The South Dakota Open Meetings Commission ruled unanimously yesterday that Deadwood mayor Chuck Turbiville and commissioners David Ruth, Jr., and Jim Van Den Eykel held an illegal…
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In the Lack of Media Savvy Department, Terri Petter misses a chance to win the sympathetic ear of a local reporter and appeal to fur-loving South Dakotans with…
Minnesota fur farmer Terri Petter blames Deadwood and South Dakota’s overregulation and hypocrisy for the closure of her Fur-Ever “Wild” exhibit of wolf pups and other pelting-stock in…
Jaci Conrad Pearson follows up on information about the possible sale of the Fur-Ever Wild wolf exhibit in Deadwood and learns that fur-farmer Terri Petter really is giving up the…
The Deadwood City Commission finally got around to passing its exotic-animal ban. The new ordinance, given first reading over a month ago and delayed by some legal…
An eager reader paging through state government documents (because that’s what Dakota Free Press readers do!) notices this flowchart showing who got the $8.9 million in gaming…
The Deadwood City Commission gave first reading last night to a new ordinance that would ban exotic animals in town. The ordinance, posted at the bottom…
The South Dakota Animal Industry Board yesterday issued Minnesota fur farm operator Terri Petter a license to house wolf pups and fox kits in Deadwood. The…
The Animal Legal Defense Fund today (May 19) asked the USDA Animal Care division investigate Fur-Ever Wild (a.k.a. Wolves Woods & Wildlife) for possible violations of the federal Animal Welfare…
The South Dakota Animal Industry Board meets Wednesday, May 20. After discussing the avian flu outbreak at our turkey and chicken farms, the board will turn at…