About Laura Romine

Laura Romine is a first year University of Alaska student from Hooper Bay, Alaska and Hooper Bay School alumni. Before graduating high school she was a member of Cutting Edge News, a video news program on YouTube, where she filmed, reported and edited videos. Laura is 18 years old and lives in Fairbanks with her cat, Kingsley. She enjoys spending her time outdoors being active or indoors making art.

Stray dogs pose problem in remote Alaska communities

The stray dog problem affects villages all over the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. This is due to lack of vet care as well as no animal shelters. Groups are working to fix this problem, but it’s no easy task as it’s almost impossible to spay and neuter every dog and there isn’t a place for every stray dog to go. Village Public Safety officers have turned to having dogs shot and killed for a bounty in places where the problem has gone too far. Continue reading Stray dogs pose problem in remote Alaska communities