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    The PETA Files

  • Bob Barker, 'Come On Down!' to PETA's Los Angeles Office

    10 Mar 2010 | 2:23 pm
    PETA's longtime friend and supporter, Bob Barker, along with some "Barker PETA Beauties," joined our own Ingrid E. Newkirk today to cut the ribbon on the start of renovations to our new Los Angeles office, aptly named—what else?—the Bob Barker Building. Click here for more pictures. Bob Barker donated $2.5 million to help us open our new location, and time after time after time, he has shown his unwavering support for animal protection. For decades, he influenced millions of people every day by ending each taping of The Price Is Right with his message to spay or neuter companion…

  • Karl Lagerfeld's 'Triumph of Fake Fur'

    10 Mar 2010 | 1:26 pm
    "It's the triumph of fake fur … because fake fur changed so much and became so great now that you can hardly see a difference." —Karl Lagerfeld on his show at Paris Fashion Week In a recent interview with the Telegraph, notorious fur pimp Karl Lagerfeld, the head designer and creative director for Chanel, spills about the triumph of fake fur. Lagerfeld's remarks have us hoping that it's the beginning of a new era for his fashion line. My favorite sound bite? "You cannot fake chic, but you can be chic in fake fur." Posted by Logan Scherer

  • Australia's Meat Workers Want to Save Some Sheep

    10 Mar 2010 | 12:52 pm
    botheredbybees / CC by 2.0 Yes, you've read that correctly, and no, the headline wasn't ripped from The Onion. In a joint press conference this morning, the Australian Meat Industry Employees Union and the World Society for the Protection of Animals agreed that the live export of sheep who were once abused for their wool is destroying the nation's economy. Every year on the grueling journey from Australia to their slaughter in the Middle East, thousands of sheep endure weeks, and sometimes months, on extremely crowded, disease-ridden ships with little access to food or water and through all…

  • Woman Nearly Scalped by Leopard

    10 Mar 2010 | 12:09 pm
    Less than a month after Tilly, an orca at SeaWorld in Orlando, attacked and killed his trainer, yet another story has emerged about captive animals who lash out against their imprisonment. In an upcoming episode of Fatal Attractions, a new Animal Planet miniseries about fatal attacks by exotic "pets," a woman named Julie Burros talks about how the black leopard she bought for $1,800 through a classified ad in a magazine nearly ripped her scalp off. While Burros escaped with her life, the leopard wasn't so lucky—he was shot and killed by police officers. Perhaps most shocking of all is that…

  • 'Win It' Wednesday: Exotic Candy Bar Library

    10 Mar 2010 | 9:30 am
    There's only one rule at Vosges Chocolate's Exotic Candy Bar Library: Once you've checked out your selection, it's totally yours to keep. And with fancy vegan chocolate flavors such as Creole and Black Pearl, we have a feeling that the shelves will be empty in no time. Want a collection of your own? We're giving away one of these edible libraries to the reader who comes up with the best animal-friendly literary mash-up. (Seriously—if Jane Austen and zombies can successfully join forces, then so can animals and literary classics!) My compassionate mash-up? To Save a Mockingbird! Start…
 
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    Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation

  • Dogs of Valor: Vote for the People's Hero

    Wayne Pacelle
    10 Mar 2010 | 9:24 am
    Last month I asked you to vote for your favorite dog who has appeared in film or television, with a lucky participant getting a chance to win tickets to the 24th Genesis Awards, which is scheduled for March 20 in Beverly Hills (tickets are still available). Today I’d like you to do some additional voting—for the dog who has exhibited the most heroic behavior to help a person. Homer and Shar PauleyCalamity Jane, one of the Dogs of Valorfinalists. Vote for your People's Hero>> Now in its third year, The HSUS’s Dogs of Valor awards celebrate the human-animal bond by honoring dogs who…

  • With the Assist: The HSUS Helps Save 200 Dogs and Cats

    Wayne Pacelle
    9 Mar 2010 | 9:46 am
    The HSUS provides more hands-on care to animals than any group in the nation, and that work was in evidence this past weekend, when we joined with local humane organizations on rescues of dogs and cats in dire straits in New Jersey and Tennessee. By Sunday, more than 200 companion animals had been given a second chance at life. See a video report from the Tennessee cat rescue. Often times, when local humane organizations do not have enough resources to handle major cases of cruelty, The HSUS comes in to assist. Our Tennessee state director Leighann McColllum and members of our Animal Rescue…

  • The Case Against Captive Whales

    Wayne Pacelle
    8 Mar 2010 | 1:47 pm
    The HSUS has warned the public for years about the risks for orcas and their handlers in holding the world's biggest predators in captive settings for SeaWorld acrobatic performances. Dawn Brancheau was the third person killed by Tilikum, a 30-year-old male killer whale, and SeaWorld has subsequently expressed an interest in seeing the animal continue to perform, albeit with new restrictions on interactions with his handlers. Orca HomeAn orca in the wild. The HSUS's Dr. Naomi Rose studied orcas in the Pacific Northwest for her dissertation research, and she's spoken out in a measured way on…

  • Action Needed to Better Enforce Humane Slaughter Act

    Wayne Pacelle
    5 Mar 2010 | 3:51 pm
    The star witness at yesterday’s Congressional hearing before the House Oversight Committee’s Domestic Policy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, was a tall, mild-mannered public health veterinarian who has been employed with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for more than 18 years. The son of a former federal meat inspector who died on the job, Dr. Dean Wyatt has in recent years worked at two slaughter plants—Seaboard Farms, a hog slaughtering plant in Guymon, Okla., and Bushway Packing, a veal calf slaughter plant in Grand Isle, Vt. When Wyatt attempted…

  • Leapfrog: States Respond to Threat of Turtle, Frog Trade

    Wayne Pacelle
    4 Mar 2010 | 3:50 pm
    So many of the bad things that happen to animals occur below the radar screen of the American public, or even fairly well-informed animal advocates. When people learn of “canned hunts,” Internet hunting, or the other obscure forms of cruelty, they are often shocked that such things even occur in our day. People have long known about dogfighting, but after the Michael Vick case came to light, they were shocked by the prevalence of the activity in urban communities. I think you’ll be shocked to know how many frogs and turtles are killed for human consumption, right here in the United…
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    IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog

  • IFAW Dubai: "Spots", Victim of Hit and Run Needs Home

    IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog
    4 Mar 2010 | 10:56 am
    Hi all - I received this email in my in-box from our International Fund for Animal Welfare team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...it's a heart-breaker...but it may yet have a happy ending for our "Spots" the dog...we don't usually publish direct appeals of this nature, however if you or someone who is in Dubai would like to adopt or help pay for her rehabilitation, please use the contact information below...Many thanks, - J.C. - IFAW Dear Friends, Tonight on my way home, I received a call from a couple of good Samaritans. They have found a dog in the middle of Al Awir deserted area in a very…

  • Rescued Dolphins go high-tech!

    IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog
    2 Mar 2010 | 12:50 pm
    This section of the post was filed by Katie Moore, the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Marine Mammal Rescue and Research (MMRR) team Manager. Sometimes, the hardest days really do turn out to be the most rewarding! Winter is our busiest stranding season and this day tested our stamina. Our first stranding hotline call came mid morning- four dolphins stranded in Wellfleet. One common dolphin was found in Chipman’s Cove. The other three were on Mayo beach, one of which had died before being found. The MMRR team responded rapidly to assess the live animals and provide supportive care…

  • IFAW Haiti Response: Update from ARCH Incident Command

    IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog
    26 Feb 2010 | 9:27 am
    This report was filed by Gerardo Huertas, Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) Incident Commander currently in Port-au-Prince. For more information, please visit the IFAW.org website. 21 Feb: ARCH's mobile clinic offers primary vet attention in the streets of Port au Prince This weekend we’ve been working in the Pelerin area, where children, women and men queued to have their pets vaccinated. Ten year old Kenny brought his dog Vito, who had an infection. “It has been sick for a long time, but I don’t know any vets and don’t have any money to take it to one”, said Kenny. We gave…

  • IFAW Haiti: IFAW's Dr. Dick Green recounts some remarkable stories from the front lines of the disaster

    IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog
    3 Feb 2010 | 11:38 am

  • UK vet Laura Dobson on her experience volunteering at IFAW's dog and cat centre in Cape Town

    IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog
    3 Feb 2010 | 11:24 am
    This post was filed by Laura Dobson, a UK vet that volunteered her time and expertise at IFAW’s Dog and Cat Center in Cape Town, from September through December 2009. In May 2009 Emma Milne gave a talk at the Royal Veterinary College on her experiences working in two animal charity clinics in South Africa. The clinics, sponsored by IFAW, are based in Johannesburg and in Cape Town.After a five year slog through vet school (never mind the A-levels) I’d been feeling somewhat overworked and slightly disillusioned with the whole idea of entering the rat race of modern veterinary practice. With…
 
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    Dog Rescuer's Life

  • OMG Tired

    10 Mar 2010 | 11:57 am
    The puppies are wearing me out. I LOVE THEM but man I can't wait for them to get adopted.. LOL! The 2 oldest litters are getting brave, breaking out of their pen area, barking, acting like dogs and the youngest 2 litters can finally support their own weight so they are walking around... which is cute b/c they are like drunken sailors but I wish they would stay still just one more week.. lolIt is always a poopy mess... you clean it up and turn around to just find more. They do pretty good going on paper but they are puppies and they forget. LOL!And of course they get into everything as you can…

  • Dog aggression strikes again...

    9 Mar 2010 | 7:50 pm
    Why is that people think a new environment will mean that their aggressive dog is no longer aggressive???I am sorry I am so frustrated right now. I had 4 people contact me about aggressive dogs. I told them all the same thing. That I couldn't help and the reason why. I also offered them advice on how to deal / work with the dog aggressive dog. I also told them why re homing the dog was not a good idea.1 person emailed me and said they thought that would be my answer and thanked me for my time. The other 2 people I didn't hear from and the 4th person YIKES! Told me I shouldn't be in rescue…

  • I am overwhelmed and stressed out

    8 Mar 2010 | 6:26 pm
    And really need to get some dogs adopted or to foster homes................. DEEP BREATH!!!!I hate when I feel like this... makes me sick to my stomach!

  • What a weekend

    7 Mar 2010 | 7:18 pm
    Friday and Saturday were so tiring.....Friday was a day I was mentally tired. Figuring out how to save dogs... coordinating who needed saved, talking with shelter workers, figuring out who can help and how, connecting people with each other so that dogs can be saved... it was a mentally tiring day.Saturday my day was LOADED with appointments. Horses are feed by 9, Josie was adopted at 10, the kid doing community service was over doing stuff and Neal was adopted. I had 5 new dogs come in from different transport.... 2 mill dogs, 2 Defience dogs and 1 Pike County dog.At one point at my house I…

  • Puppies are getting so big

    2 Mar 2010 | 5:56 pm
    WOW! The last week has been crazy. The puppies are getting so big.Portia and Mercedes are very good mom's and since their puppies are so close in age they are playing really well with each other. The puppies are moving around so much now that I can't keep them in the crate because they make such a mess. So, the cage doors are always open and I have gates up so they can't get into anything they should be.Lexus and Caddie have to be locked up in their crates because well Caddie doesn't like anyone near her puppies even one of the other puppies and because the big puppies go in and sleep with…
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  • Taking a short break!

    Johann The Dog
    2 Mar 2010 | 4:22 am
    Hi everyone...Johann, your host for Rescue Me here! I wanted to let you know that we will be taking a short hiatus over the next week or so, and for the first time in at least two years, we won't be posting a dog in need each day during that timeframe. We are going on an exciting adventure to a new life living in a cabin in Tennessee, and we need the time to get moved and settled. Thanks so much for your understanding! See you in a week or so! Oh in the meantime, feel free to visit the rescue organizations on the sidebar...they have lots of pups looking for their furever home! Woofs, Johann

  • Meet Sir Max!

    Johann The Dog
    28 Feb 2010 | 4:42 am
    Sir Max is a 9 year old purebred English Cocker Spaniel who was surrendered to the Brooklyn shelter by his owner due to her own terminal illness. His owner was weeping hysterically at the time of his surrender. From the expression on Max's face, it is clear that he continues to grieve for her as well. Sir Max came to us with a severe infection in one ear, which we initially thought might require surgery. Fortunately, his rescuers dermatologist has been successful in saving the ear, which was infected by multiple forms of highly resilient bacteria. Sir Max is now a very healthy boy, although…

  • Meet Sadie!

    Johann The Dog
    27 Feb 2010 | 5:19 am
    Greater Swiss Mountain Dog mix Sadie is a 2 -3 year Swissy but only half the size! She’s a happy, energetic, tall and slim 38 lb girl who loves to go for runs and walks. Sadie plays well with other dogs, is obedient, follows the basic commands and loves to snuggle. She would do well in a home with or without children, with a jogger or another dog. She is spayed and up to date on all her shots. One of the most social and well adjusted dogs you could ever meet. She will make someone a wonderful companion. We found Sadie through East CAN (Community Action Network) in Nashville, Tennessee. For…

  • Meet Devon!

    Johann The Dog
    26 Feb 2010 | 5:15 am
    Devon is only 3.5 months old and already over 25 pounds. He will grow up to big a very big guy! Smart and sensitive he is already almost completely house-trained. Adn he loves other dogs!!! Devon is up-to-date with routine shots and spayed/neutered. We found Devon through The Mutt Scouts in Los Angeles, California. For more information about Devon, click here!

  • Meet Holly!

    Johann The Dog
    25 Feb 2010 | 5:12 am
    Holly has a very sweet temperament. She is 3 years old and gets along perfect with cats and dogs. Holly also loves children! She knows several commands like sit, lay down, get back, shake, up and she is very intuitive. Her foster mom enjoys having Holly around, she is a terrific companion. She's so cute you'll need a pulse oximeter 'cause she'll have your heart racing!!! We found Holly through Paws 4 You Rescue, Inc., in Miami, Florida. For more information about Holly, click here!
 
 
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    The Official Ohio Alleycat Resource

  • Lost Cat / Black Cat Lost by Mad Anthony Ave/Ludlow Pl in Northside

    25 Feb 2010 | 1:16 pm
    [UPDATE] 2/26/2010 Monty has returned home safely! Thanks! [/UPDATE]

  • OAR Classifieds / Barney & Buddy Need A New Home Fast!

