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Honoring the Animals and Their Caregivers

Allen and Linda Anderson — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:19:07 -0500

Today was very special for us. We were asked to do a presentation about pet loss at the Home For Life 4th Annual Memorial Garden Event at the organization's sanctuary in Star Prairie, Wisconsin. On a mild autumn day, with the sun peeking through clou

Check Out These Exotic Pets

Dan Nguyen — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:28:21 -0500

Many people have pets such as dogs, cats, birds, etc. These animals can be loving, fun, playful, become part of the family. These are usual pets you would see in almost any household who loves animals. There are people who are really financially

Meet Jack!

JohannTheDog — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:07:00 -0500

Jack is a 1-year-old Spaniel mix. He's friendly, doesn't mind other dogs, and likes to have you as company. Jack came to us from his owners that could not provide a stable environment for him. He needs a family that will love him unconditionally!We f

Godcidences

bob westbrook — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:29:00 -0500

9/1/08 Monday I was going to write this last night but when all was said and done was too worn out. My last words on Saturday’s entry were “If God wanted me to do the funeral He would make a way”. Boy did He. At Sunday school I got up and let

Are you cruel to cats?

samantha mojica — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:27:00 -0500

Are you cruel to cats? I can't blame you if you don't like cats. But at least, respect their rights as a living thing."How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven." - Robert A. HeinleinI believe to this quote by Robert Hein

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ablogintherough — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:27:00 -0500

I woke up this morning to my 'lil red whirlwind of a dog, Zoe, sitting on my chest staring directly at me. In doggie speak she tells me that she is very upset that I have posted pictures of her brother, and other animals on Saturday's Camera Critters

An Evacuation Order Has Been Issued... Now What Do You Do?

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:00:48 -0500

Evacuate your family, including your animals, as early as possible. By leaving early, you will decrease the chance of becoming victims of the disaster. Bring your dogs, cats, and other small animals indoors. Make sure all animals have some form of

Cat Lovers vs. Dog Lovers

Ian McConnaughey — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:11:00 -0500

Most people like animals. And, as pets, we treat them sometimes even better than people. Part of that is because they often times treat us with more love an affection than other humans. The other part is because we're crazy. But regardless of our add

Animals in Need

Marina Hanes — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:01:06 -0500

With the increase in foreclosures and natural disasters, there has been an influx of homeless animals too. Pets are a wonderful addition to the family. If you have children, it can teach them responsibility as well as compassion for other living thin

Meet Frannie!

JohannTheDog — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:18:00 -0500

Frannie is a 2 yr old gal that has found herself in need of a new home. She is timid and nervous at first but warms up quickly. She will benefit from obedience training to give her the confidence she needs to be a well adjusted dog. She is petite at

Meet Mojo!

JohannTheDog — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:18:00 -0500

Mojo is an adorable black and white jowly boy. He is just 1 year old and weighs about 42 pounds. Mojo has the cutest face! You just want to grab those chubby cheeks!! Mojo seems like a mix of an English Bulldog and a Boston Terrier. He is a very stou

Could Stress be the Cause of Your Cat’s Strange Behavior?

Bruno Auger — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:08:43 -0500

Has your cat recently started to act a little strange? Perhaps it has started to act a little aggressively towards you or other family members? Or maybe it has become fearful of something or someone for no apparent reason? Whatever the strange behavi

Pepper Joins the Family

Heather — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:49:00 -0500

Pepper came as a foster after being on death row and given 24 hours to get into foster care or get put down. For some reason, black cats always get adopted last. Pepper was turned in by her owner, who had "too many animals." About a year old, she

Meet Andrew!

JohannTheDog — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:50:00 -0500

Andrew appears to be a Bearded Collie mix. Whatever his heritage this boy is so very cute, just try and ignore that button nose!! He's a sweetie and we plead that you not delay with Andy... some of the kennel employees noted he was 'lethargic' or not

You Think You Had A Bad Day. Look at Sparky and Whiskey.They are owner surrenders due to the family losing their home. Ohio

Elizabeth — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:02:00 -0500

Sparky and WhiskeyIt seems like Ohio is getting hit pretty hard in this economy. Lots of people are loosing their homes and so are lots of dogs.Pet ID: 953Sparky is 2 yrs old. He gets along with other animals and children. He was an inside dog, but h

The Sun Shines Down...

Andrew — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:30:00 -0500

This weather here has been fantastic. I can't remember an August being so pleasant and cool. It is normally humid and oppressive. Maggie and I sat out on my porch all morning as I read Model Railroaders from years ago. I got t

It's that day again!

ablogintherough — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:58:00 -0500

This may be my new addiction, the camera critters meme on Saturday since I love animals so much. Please stop by the Camera Critters site and join in the fun!This week's photo is of a super friendly and fuzzy cat, name unknown. In June of last year, a

Happy Birthday!

Skyeblue — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:50:00 -0500

Today marks the second anniversary of Penny joining our family. We also celebrate this as her birthday, since we have no idea when it really is. This year, she is getting a batch of homemade dog treats-seven honey turkey cupcakes-and a new purple co

XXX URGENT - cat room FULL! Jonesboro, GA

Elizabeth — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:54:00 -0500

adoption coordinator - tinypawsrule@hotmail.comClayton Co. Police Dept. Animal Control Unit1396 Government CircleJonesboro, GA 30236Phone: 770-477-3684Fax: 770-603-4199http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/GA493.htmlPetinaRocky BrandyBrie is a pretty gir

360 animals, 6 chidlren resuced from filth and neglect.

