Academy," on Loudwire. Arbiter will be released on July 13th, 2018 via Graphic Nature / Equal Vision Records. Preorders are available now at hopesfall.lnk.to/arbiter.
"After Magnetic North, I felt like we left unfinished business on the table," shares vocalist Jay Forrest. "I think Hopesfall has carried the underdog chip on our shoulder for the majority of our playing career. That's given us an edge that has defined our music."
He continues: "Now, we've hunkered down and cast our antenna out to tap into this vast creative universe. We're counting on the listener to complete the creative process and help decode the transmission. Barring World War III, I think this album will stand amongst our best."
Hopesfall formed in 1998. Over the next decade, the band would undergo numerous line-up changes but always drew from the same core group of lifelong friends to source new members. The bond between the group was so strong that even after disbanding in 2008, guitarists Joshua Brigham and Dustin Nadler and drummer Adam Morgan continued to get together on Wednesday nights to work on new music despite having no plans to release it. It was during these jam sessions that the music that would eventually find its way onto Arbiter first began to take shape.
In 2012, Brigham and Morgan visited frontman, Jay Forrest, in Chicago culminating in the decision that Forrest would add vocals to the demos. The lineup for the band's reformation would then be cemented in August of 2015 when bassist, Chad Waldrup, joined the group to see Hum and Failure. Still, the idea of putting out new music as Hopesfall wasn't part of the plan. With the lineup complete, the band brought their demos to another trusted collaborator - producer Mike Watts (Glassjaw, Dillinger Escape Plan, O'Brother) whom they had worked with on two previous releases, Magnetic North and A Types. It was Watts who brought the demos to Dan Sandshaw and Will Putney of Graphic Nature / Equal Vision Records where the idea of releasing it as a Hopesfall record was finally discussed. A testament to the band's hard-earned legacy, the famed label immediately jumped on the opportunity to release the project.
Arbiter has a decidedly unique bend to it, but Brigham points out that it is built off of the same principles as Hopesfall's previous catalog - "big riffs and dark melodies." Forrest adds that the driving message of Arbiter remains the same as well: "Hopes fall. Tragedies happen. But that doesn't mean you should give up or not stay the course."
Arbiter is set for release on July 13th via Graphic Nature / Equal Vision Records. It is at once a reminder of why the band has become so influential and a beacon of the its continued evolution. Look for Hopesfall to support the release with select tour dates later this year.
For More Information, please visit:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HopesfallOfficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/_hopesfall_
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hopesfallband
Arbiter Tracklisting:
1. Faint Object Camera
2. H.A. Wallace Space Academy
3. Bradley Fighting Vehicle
4. C.S. Lucky-One
5. Catapult
6. Tunguska
7. Aphelion
8. Drowning Potential
9. To Bloom
10. Indignation and the Rise of the Arbiter