    2 Feb 2010 | 1:33 pm
    Must find a great home quickly I am looking for an Adoptive Loving Safe Environment! Both are healthy, neutered and have just gotten their shots. They will come with all the supplies they need. They have always lived completely indoors and are very easy to care for. Can go together or separately. Call Mary (859) 240-2292 or Clay (513) 549-2529 or email to clayehodges@gmail.com All applicants will be thoroughly screened! Vet reference is required. Small adoption fee required. Local applicants in Greater Cincinnati area only! Out of state and out of country inquiries will be immediately deleted…

  • Lost Dog / Border Collie Lost in Norwood (Varleman Ave) REWARD

    29 Dec 2009 | 6:58 am
    Bella is lost and needs her medications! She is a micro-chipped black & white Border Collie with shorter hair. She is spayed and weighs ~ 50lbs with a curly tail. She is very friendly. SHe was went missing 12/28/2009 from the Norwood Ohio area (Greater Cincinnati area). Last seen on Fenwick and Cathedral streets near Montgomery. If you have any info regarding Bella please contact Barb at 513-379-9815 REWARD!!!

  • Buddy Desperately Needs a Foster Home!

    18 Dec 2009 | 12:30 pm
    Buddy is an FIV+ cat who doesn't get along too well with other animals. His rescuer is desperately trying to find a permanent home for him, but for now she needs a foster home. If she doesn't find something for him VERY soon, his time may be up due to circumstances in her home. If you can help or know someone who can help, please contact Maureen (mmoorhead@cinci.rr.com or 513-861-6347) immediately. Buddy is a great cat except for his attitude towards other pets. He is an affectionate lap cat and he rubs up against toddlers and loves children. Visit http://bit.ly/oarBuddy for more info about…

  • OAR Classifieds / Maine Coon Mom and Kitten Need Home

    15 Dec 2009 | 12:01 pm
    In August, a momma cat had two kittens on our front porch. We were able to find a home for the male kitten with a neighbor but still have the mom cat and her female kitten. We would love to keep them but we already have one male and three very jealous female cats already. Mom, “Molly” look like she is part or full Maine Coon and “Hera” her kitten looks just like Mom. I have attached two photos of Hera and one of Molly. I would really appreciate it if you could post them on your blog. My contact info is 513-239-3405 (home phone) or deb_paris-evans@lpk.com Thank you, Deb All applicants…
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    Maria Michelle's Furkids and Animal Rescue

  • Wordless Wednesday: If I Could Escape Anywhere In the World Right Now It Would Be...

    Michelle
    9 Mar 2010 | 9:01 pm
    Bora Bora            

  • Coco's Appointment on Friday 3/06/08

    Michelle
    7 Mar 2010 | 12:25 pm
    In my previous post I mentioned that I would update you Friday after visiting Coco's oncologist on Friday.  I know it is now Sunday, but I just couldn't do it. After waiting four hours we finally got the results of her ultrasound.  We were lucky to be seen at all that day since our doctor had just returned from vacation so we were expecting the long wait.  However, we were hoping for the best and that the results of her scan would be positive.  The doctor told us the lining of her stomach had thickened due to the Lymphoma and he wanted to add a new chemo drug…

  • Why I Love Puerto Rico

    Michelle
    4 Mar 2010 | 3:11 pm
    Aside from being a tropical paradise, the number one reason I LOVE Puerto Rico is that the natives practically worship cats.  Anyone who has read one-tenth of one post I have written on this blog knows how I love, love, love cats!  They have special food dispensers for people to feed any cats who are outdoors and people go to jail for a LONG time if they hurt a cat there! Another big plus is NO CUSTOMS!  For us living in Florida, it is only a two hour DIRECT plane ride and then a short ride to our favorite hotel where the service is the best I have ever experienced. …

  • Ever Feel Like You're On an Emotional Roller Coaster...

    Michelle
    3 Mar 2010 | 6:08 pm
    and you just can't seem to get off no matter what you do?  That's how the past week and a half has been for me and it's definitely starting to wear on me.  Coco is getting sick occasionally yet she has energy and an appetite.  However, she has lost weight too and that is NOT a good sign for a cat in remission from GI Lymphoma.  Her oncologist (who is wonderful) is on vacation to boot.  We, and LOTS of other people, are going to see him first thing Friday morning.  She has had her good days and I think everything is fine and I start to feel…

  • My Escape to Vermont

    Michelle
    26 Feb 2010 | 9:08 pm
    I love, love, love to travel!  That is one of the reasons I changed the name of my blog was to give me the latitude to talk about whatever I want including traveling which I was pretty much doing anyway.  At least now I don't have to feel funny about doing it :)Here is the view from our condo at Smuggler's Notch in Jeffersonville, Vermont where I stayed with several friends from high school two weeks ago.  My BFF, Tina, rented this beautiful condo for my visit (I have great friends if you didn't already guess).  I live in Florida, but I grew up in…
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  • It takes teamwork to tackle an injured calf

    23 Feb 2010 | 5:10 am
    Hello!I still feel the weight of the sad story I told you last time I wrote so today I've picked one with a very happy ending! Although saying this, it could have ended up going horribly wrong had the team from Animal Tracks and the public not worked together.A message was called in by a tourist about a calf that looked to be having some trouble around the mouth area. At first - judging from the description from the caller who had only seen the calf from a distance - it sounded like an infection possible caused by a septic wound. Shortly after the call another tourist called in a report about…

  • A kitten's sad tale

    17 Feb 2010 | 1:54 am
    Dear friends,I am very sorry to tell you that I am the bearer of sad news today... Although every day presents tough challenges and heart breaking decisions for our team of vets at Animal Tracks it doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye to a furry friend. Especially when a life ends before it has even begun.A few days ago a local taxi driver came to the centre with a poor abandoned kitten which he had found on the road side. He immediately stopped and picked it up and luckily he knew where to take it. Why the kitten had ended up alone on the side of a busy road is anyone's guess. Perhaps…

  • Benji the injured calf comes to the centre for vet care

    1 Feb 2010 | 3:48 am
    Hello hello!If I didn't know better I'd start to think that this week is cattle week! Cow after bull after buffalo is being brought in with injuries. I hope we don't run out of space in our cattle pen! We are so lucky to have such skilled vets who can go out and tend to these poor animals. Nicky as always is jumping into the main cattle pen to give them grief. He's the only centre dog who does this and you'd think he'd get bored but no!This little calf has been named Benji. A report came in that he was bleeding from his hoof and immediately the staff went out to catch him. It is always…

  • Feathered friend pronounced fit and healthy

    25 Jan 2010 | 6:16 am
    Hi there!It had been a while since we’d had the pleasure of a visit from a feathered kind of friend. We’ve had a new aviary built on top of our surgery to accommodate all the birds that are in our care and that certainly is a step up from having very limited means to cater for them. Sadly this means I don’t get to mooch around and look at them as much as I used to. I’m not agile like some of the centre dogs so I can’t get up on the roof like they can.This owl was brought to the centre from a resort in Calangute a few days ago. It had been sitting on one of the balconies and the…

  • Lucky pups find a loving home together

    14 Jan 2010 | 6:31 am
    Dear all,First I want to wish you all a very happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the festive season. I hear from our volunteers that you have got lots of snow in Europe... brrrrrr... I'm happy to be here in the warm sunshine.I'd like to tell you a little story about two lucky little souls who were brought to our centre recently. As you probably know International Animal Rescue runs an adoption programme in Goa for orphan pups and kittens. Over the years more and more people have come to recognise the benefits of owning a local breed dog, hence more and more puppies find a home. Spot and Sparky…
 