Jayson Olson — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:40:00 -0500

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) -- More than 360 domestic and farm animals, many of them emaciated, injured and suffering from mange and parasites, were rescued Tuesday from a filthy southwest Missouri property where they were hoarded and bred, authorities

World of Pets

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:22:00 -0500

There are large numbers of people in this world who love their pets very much and it is very easy to find such people in most parts of world. Love for pets has a very old history in world and it has started with tradition of using animals as pets.Som

Famous Lion Names

LK — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:45:00 -0500

Author: Ling TongThe lion is simply a large wild cat. The scientific lion name is a Panthera Leo. These animals are native to the Africa, more specifically the Sahara Desert. Lions are one of the few big cats that are somewhat social. There are numbe

BACKYARD BARNYARD ON LIVING GREEN CHANNEL

Anais Dervaes — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:39:46 -0500

click here for more videos like this Host Elizabeth Chambers chats with Jordanne about the benefits of citified farm animals. Since 2002, Jordanne and her family have shared their urban homestead with a menagerie of animals — chickens, ducks, t

Feeding is going well...too well?

Carolynn McLaughlin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:03:00 -0500

I had an odd experience yesterday. When I first spoke with IndyFeral about the Talbott Street Colony, they had no record of anyone doing any care-taking in the neighborhood that was in any way affiliated with IndyFeral. That's why I decided to go for

ferrets are high risk / reward exotic pets

gabrielle — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:42:00 -0500

Ferrets are extremely attractive, playful, social, fun-loving yet demanding exotic animals that can be domesticated as household pets for the entire family. The have the potential to be mischievious sometimes but many families have success raising th

SPCA Even Helps Farm & Wild Animals

Barbara Doduk — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:11:00 -0500

Please donate to my SPCA PAWS FOR A CAUSE WALK taking place this September 2008. To donate please click the banner at the top of this blog or click here.When you think SPCA you probably think more about cats and dogs, and other family pets, however I

Times Are Tough All Over… Even for Pets

Jeff McAleer — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:22:50 -0500

As economic hard times hit and prices climb, Fluffy and Whiskers are feeling the pain, too. The fallout from the current economic squeeze is reaching all the way down to the family’s doghouse and kitty bed. Animal rescue groups are noticing tha

5 THINGS I LOVE!

Janet Bernasconi — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:20:00 -0500

I have been Tagged! lol A sweet friend by the name of Marian of Princess of Pink http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/. She is so sweet and I call her Dutchy! I am supposed to list 5 things I love. And I have picked 5 blogs to tag as well.So he

My family and other people's animals

Karen Arnold — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:14:00 -0500

The Breezy Household has upped sticks and moved a couple of kilometres up the road to house sit for a friend who is currently somewhere between here and Scotland with five horses, four cats and two dogs. I racked my brains for something she had three

My Doggies

Margie A. Rennick — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:51:00 -0500

I just realized I have never posted pictures of both of my four legged family members. The beagle is Babe, our newest addition. The brittnay spaniel is Bella, we have had her since she was one year old.We got Babe in April from a wonderful rescue s

Big Cats Sighted Throughout Victoria, Australia

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:04:00 -0500

Monster cats around the South East and Western Victoria are on the prowl, leaving behind footprints and skeletons of animals mauled to death with the heart, liver and lungs eaten first.Around the size of Golden Retrievers, the big cats can be black o

In the News - July 24, 2008

Justine DePalma — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:49:00 -0500

Puppy Miller Sentencing DelayedAnimal abuser and profiteer, puppy miller, Lorrie Nichiow-Brubaker's sentencing was delayed. Sentence will be pronounced by Judge David Viviano on July 31 at 8:30 am. Judge Viviano's courtroom is located in downtown Mt.

Of Cats, Dogs and Individuals

Rukmani Ramachandran — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Last week, I visited Fox- friend, kitten lover and SPCA volunteer. As always, I found a kitten (this time around, it was Peekaboo) she was fostering for the SPCA. But there was also another cat, Harlequin, who "found" Fox and often came to eat and sn

Of Cats, Dogs and Individuals

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:20:43 -0500

Last week, I visited Fox- friend, kitten lover and a SPCA volunteer. As always, I found a kitten (this time around, it was Peekaboo) she was fostering for the SPCA. But there was also another cat, Harlequin, who "found" Fox and often came

Writing right

Roberta Beach Jacobson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:07:00 -0500

As soon as folks hear I'm a writer, little antennae pop up. People ask, "Just what is it you write?" While not an unfair question, it's a toughie to answer. How can I categorize my eclectic meanderings with a pen? I've arranged my freelance writing l

Butterfly Gardening

Piedro Molinero — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:07:00 -0500

What is butterfly gardening? Simply put butterfly gardening is the art of growing flowers and plants that will draw in these colorful and nice animals to your garden. Please your family and visitors with beautiful butterflies, but make sure to create

Don't try this at home...

Dorid — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:53:00 -0500

The internet is hopping with the tale of Christian The Lion. A recent video on Youtube made the story a sensation: the tale of a couple young men in the 1969 who find a lion cub in a small cage for sale and buys him out of pity. The young men rais

Pet stats in real life

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:10:00 -0500

In a country in which supposedly 93 percent of pet owners describe their pets as members of the family, where 70 percent of its pet-owning citizens sleep with their dogs and 78 percent with their cats, in which almost three out of four married pet ow

Our Furry Family ~ Thankful Thursday

Tracy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:23:00 -0500

I’m so excited that Thankful Thursday is here again! I have so much to be thankful for, and I am pleased to be able to record and share it. I hope you enjoy it. If you would like to participate or just read from more thankful hearts, pop on over to

14 Year Old Tivona's Tips For Preventing Child Sexual Assault

Murad Ali — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:05:00 -0500

I am 14 and this is my story –My name is Tivona. I’m not a famous author, model, or actor. I’m not Super Girl trying to save the world or a Super Villain trying to destroy it. I’m not anyone special except to my family. I’m just an ordinary