Following the recent death of a 4-year-old boy who was attacked by street dogs in Bucharest, the Romanian parliament passed a law last week to allow dogs in public areas to be killed if they are not claimed or adopted within two weeks. It is estimated that more than 60,000 stray dogs roam the streets of the capital city. Dozens of bites...

"A 22 year-old woman living on a college campus — or anywhere for that matter— I’ve heard the horror stories. I know that a female walking alone at night is a target. Many women — and men for that matter — end up in situations they never expected. I know this, and yet, more often than I care to admit, I find...

In today's post we are doing a review of two of the most popular pepper guns that are available for nonlethal self-defense. more info here The first is the Kimber Pepper Blaster II. This is manufactured by the Kimber firearms company based in Switzerland. They claim it to be three times as effective as other pepper spray products. It shoots out two...

A Swarthmore College junior already at the center of a nationally publicized row over how the elite suburban liberal-arts school deals with sexual-assault cases is embroiled in a new controversy - also over the explosive issue of rape on campus. Swarthmore officials say they removed Mia Ferguson, 19, this week from her new job as a dormitory resident adviser, or RA, because...

As dorm rooms are dusted and campus squares begin to bustle with students, dozens of federal lawsuits are forcing colleges around the country to face an oft ignored reality — rape culture on campus. Students at 29 universities around the country have brought legal action, accusing institutions of negligence in the handling of reports of sexual violence and violating Title IX, a...

more info here! In today's blog were doing a product review of one of the most sophisticated protection systems ever invented. It is called the Being Safe at Home Survival Kit - Advanced System and contains home safety and personal security items to keep you and your family safe from the ravages of home invasion in home burglary. The system also includes...