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  • Motion denied

    Administrator
    10 Mar 2010 | 9:03 am
    Lafayette’s morons do it again. JUDGE IN SPORK CASE DENIES MOTION TO DISMISS

  • Pet food recall

    Administrator
    9 Mar 2010 | 8:07 am
    Manufacturer expands pet food recall

  • Spork update

    Administrator
    7 Mar 2010 | 11:01 pm
    Defense attorney asks judge to drop Lafayette case against Spork the dog   Fast forward to 01:37:53 in the following video. Lafayette City Council meeting. March 2, 2010

  • Austin may become no kill

    Administrator
    7 Mar 2010 | 10:48 am
    Austin City Council to Decide Whether to Make Austin a No Kill City This Thursday, March 11, at 10am   FixAustin.org

  • In Memory of Angel

    Administrator
    5 Mar 2010 | 11:02 pm
    August 31, 2009 – September 11, 2009 As we say good bye today, please only cry happy tears For I am in a place that knows no pain after waiting all these years God gave me a chance to know mercy and love before it was time to leave So to all my friends, look up to the sky, smile, and know I am free. -Angel Angel’s case was one that shocked us all. She is one sweet soul that will never be forgotten, the images of her emaciated body, the love she had for a young boy. We are relieved to share the news: Angel’s abuser is being charged with felony charges for the abuse she inflicted on…
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  • We engage in a battle of wits with Snatch

    5 Mar 2010 | 6:59 am
    Jo Hicks updates us on life at the primate rescue centre in Goa and comings and goings at her Tree House home.Elfin continues to make good progress and would now like to make friends with Pixie, our original langur monkey. Pixie's behaviour however has not improved: he clearly has no awareness that he is a langur - or indeed a monkey - and has none of the correct behaviors when with her. He does make some clumsy mounting attempts, but this gives us no hope as it is also a response he often has to a soft toy! Other than that, he either ignores her and her tentative friendship attempts, or…

  • Meet Sigit and Bunga

    1 Mar 2010 | 5:20 am
    Volunteer Paloma introduces Sigit and Bunga, two rescued infant orangutans at International Animal Rescue's emergency centre in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.Sigit, a male of only about 1 1/2 years old, arrived during the summer of 2009. A Chinese man brought him to the centre wearing baby clothes. He had bought him a few months before but had gradually become concerned about the orangutan’s welfare and decided to hand him over to the centre. Sigit is very inquisitive and likes to investigate every thing around him.When we take him out to play, first of all he looks around and then gradually he…

  • Monkey worries

    25 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    Jo Hicks updates us on life at the primate rescue centre in Goa and comings and goings at her Tree House home.The baby langur that came in so badly injured at the beginning of the month, has been causing us a lot of worry, although she has improved considerably in the last few days and is even beginning to play in her pen. Elfin as we called her, has suffered fits, and has been up and down with her health. When we finally managed to arrange an appointment for her to go for a head scan at the local hospital, she was too ill to take the full anesthetic needed for it. Her bite wounds were deeper…

  • Meet Monti, the baby of the group

    18 Feb 2010 | 2:39 am
    Volunteer Paloma introduces Monti, a rescued infant orangutan at International Animal Rescue's emergency centre in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.At only about 6 months old, Monti is the smallest orangutan at the centre. She arrived on 30 November 2009 after we had been looking for her for several days. Some one had told the forestry officers that a family had a young orangutan. They said some rural people had found her all alone in the jungle and that they had been taking care of her ever since. But we know the reality is that somebody must have killed her mother first to get to the baby.She is…

  • Another monkey rescued, while Matilda finds life can be fun

    15 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am
    Jo Hicks updates us on life at the primate rescue centre in Goa and comings and goings at her Tree House home.While on a trip to the local market, I got a call from the centre about an injured monkey that was nearby and needed collecting. As usual the directions left were inadequate, none of the roads are named, districts merge into one another and there are no maps. It took almost an hour to find the little shop, some 15 minutes from the market. The monkey was a young female langur, about the same size as Pixie so probably about 2 years old. She was obviously in pain and distress and had…
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  • WHS Ad – March 10, 2010 – Please Adopt Me

    HART (1-800-HART)
    10 Mar 2010 | 6:42 pm
    Frederica 190260 Frederica has spent some time in foster care caring for her babies. They are all adopted, now she can relax and hopefully find her own home very soon. Frederica’s foster family says she is just the purrrfect cat! She loves to chit chat and is so affectionate. Frederica can be adopted for only $39.50 – this fee includes her spay, vet exam, first vaccines, 6 weeks pet insurance and much more!! What an amazing deal! Pet Maggie 185177 Look at this beautiful girl! Do you like to jog? How about agility? Maybe you like fly ball? If so, this is the perfect girl for you! Maggie is…

  • Cats or Dogs? That Is the Question…

    Monika Walicka
    5 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    Dogs and cats both have strong fans and opponents. There are many people who claim dogs are the best pets, and there are those who consider themselves cat people. There are also many homes where cats and dogs live together and get the same love and attention. If you would like to choose a pet soon and can’t decide between a cat and a dog, here are some aspects of their care that you should consider  because both cats and dogs have their appeals as well as their drawbacks. Care A dog usually needs more care and attention than a cat but remember that cats cannot be left on its own. As an…

  • WHS Ad – March 3, 2010 – Please Adopt Me

    HART (1-800-HART)
    3 Mar 2010 | 6:30 am
    Nero 190790 Nero is still waiting for his forever home! I’m Nero, a Husky mix who’s only about 7 months old. I’m a shy guy who would do best being introduced to new places and people gradually. I’m looking for a loving home that will help me build some confidence. I’m very comfy here in my foster home and am very excited to set up a meeting with you!! It may take me a while to warm up but I will be your friend for life! Speck 190509 This gorgeous girl has been in our care since November! Speck has spent some time in foster care, caring for her babies. She was such a great Momma! Her…

  • To a Healthy Heart

    Joanne
    1 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    In a study of hyper tense New York stockbrokers, all were prescribed the drug Lycinprol, but half were given a pet as well. Six months later, the pet owners had significantly lower blood pressure than the “drug only” group.  Pet ownership is also a factor in recover from heart attacks, and these patients were significantly more likely to be alive a year after being discharged from the hospital than their pet-less counterparts. In fact, having a pet was a much more significant factor than having a partner, spouse, or supportive friends.  Other health benefits include reduced stress,…

  • Enter A Contest to Promote Inspiring Animal Rescue Stories

    Joanne
    25 Feb 2010 | 11:53 am
    It would be hard to find anyone who is not affected by the current economic crisis. The financial woes of big business and government typically dominate the headlines. But they are not the only ones having to struggle through this new economy. Animal shelters and rescues are facing a difficult time. Many shelters and rescues are facing budget cuts. And at the same time, they are faced with an influx of homeless pets, as more and more owners face the difficult decision that they are unable to take care of them. Perhaps it is because of the loss of a home, or being forced to downsize to a…
 
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  • Year of Tiger shame

    5 Mar 2010 | 9:20 pm
    As we celebrate the year of the Tiger, it’s ironic to see such hideous treatment of this endangered New Year icon in China’s safari parks and zoos. Our own visits, and that of journalists, show that the parks continue to cash in on an illegal trade in tiger bone wine (and other body parts) – laughing in the face of regulations that have made it illegal to trade in any part of the tiger since 1993. Also abused for entertainment, the tigers are drugged, de-clawed, de-toothed, and chained to concrete slabs, as visitors are persuaded to part with their dollars for the delight of seeing…

  • Little Jingle all grown up

    2 Mar 2010 | 7:01 pm
    Who would have thought our teeny tiny Jingle could have grown up so fast. Rescued in Chengdu towards the end of 2009, our "baby" of the family is now weighing in at an incredible 50kgs (give or take a few grams). Kind volunteer Annie has been "bear watching" over Jingle – updating on her likes and dislikes, and how she behaves (or misbehaves) and took these pictures of a boisterous cub now "unladylike, playful and pensive". I can hear the "ahhhs" from here.

