If you have a personal pet story, question or update, a link to share, or anything at all animal related you think readers here might be interested in reading, this is the place.
If you have a personal pet story, question or update, a link to share, or anything at all animal related you think readers here might be interested in reading, this is the place.
Sad story I came across this morning about a black bear who was sort of a pet and had been getting fed pastries for 17 years by a man who loved him: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Town-Mourns-Bozo-the-Black-Bear-Killed-by-Hunter-109949654.html (Warning: photo of dead bear at top of article.)
Very sad.. I agree with the statement.. “Who eats bear”.
I don’t agree with killing wildlife for sport. I also don’t think it was right or fair to feed the bear. What a waste of a beutiful animal.
If you can’t hold them, just time them and tie them again….
http://www.facebook.com/groups/346282582087796/?fref=ts#!/photo.php?fbid=576909188988631&set=a.275017085844511.78596.152876678058553&type=1&theater
There’s this great blog I found that advocates for shelter reform! It could use a little financial support –
http://yesbiscuit.wordpress.com/kick-in-for-blog-expenses/
ha. I will chip in one dollar.
Actually I’ve been meaning to mention, and this is a good reminder to do it, that I paid WordPress to kill their ads on February 16 so no one should ever see any ads on the blog anymore. Since I never see ads as blog owner, I hope readers will alert me if they see an ad so I can jack WordPress up over it. Thank you to everyone who has kicked in and made it possible to pay WordPress all their various fees.
no ads as far as I can see, and I don’t use ad-blockers on this computer.
Thanks. Good to know.
Not too surprising, but pretty cool, that dolphins call each other by name:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/07/us/dolphin-names/?iref=obinsite
There is a, presumably feral, cat in my neighborhood with a leg that obviously needs to be amputated. He/She comes up my driveway periodically and the leg just hangs there, it looks horrible! I have traps, but would love suggestions on how to catch only that cat and not the other ferals in my area. Also, I have no money for the surgery (assuming the vet doesn’t recommend euthanasia, I know nothing about this cats health).
I am not feeding the ferals yet. I was planning to feed the ferals once I got money to fix them and establish my place as a feeding location but this obviously needs to be taken care of as soon as humanely possible.
There’s a yahoogroup – http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feral_cats/ that I’ve found very useful. Also you may want to contact Alley Cat Allies (http://www.alleycat.org/) to see if they have suggestions (I’m guessing that they will recommend using something like a water bottle tied to a string to keep the trap open while others eat, but be able to spring it when the right cat is in it).
I am very glad that you’re not feeding until you’re ready to neuter!
As for the cost of the surgery, ACA may also have suggestions, but if you’ve got the cat and you’re up against a wall, I may be able to help. Contact me at mikken at neo dot rr dot com. I know what it’s like to have time be of the essence.
“Using art to create social change within our nation’s animal shelters is the motivation behind “An Act of Dog” – a project aimed at opening the public’s eyes to what happens behind closed doors”.
Mark Barone is painting 5500 shelter dogs, the number of dogs killed daily in shelters.
http://www.wdrb.com/story/21551045/act-of-god-artist-and-gallery-promote-animal-rescue
7 more signatures get No Kill Colorado to 6000 to draw the attention of our Governor to No Kill and Just one Day. If you would like to throw us a bone at http://signon.org/sign/tell-colorado-governor?source=homepage much appreciated.
Declawed dog? Is this common? Adoptable senior Beagle in NC: “LIL BIT, Beagle: An adoptable dog in Charlotte, NC” http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/23266409
I suspect that’s just an error.
I think the person posting that dog on PF must have hit a wrong key.
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/michael-vicks-appearances-at-barnes-noble-stores-cancelled_b83226
Interesting. I hope it was canceled due to disgust over Vick.
I just came across a shelter in North Carolina.. that will NOT put a hold or work with any rescues to save an animals life. Are you kidding me? This dog is a senior .. she has little chance of being adopted as it is.. another wall.. UGGH
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=614785318535515&set=np.94493256.100000705384440&type=1
Here’s my latest rescue baby.. a 14 year old Chi dumped at a shelter..
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=550344234999084&set=a.286613474705496.73561.100000705384440&type=3&theater