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Pets: Leaving Home 2007-11-25 02:01:00 "We all know that the hardest part of leaving home isn't leaving friends and family - it's leaving a pet. Your parents can live without you and your friends probably never liked you anyway, but your pet will never get over losing you.
Before deciding to move with your pet, or deciding to bring one home if you plan on moving into or already live in an apartment, there are a ton of things to Read more:Leaving
For The Love of Animals 2007-11-24 02:01:00 When I first started this blog I was looking for information and my first choice for that was PetLvr.com
This is a "website for all Earthlings Who Love Animals
". There's a forum and you can even get a free blog for your pet. You can find lots of links and tons of information on all kinds of animals.
Check it out. You'll be glad you did.
Petfinder.com Foundation
P.O. Box 16385
Tucson, AZ
Dogs Don't Care 2007-11-23 07:28:00 " I really do like people ... I just like my dogs better. There is one and one reason only for this: unconditional love.
Humans are jerks. Humans put dogs on chains for their entire lives, abandon them to fend for themselves, keep them in puppy mills in conditions unimaginable, beat them, degrade them, and on and on.
But dogs are forgiving. Nearly every dog that's been abused forgives and
Boo: Hoping 4 A Miracle 2007-11-22 02:01:00 Today seems to be the perfect time to tell you the story behind my reason for starting this blog. It's a day to give thanks and I would like to do that too.
My parents were of different opinions when it came to pets for me and my sister as we were growing up. My dad was an animal lover to the Nth degree while my mom only tolerated them. We were allowed to have pets but they were never allowed
Non-Disposable Pets 2007-11-21 02:01:00 "Often people feel they must give up their pets for various reasons. On these pages, you'll hopefully find some alternatives and be able to keep your animal. There is also lots of info here for those who would never dream of giving up their pet, but just need some advice on basic pet problems . They are often the very same problems for both groups of people.
First and foremost, pets are Read more:Disposable
My PetSide: New 2007-11-20 08:12:00 "Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. (PGP) and NBC Universal Digital Media (NBCU) today announced the launch of a new website for dog and cat owners - Petside.com. The website, created in partnership with The ZiZo Group, is a comprehensive source of information and services that helps pets and their owners get the most out of life.
At MyPetSide, users can create their own, highly personalized
Feed Animals Free 2007-11-19 11:12:00 "This Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough folks to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals.
It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on the purple box "fund food for animals" for free. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate Read more:Animals
Announcing: Pet Rescuer Central 2007-11-18 15:49:00 This blog was born from a need I have to work to spread the word about animal shelters and animal rescues/adoption. The need arose from a recent personal experience that I will eventually share.
This blog will grow over time and I hope you will be here to grow along with us.
Today my heart is broken and my life forever changed. The pain is too deep and the ache too wide to share my story now Read more:Central
Ruby: For Adoption 2007-12-01 02:01:00 My Boo is safe tonight thanks to the generosity of others. Ruby can have that opportunity too if she's adopted.
Animal: DogBreed: Feist, Chihuahua Sex: FemaleAge: BabySize: Small Ruby was turned in 11-06-07 She is , good with other dogs & very sweet!!! Rubys adoption fee is $65.00 to cover her spay & rabies vaccination!
More info here. Read more:Adoption
Happy Endings 2007-11-29 10:57:00 Just an update on my Boo.
She was spayed yesterday and is doing great!
She leaves for her new foster home in Indiana Friday night.
The other good news is that I will be able to spend about 8 hours with her before she leaves. I haven't seen her in two weeks.
I am very excited about that but sad to see her go. Of course the alternative is unthinkable.
Many thanks to everyone who made this Read more:Happy
Pet Rescues: My Boo 2007-11-27 17:56:00 I have decided to wait until Monday to go back to my regular blogging. My real life circumstances have been taking all my time and I can't work on the blogs right now.
I am speaking of the campaign to save my dog Boo. You can read the story here if you missed it.
The good news is that, once again, some kind, compassionate Jericho fans banded together and worked with me on a solution. The
Urgent Request 2007-11-26 14:21:00 This picture is of my beloved Boo. I am desperate and begging for your help. Especially if you live in the North Alabama area.
Boo is an 11 month old mixed Labrador Retriever/Beagle that I cannot keep and cannot find a home for.
She is currently at a shelter here. They are a good organization and they have listed her at Petfinder and they have put ads in the local paper. No success so far.
I Read more:Urgent
Pets And A Petition 2007-11-26 02:01:00 Here is a great article about getting a pet for Christmas. A few years back my sister and I decided to get our mom a puppy for Christmas. After much thought we decided to wrap up a picture of the puppy instead. Sure enough our mom said she really didn't want a pet at that time. It saved everyone a lot of trouble.
"Now that the holidays are upon us, I wonder how many kittens and puppies will
Pets Need Gifts Too 2007-12-07 13:45:00 Many thanks to Gwen for sending me this information:
"They take in all animals and they've created such a large facility, that they allow individuals and groups to volunteer. They've made it a rescue and a learning facility."
"This holiday season, bring joy and meaning to your loved ones by choosing a Gift for Animals."
More gifts for animal lovers here.
Your dog could be in a movie. Read more:Gifts
Pets: New Lease On Life 2007-12-06 16:18:00 I just learned about something called Black Dog Syndrome. It really surprised me. Black dogs are commonly the last, if at all, to be adopted. Go here and read more about it.
"Pet Guardian Angels of America (PGAA) – www.pgaa.com - is in its 10th year of providing free national pet adoption and rescue assistance, and Internet access to general and health information for all types of pets.
Boo's Christmas Angels: Part II 2007-12-05 16:01:00 This is where I stayed and they were wonderful. The only way to donate if you wanted would be to send it by mail.