  • Working from the heart

    24 Feb 2010 | 8:12 am
    Our volunteers are literally everything to the bears (and dogs and cats) at our sanctuaries in Chengdu and Vietnam. Over the years, we’ve had some absolutely fabulous help from passionate people who are willing to give up three months of their lives and step into the great unknown. They work for nothing except for meals and board, and of course lots of “food for the soul” from the resident animals we house. Super special and oozing with tender loving care, every single one – you know who you are – and we have loved having you all staying with us on site. Several “vollies” have…

  • RIP little Tiger

    21 Feb 2010 | 3:01 pm
    A message sent to the team Sunday morning with the tragic news that Tiger had lost his fight for life.... Hello everyone, no words to let you know that Tiger passed away a few minutes ago. Kirsty had emailed Heather and I first thing this morning to say that he'd had a bad night – with laboured breathing and refusing to suckle. But, acknowledging that he was a good colour, passing urine and faeces, and moving around, both she and Belinda were up all night giving him oxygen, electrolytes and antibiotics. Sadly, he continued to grow worse, with breathing becoming more shallow, and died…

  • Introducing ..... 'Tiger' the cub!

    15 Feb 2010 | 4:35 am
    On the eve of the Lunar New Year, we received the most beautiful message from Bear Manager Belinda in Vietnam... announcing the news that one of our new arrivals, Italia, had given birth to a little male cub. As Belinda explains:"He was born during the night last night (Italia is his mom), and found very cold and crying this morning (Sat, 13 Feb). I warmed him up, and then a little later offered him some milk formula, which he happily accepted. What a relief. He has continued to eat well throughout the day, and poos, wees, and fusses just like a baby should. He has a few injuries, most…
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  • Sunshine

    Poochie Freak
    10 Mar 2010 | 3:44 pm
    This photograph, to me, sums up all that is good – love the happiness shining through. Got to love Labs ♥

  • Buddy

    charlieb3c
    10 Mar 2010 | 11:36 am
    It seems our family continues to grow.  Meet Buddy. For the past month or more N and I have been going to a local dog rescue centre looking out for a dog.  We weren’t expecting to find one we fell in love with so soon, but decided that if we were serious about looking for a dog we wouldn’t find one without at least visiting. Buddy came into the centre as a stray, and is still very skinny (beneath his thick curly black coat).  He must have had a home once upon a time because he’s house trained and sits when told to.  Most people we’ve spoken to think he’s a…

  • Please vote NO and let the media know

    muttmaddness
    10 Mar 2010 | 9:43 am
    that the Pit Bull is not an evil breed. CBS Atlanta has decided to run a survey because there was another dog on human incident.  In this particular incident the dogs did not even look like pit bulls. This survey encourages discrimination and we do NOT need breed specific legislation in this state! Survey is located on the left hand side midway down:  http://www.cbsatlanta.com/index.html  Pit Bulls Since 1998, the breed most involved in fatal attacks has been the **********(don’t want to put any other breeds on the spot), not the Pit Bull. 2.) Although there are no accurate or even…

  • Looking for a family with a TALL wooden fence. Is that you?

    muttmaddness
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:09 am
    If it is – you just might want to consider this BIG baby – Willie. Willie, our great pyrenees, needs a GOOD PERMANENT home. He is young and a beautiful gentle giant that needs a home with a SOLID fence. This breed, as herders, are wanderers and that has been his problem. He was adopted by a family with a farm, but they have an electric underground fence and he walks right through it. His need to gather has sent him down many a busy highway. His last foster kept him inside and although he is not house trained this was her take on him - “Willie is a VERY CALM, friendly,…

  • Spoke to Lulu's new mom last night...

    muttmaddness
    8 Mar 2010 | 5:17 am
    and my little land shark is doing great with her new family; in fact, I don’t think she has missed me yet!   Lulu has already made pals with Mandy and Roscoe as you can see. She has become quite the little road warrior on her long journey into the North Georgia mountains. Except for a few piddles - less water, more ice…she has been quite the charmer. She is ALL puppy and it’s going to take a lot more than these two to wear her down – but thanks guys for doing your job – looks like you are giving it your all! Ahhh, this is what it’s all about. Lulu and…
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    About.com: Animal Rights

  • Take Action in NYC, Pennsylvania, California and Massachusetts

    8 Mar 2010 | 6:09 pm
    Wounded pigeon from a pigeon shoot, 2010. Residents of New York City, Pennsylvania, California and Massachusetts, it's your turn! If you live in one of these four places, you are needed to speak out against carriage horses, pigeon shoots, debarking, and animal abuse: New York City: Compassionate NYC residents are needed on Friday, March 12, when the Consumer Affairs Committee is holding a hearing at 9:30 AM on Intro. 86, a bill that would phase out carriages horses in NYC over a three year period, and replace them with "green" horseless carriages. The New York League of Humane Voters is…

  • Weirdest Animal Rights Comment?

    3 Mar 2010 | 5:33 pm
    What's the weirdest, silliest, most bizarre, most clueless thing that you've heard about animal rights? Was it particularly funny or strange because of who said it to you, or because of the circumstances? Tell your story. I'll post mine next week. Add to Technorati Favorites Share on Facebook Follow Me on Twitter Weirdest Animal Rights Comment? originally appeared on About.com Animal Rights on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 01:33:53.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • How Julia Child Gave Up Veal

    1 Mar 2010 | 3:58 pm
    Photo courtesy of Farm Sanctuary. In a video from Vegsource, John Robbins tells a great story about celebrity chef and foodie Julia Child giving up veal when he took her to visit a veal farm. Robbins is the founder of EarthSave, and author of Diet for a New America, which is now availble as a DVD (Buy Direct). The conditions of veal factory farms are horrific, but no matter how well the animals are treated, they are still slaughtered and there is no such thing as "humane" meat. Also, I wish that Child had understood the connection between the dairy industry and veal, and gone vegan. Suggested…

  • Richmond, BC Bans Sale of Rabbits

    27 Feb 2010 | 5:53 pm
    On February 8, 2010, the Council of the City of Richmond, in British Columbia, Canada, voted unanimously to ban the sale of rabbits in pet stores. The town has been overrun with domestic rabbits who started out as abandoned pets, and they have been breeding and wreaking havoc on local farms. The major proponents of the ban were the Richmond Animal Protection Society, Small Animal Rescue Society of BC, and the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of course, two pets stores in town were opposed to the ban, and one "pet industry business" threatened to stop donating food for…

  • Sea World Tragedy Was Avoidable

    27 Feb 2010 | 3:36 am
    In a terrible tragedy, a killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando killed his trainer, Dawn Brancheau, on Wednesday. Tilikum, who is 30 years old and weighs over 12,000 pounds, grabbed Brancheau by the ponytail, pulled her into the tank and drowned her. All three SeaWorld parks (the others are in San Diego and San Antonio) suspended their killer whale shows, but the shows are expected to resume today. Brancheau's death was the result of another tragedy - Tilikum's imprisonment. Tilikum was captured and separated from his family at the age of 2, and is now the largest orca in captivity. He had been…
 