The Dog Pound
1701 U. S. Highway 72 East
Athens, Alabama 35611
Phone: 771-7889
Just one free click helps feed animals
Go here.
Or shop at the Animal Rescue Site Store
http://shop.theanimalrescuesite.com/store/site.do
Donate to The Fund For Animals
https://secure.hsus.org/ Read more:Christmas
, Angels
Boo's Christmas Angels 2007-12-03 02:01:00 Hi!
My name is Boo(actually Arabelle) and I would like to ask you to participate in a very special Christmas
project.
Had my mom's friends not saved me from the shelter I would have been euthanized. I am not the only pet in danger.Look what's happening to my friends. Here are some facts:
It costs U.S. taxpayers an estimated $2 billion each year to round up, house, kill, and dispose of Read more:Angels
Me And Boo 2007-12-02 02:01:00 I was reminded again yesterday of how special pets can be. After the recent ordeal of having to find my Boo a foster home I was able to spend an entire day with her before she left to go to her last foster home. She'll be back with me soon.
Boo is a good, loving dog. I had her placed twice and she wasn't unwanted because of anything she did. She was unwanted because both foster homes wanted
Pets: Holiday Gifts 2007-12-18 02:01:00 "One way to green up your pup, is to adopt him/her from a dog shelter or rescue! You can save a life and the environment at the same time.
Here are some great resources if you are looking for your next green 'best friend'."
"Each winter the Russian bear hunt leaves hundreds of cubs motherless. Your gift provides critical resources needed to nurture infant cubs back to health and rerelease Read more:Holiday
, Gifts
Animals: Basic Rights 2007-12-17 02:01:00 "Last Chance for Animals
(LCA) recognizes that animals have the ability to experience pain, and as such they deserve certain basic rights protecting them from pain caused by humans. LCA believes that non-human animals should not be subjected to suffering and exploitation by humans because alternatives exist for nearly every traditional "usage" of animals.
LCA opposes the use of animals for Read more:Basic
, Rights
Dogster 2007-12-16 02:01:00 "This is a special place for Dogsters to help Dogsters arrange for community transport of rescues or dogs being rehomed."
"Listings and reviews of pet-centric places by dog lovers, for dog lovers."
"The holiday shopping season is upon us, and Dogster is here to make it easier and more fun than ever. We scoured the web to find the absolute best gifts for dogs and dog-lovers, tested dozens
Tis The Season To Give 2007-12-15 02:01:00 "When times are tough financially, it can be difficult to give money when you yourself are struggling. If you want to give more, here are seven websites that you can visit daily to help others. You don't have to sign up for anything or give them money. All you have to do is click a button or answer some vocabulary questions. (The sites have been verified to be truthful by Snopes.com, a leading Read more:Season
Pets In Palm Beach 2007-12-14 02:01:00 "More than 150,000 dogs and cats were put to death in Palm Beach
County's publicly funded animal shelters over the past 10 years.
It's a sad statistic that people usually don't like to talk about. But one of the biggest political questions in South Florida suddenly is how to reduce the number of abandoned and unwanted pets.
Dozens of impassioned pet lovers lined up Tuesday night to speak and
Kindness To Animals 2007-12-13 02:01:00 " Best Friends Animal Society is a nonprofit organization founded on the principle that kindness to animals makes a better world for all of us and dedicated to creating a society where there are No More Homeless Pets.
Located in the middle of the beautiful Golden Circle area of Southwestern Utah, Best Friends operates the largest no-kill sanctuary in the country for abandoned, abused and Read more:Animals
, Kindness
For Dog Lovers 2007-12-12 02:01:00 "Drink to canine well-being with the Dog Lover's Wine Club from Carivintas Winery in Buellton, Calif. The doggie wine club, which benefits shelters and rescue organizations nationwide, offers a variety of shipment plans. For example, the Bow Wow Wow Club costs $48 per month for two bottles. Or you can personalize a bottle of Carivintas wine with a photo label ($62) or digitized painting ($102) Read more:Lovers
Oleander: Her Story 2007-12-11 02:01:00 "Her name is Oleander, and her freeway drama gripped the residents of Riverside County like few car chases ever could.
For two months, the golden retriever mix wandered a six-mile stretch of Interstate 10, surviving on little food and water, loping along on a broken leg. Frightened, she evaded the California Highway Patrol officers who tried to rescue her, weaving her way through the median
Social Networking: Pets 2007-12-10 07:39:00 "Think of Dogster as Facebook for canines. There, my dogs (along with 346,639 other four-legged members, as of last week) had their own profile pages that listed their likes and dislikes, personal mottoes — Otto's is "Are you going to finish that?" — and best tricks ("catching seedless grapes in mid-air").
So what if my dogs could barely type, much less upload photos of themselves wearing Read more:Social
Dog's Best Friend 2007-12-09 02:01:00 "They say dogs are man's best friend. But this week, a mysterious GO Train rider proved he was a dog's best friend. And now his grateful owner is trying to track him down for a thank you that can't possibly express the relief she feels.
This is the story of Jagger, a Toronto pooch who got scared three weeks ago when he came into contact with another canine in a local dog park. He ran away and
If A Dog Taught Us 2007-12-08 09:07:00 I would gladly give credit if I knew who wrote this but a friend sent it to me. I think it's wonderful!
"If a dog was the teacher you would learn things like: When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be
pure ecstasy. Take naps. Stretch before rising. Run,
Fido And Tabby 2007-12-08 00:24:00 "A well dressed woman walks up to a homeless man and gives him a bag of fast food on her way to work. The man has been sitting on the sidewalk in the same spot for weeks, he looks up and says "God bless you" The woman nods and walks away but not before she turns to see him open the bag and remove a burger, take a bite and give the rest to his dog. This scene is probably something that