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    Green Fork Blog

  • Obama’s EPA Socks a Punch to America’s Water Resources

    guest
    9 Mar 2010 | 10:42 am
    Originally published at Network for New Energy Choices, by Dulce Fernandes. Photo by Mykl Roventine The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released final regulations that will triple the amount of biofuels produced in the United States.  These new regulations implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2), which mandates that transportation fuels sold in the United States contain a minimum of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels per year by 2022, a massive increase from the current 12 billion gallons. The RFS2 also requires that biofuels produced at new facilities achieve at least…

  • Healthy Monday: Yale Makes Calories Count

    erin
    8 Mar 2010 | 7:59 am
    Today’s post comes from our friends at Meatless Monday… Christina Roberto, M.S. and PhD candidate at Yale University, recently authored a study about the effects of calorie labeling on food choices. The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity study found that calorie labeling on menus improved choices, but posting the 2000 calorie a day recommendation as well maximized the effect. Your study points out the increasing trend of eating out (i.e. food with generally lower nutritional value). How would calorie postings improve dietary patterns? When eating out at restaurants, choices…

  • Food News Feed: March 5, 2010

    leslie
    5 Mar 2010 | 3:10 pm
    Just Saying No to GMOs Over 200,000 voiced their opposition to genetically modified alfalfa during the USDA comment period, which ended Wednesday. Not So Dynamite After All In what he described as perhaps his most important blog post ever, Tom Philpott lays out the problems with synthetic nitrogen. This Doesn’t Sound Any Better The city of San Francisco is giving away free “compost.”  The catch?  It’s actually sewage sludge. Snake Oil Admen Beware This week, the FDA sent 17 letters to food manufacturers whose advertising claims were deemed misleading, including POM…

  • Our Toxic Waterways: Flushing Away Our Future?

    kerry
    5 Mar 2010 | 7:44 am
    Big River Trailer from Wicked Delicate Films on Vimeo. Frustrated swimming pool owners in thousands of backyards across this country have posted a sign that pleads “We don’t swim in your toilet, so please don’t pee in our pool!” The message is crude but clear. Nobody wants to wallow in somebody else’s waste–or our own, for that matter. So why do we treat our seas like sewers? Why do we contaminate our streams, rivers, lakes and oceans with a horrible hodgepodge of chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, plastic debris and waste? Evidently, the world’s…

  • Peter Gleick and the Bottled Water Bottleneck at Columbia University

    robin
    3 Mar 2010 | 7:34 pm
    Peter Gleick at Columbia University. Photo by Robin Madel Last month I attended a talk by Dr. Peter Gleick at the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University. Gleick’s talk, “The World’s Water Crisis – Peak Water and Moving To A Sustainable World,” was especially interesting given the many water crises we’re facing here in the United States. Gleick is one of the World’s most outspoken critics of bottled water (and author of a book on the subject due out this spring) yet, there on his table sat a bottle of Poland Springs water, standard fare for guest lecturers.  What…
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    The Photo Book Projects

  • Hector, Former Michael Vick Fighting Dog, Photographed for the Rescue Dog Photo Book

    Melissa
    1 Mar 2010 | 10:14 am
      Meet HectorWe've been traveling around the country for a year now, photographing dogs for the upcoming dog photo books due out in June. Back in January we had the opportunity to photograph an American Pit Bull Terrier in Minnesota named Hector, who, on first appearances, seemed like any other dog we'd met on our travels: friendly, well-adjusted, playful ...and so darn cute!  It's only upon a closer look did we see the scars that covered his body and realize that this image before us of an "All-American Dog Next Door," was in sharp contrast to the image one…

  • Our affiliate program helps animal shelters raise money - Our contest has started!

    Melissa
    20 Jan 2010 | 12:19 am
     OUR CONTEST STARTS TODAY!Help your local shelter or rescue raise $5,000 (or more!) in the Photo Book Project's 1st Annual Pre-order ChallengeOur affiliate program is underway for the dog photo books.  Rescues and shelters can join the affiliate program whenever they like to help raise money for themselves. How does it work? The more photo books that they help sell through a link on their website, then the more money they make for themselves. This affiliate program is unlike most others, in that each shelter/rescue gets 30% of each photo-book sale generated by their affiliate link. AND NOW,…

  • Help your shelter raise $5,000 (or more)!

    Melissa
    7 Jan 2010 | 6:51 pm
     ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE of helping your local shelter or rescue raise $5,000 (or more!) in the Photo Book Project's 1st Annual Pre-order ChallengeI'm really excited to announce that the 1st Annual Pre-order Challenge is almost here.  In just 11 days, on January 19, the 3-and-a-half-monthlong contest will begin, where rescues and shelters will compete in a friendly competition to see who can sell the most pre-orders of the photo books, gaining them possibly thousands in affiliate commissions, cash bonuses and one grand prize of $2,500! During the photo book's 1st Annual Pre-order…

  • Show your support for animal rescue & deaf dogs!

    Melissa
    4 Jan 2010 | 9:53 am
    Grab your new buttons and graphics to show your support of the dog photo books. Buttons can be added to your website, blog, email signatures and email newsletters to show your support of the deaf dog and rescue dog photo book projects. If your dog is in the photo books, there are even buttons stating that your dog is one of the lucky ones who will be in the dog photo books coming out in June.Download the buttons and link them back to the photo books' main site to help spread the word about the projects.As always, thank you! 

  • DOG CONTEST: Put your rescue or deaf dog in the photo books (to be printed & sold nationwide!)

    Melissa
    27 Dec 2009 | 11:58 am
    GET YOUR DOG IN THE RESCUE DOG OR DEAF DOG PHOTO BOOKS (DUE OUT IN JUNE)! Enter the Photo Book Projects' 1st Annual Photo Book Contest for a chance to get YOUR dog photographed to appear in our photo books that will be printed this year and sold nationwide!  We already have all of the doggie participants we need for this year's photo books. HOWEVER, we are opening up one spot in each book to eligible dogs. That's ...One Lucky Rescue DogANDOne Lucky Deaf Dog! GRAND PRIZE: Your dog's photo and bio will appear in either the Photo Book Project's Deaf Dogs or Rescued in America photo book (due…
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    Felis Catus (Tabby's Place: a Cat Sanctuary)

  • Giving us Pause

    Angela
    10 Mar 2010 | 7:25 am
    We talk quite a bit on this blog about how two are (often) better than one when it comes to adoption. We long to see bonded pairs find homes together, and there are few sights sweeter than smitten felines in a happy heap. So what do we do when we have a set of brothers who show all - and I mean all - the symptoms of sibling rivalry? The first thing you notice about Boots and Pause is the family resemblance. From those big, round, neutered-later-in-life heads to their tuxedo markings, these brothers were blessed with the same good looks. Then there’s the fact that they are…

  • News from Casa Z

    Angela
    9 Mar 2010 | 7:14 am
    Awesome: a sweet adoption. Awesome squared: BFF felines adopted together. Awesome to the nth degree: regular, glorious photo updates on those very BFFs gobbling up the joy they deserve. Behold the sweet life of Tabby’s Place’s legendary lovers, our Bogey & Bacall: Patch and Ginger. Special thanks to their miracle mama, Pat Z, for treating us with this sweeter-than-marzipan update. Everyone is doing splendidly over here at Casa Z. Ginger is quite honestly the mushiest little girl EVAH and so settled. There is not a moment she’s not in the mix, getting into the action and…

  • Update: Francis and the boys from Islip

    Angela
    5 Mar 2010 | 6:53 am
    I’ll let you in on a little secret. If you’ve adopted a cat from Tabby’s Place, you have the power to make my day, and the days of at least five other human beans and 100 cats. And, if you’ve adopted three especially amazing Tabby’s Place alumni, you have the power to send us into the joy-stratosphere. Exhibit A: this e-mail from the Rusty-Brando-Francis Family: Angela, We thought you would like to know how Rusty is doing. He was still hiding at his 3-day check-up, but almost immediately after that he started coming out to be seen. He has made amazing progress…

  • The royal we

    Angela
    4 Mar 2010 | 6:53 am
    It’s no secret that we’re in the presence of greatness at Tabby’s Place. Some folks call Tashi “the little Prince,” and Peachy is (obviously) in the highest echelon of royalty. But, with a few recent arrivals, we would seem to have a full royal court. Windsor’s got nothing on Tabby’s Place. We’d already been graced with the presence of a Queen. Admittedly, our glam sable girl is of the frequent opinion that it should be off with all human beans’ heads (or at least hands, judging from her stealth attacks on volunteer appendages). But, no…

  • Jan with the master plan

    Angela
    3 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    The word “little” has a spectrum of meanings when it refers to cats…and many of those meanings have nothing to do with being small. Take my own “little Dibbles,” who is 18 pounds of tiny titanic tabby adorableness. Or “little Bellis,” who increasingly looks like a creamsicle-colored sausage. Or today’s featured sweetheart, our very own “little patchwork quilt:” Jan. We’ve called Jan by this term of endearment for years now at Tabby’s Place, and it does fit - the “patchwork quilt” part, anyway. This little (I…
 
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    The Photo Book Projects

  • Hector, Former Michael Vick Fighting Dog, Photographed for the Rescue Dog Photo Book

    Melissa
    1 Mar 2010 | 10:14 am
      Meet HectorWe've been traveling around the country for a year now, photographing dogs for the upcoming dog photo books due out in June. Back in January we had the opportunity to photograph an American Pit Bull Terrier in Minnesota named Hector, who, on first appearances, seemed like any other dog we'd met on our travels: friendly, well-adjusted, playful ...and so darn cute!  It's only upon a closer look did we see the scars that covered his body and realize that this image before us of an "All-American Dog Next Door," was in sharp contrast to the image one…

  • Our affiliate program helps animal shelters raise money - Our contest has started!

    Melissa
    20 Jan 2010 | 12:19 am
     OUR CONTEST STARTS TODAY!Help your local shelter or rescue raise $5,000 (or more!) in the Photo Book Project's 1st Annual Pre-order ChallengeOur affiliate program is underway for the dog photo books.  Rescues and shelters can join the affiliate program whenever they like to help raise money for themselves. How does it work? The more photo books that they help sell through a link on their website, then the more money they make for themselves. This affiliate program is unlike most others, in that each shelter/rescue gets 30% of each photo-book sale generated by their affiliate link. AND NOW,…

  • Help your shelter raise $5,000 (or more)!

    Melissa
    7 Jan 2010 | 6:51 pm
     ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE of helping your local shelter or rescue raise $5,000 (or more!) in the Photo Book Project's 1st Annual Pre-order ChallengeI'm really excited to announce that the 1st Annual Pre-order Challenge is almost here.  In just 11 days, on January 19, the 3-and-a-half-monthlong contest will begin, where rescues and shelters will compete in a friendly competition to see who can sell the most pre-orders of the photo books, gaining them possibly thousands in affiliate commissions, cash bonuses and one grand prize of $2,500! During the photo book's 1st Annual Pre-order…

  • Show your support for animal rescue & deaf dogs!

    Melissa
    4 Jan 2010 | 9:53 am
    Grab your new buttons and graphics to show your support of the dog photo books. Buttons can be added to your website, blog, email signatures and email newsletters to show your support of the deaf dog and rescue dog photo book projects. If your dog is in the photo books, there are even buttons stating that your dog is one of the lucky ones who will be in the dog photo books coming out in June.Download the buttons and link them back to the photo books' main site to help spread the word about the projects.As always, thank you! 

  • DOG CONTEST: Put your rescue or deaf dog in the photo books (to be printed & sold nationwide!)

    Melissa
    27 Dec 2009 | 11:58 am
    GET YOUR DOG IN THE RESCUE DOG OR DEAF DOG PHOTO BOOKS (DUE OUT IN JUNE)! Enter the Photo Book Projects' 1st Annual Photo Book Contest for a chance to get YOUR dog photographed to appear in our photo books that will be printed this year and sold nationwide!  We already have all of the doggie participants we need for this year's photo books. HOWEVER, we are opening up one spot in each book to eligible dogs. That's ...One Lucky Rescue DogANDOne Lucky Deaf Dog! GRAND PRIZE: Your dog's photo and bio will appear in either the Photo Book Project's Deaf Dogs or Rescued in America photo book (due…
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    Kinship Circle's Blog

  • Hope Has Wheels! $1.1M Pledged For Lasting Animal Aid In Haiti

    kinshipcircle
    10 Mar 2010 | 4:18 pm
    3/9/10 – KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID Hope Has Wheels! $1.1M Pledged For Lasting Animal Aid In Haiti WHY AM I HERE? We highly recommend you view our friend Tom McPhee’s extraordinary short, “Why Am I Here?” Tom, Executive Director of World Animal Awareness Society — and creator of the Katrina animal rescue film, American Opera — explains why he traveled to earthquake-stricken Haiti to film animal rescue operations with SODOPRECA. The film’s rich texture and breathtaking scenes will make you feel as if you went with him:…

  • Hope Has Wheels! $1.1M Pledged For Lasting Animal Aid In Haiti

    kinshipcircle
    10 Mar 2010 | 4:11 pm
    3/9/10 – KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID Hope Has Wheels! $1.1M Pledged For Lasting Animal Aid In Haiti WHY AM I HERE? We highly recommend you view our friend Tom McPhee’s extraordinary short, “Why Am I Here?” Tom, Executive Director of World Animal Awareness Society — and creator of the Katrina animal rescue film, American Opera — explains why he traveled to earthquake-stricken Haiti to film animal rescue operations with SODOPRECA. The film’s rich texture and breathtaking scenes will make you feel as if you went with him:…

  • 3/8/10 Man Kicks Pup To His Death Before Steelers Game

    kinshipcircle
    9 Mar 2010 | 10:11 am
    3/8/10 – KINSHIP CIRCLE Man Kicks Pup To His Death Before Steelers Game SEND YOUR COMMENTS EITHER WAY: 1) Skip this email. Go to this link to send an automated letter: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new2.asp?LetterID=1892&seriesfirst=true CLICK 1ST BIG GREEN BUTTON THAT SAYS: EASY AUTO LETTER 2) OR — Copy/paste emails & sample letter below into your own email. THIS PHOTO IS NOT FLIP, but is a black pit puppy like Flip — before William Woodson kicked and hurled the small dog to his death on 11/22/09. At his hearing, Woodson was ordered to stand…

  • 3/5/10: Chile Quake – Some 700,000 Animals May Be Affected

    kinshipcircle
    6 Mar 2010 | 1:15 pm
    KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK 3/5/10: Chile Quake – Some 700,000 Animals May Be Affected Kittens amid rubble. An 8.8. earthquake struck Chile’s central region, namely Constitucion, Chile, on 2/27/10. photo source: http://21paradigm.wordpress.com/ IN THIS ALERT: Strongest Earthquake To Hit Chile In 50 Years Some 700,000 Animals Affected, Animal Relief Chile Says International NGOs On Alert For Chile’s Animals =================================================================== 1. Strongest Earthquake To Hit Chile In 50 Years CHILE EARTHQUAKE / DISASTER OVERVIEW -…

  • 3/2/10 End Live Bait Dog Training In Indiana

    kinshipcircle
    2 Mar 2010 | 1:24 pm
    End Live Bait Dog Training In Indiana (3/2/10) ***LETTERS SHOULD BE RECEIVED BEFORE MARCH 16, 2010*** Running pen operations pit a pack of dogs against a single wild-caught coyote or fox as a form of hunt training for the dogs. The coyote or fox has nowhere to run and is mauled. With hunter’s comprising less than 5% of Indiana’s population, we can be louder. Take action to stop this profoundly cruel blood sport now. PHOTOS: http://www.coyoteinfo.typepad.com SENDING OPTIONS: 1) SEND AN AUTOMATED LETTER:…
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    This Bitch Craves Attention: Animal Welfare in Los Angeles

  • "I Have a Little List" - An Animal Abuse Registry

    7 Mar 2010 | 10:44 pm
    The concept of an animal abuse registry is to list those convicted of certain animal related felonies on a public website as is done with sex offenders. As animal abuse is a violent act, often a precursor to violence against people, frequently a symptom of problems in children, and always present in the criminal histories of violent felony offenders - it must be taken seriously. It is also critical that in practice, such a registry would protect animals from future abuse, further public safety, and could withstand the necessary constitutional scrutiny to justify the public branding of…

  • Tormenting Animals is not Entertainment

    1 Mar 2010 | 9:33 am
    Are we not over the need to use animals for our entertainment? How many animals must be unnaturally confined and tormented to perform tricks for our pleasure? How many families have to lose a loved one or witness a mauling to sate our need for these spectacles? Greased pigs, dancing bears, performing elephants, acrobatic killer whales, musical monkeys, not to mention caged exotics and novelties such as a surgically altered goat that Ringling Brothers called a unicorn blight our history.  It is enough.We are better than this. We have better means of entertaining ourselves than water…

  • The Village Thanks You

    22 Feb 2010 | 8:04 am
    spcaLA recently announced a pet food shortage as a casualty of the bleak economic climate and consequential  cutbacks in corporate donations across the board. This was particularly harsh as not only are there more animals to feed because of the increase in animal relinquishments (the poor economy again) but because spcaLA also feeds animals at other shelters from Bakersfield to San Diego. Imagine our distress when we feared we would  soon not have enough food to feed our own residents without having to use precious funds to purchase food. (We have not had to purchase food for the…

  • Legislate Responsibly or Get Off the Pot

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:07 pm
    It is the commencement of the new legislative season, and my ulcer, as I once again monitor proposed bills affecting animals and shelters. Though involved in this for over a decade, both as spcaLA President and as chair of the State Humane Association legislative committee – I hate it.Why must we legislate everything? I feel we are over regulating ourselves ad nauseam for no reason. Many statutes, like our animal cruelty statute are intentionally general to be all encompassing and flexible so as to permit diverse applications and to subsume novel scenarios. Just say no to redundancy and…

  • How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?

    2 Feb 2010 | 9:53 am
    The city of West Hollywood California is on the verge of banning dogs and cats from pet stores unless they come from shelters. Imagine if this were done nationally. Shelters would have more outlets to place animals which would free up shelter space to allow more time to find homes for its residents. Potential parents would have more convenient locations to seek a new family member. Pet shops would have no reason to order pets from puppy mills and unscrupulous breeders. Consequently, pet overpopulation with its attending euthanasia rate could become a thing of the past. The message we…
 
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    The Humane Exchange

  • Serving Women, the Pets They Love…and Nancy Drew

    3 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm
    The American Humane blog addresses National Women’s History Month and the inception of the Pets and Women’s Shelters (PAWS)® Program.

  • After the Earthquake -- My Experience in Haiti

    24 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    American Humane’s program manager for Animal Emergency Services, Tracy Reis, blogs about her experience in Haiti as an animal emergency services responder, helping animals after the earthquake.

  • Homeless People and Their Pets

    18 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Over a year ago, when the economy worsened, I started to wonder about the influx of previously employed and home-owning people needing the services of a homeless shelter. And then I became more concerned, knowing that 63 percent of American households have at least one companion animal.
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    Equine Rescue France

  • EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANAEMIA – Alert in the Dordogne.

    Jenny
    10 Mar 2010 | 1:51 pm
    One horse has tested positive, and 28 horses were Coggins tested on the 8th March for EIA in MONTCARET, DORDOGNE. The horses have been under surveillance since the 25th of February 2010. This is a very serious notifiable disease with any positive horses facing compulsory slaughter. The symptoms are listed HERE, the second disease on the list. There is no current indication where the disease may have originated from, or the nature of the premises involved. Click the link for the WAHID Report

  • Companion equines have valuable roles to play too…

    Equine Rescue France
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:09 am
    Sometimes we are asked to take on and rehome equines, that often for health reasons or their age, are too vunerable to be advertised for sale by the owners. Belle is one of those ponies who had some physical difficulties, probably as the result of being used as a broodmare in the past, and could therefore only be used as a companion in the future. We are fortunate to have some excellent people approach us to be future adopters, people that are prepared to take on equines that most others would turn their backs on. We are now extremly pleased to say that Belle has settled in well as companion…

  • Vigiferme

    Equine Rescue France
    2 Mar 2010 | 12:31 pm
    Our friends at PMAF (Protection mondiale des animaux de ferme) have produced an excellent set of materials aimed at helping both individuals and organisations understand if animals are being maltreated here in France. The materials clearly show what is acceptable alongside the laws that are in place to protect animals in farming.  Their website contains a vast amount of information on all farm animals with a large section on equines here. Please take a look at the site if you have any conerns about animals near you – it’s a great starting point.

  • Vinnie the donkey is castrated

    Equine Rescue France
    23 Feb 2010 | 1:25 pm
    Last week ERF’s young male donkey, Vinnie, was successfully castrated. This is the first time that we have had an equine castrated lying down over here, normally they are left standing. Everything went smoothly and Vinnie was soon up on his feet and is now healing up nicely. Vinnie with John Dobson If you are interested in becoming Vinnie’s guardian then please contact us at ERF. Vinnie’s new home would need to have other equine company, preferably other donkeys.

  • Our popular Columbus goes to his new family

    Equine Rescue France
    16 Feb 2010 | 2:17 pm
    The beautiful and very charming Columbus set off to his new adoptive home in Brittany today, where he’ll live with Lyn and her other 2 horses. We wish them all the very best as they form their new friendship together. We’d also like to thank Lizzie and Sarah who have been kindly fostering Columbus these past few weeks and who have looked after him so well. "So you're my new mum then?" Au revoir beautiful boy...have fun in your new home
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