Archive for June, 2009
Two pieces of pet-related legislation are being voted on tomorrow:
In a follow up to its protection of farm animals (Prop 2), California is making further moves to protect the well-being of domestic animals with AB 241 . Authored by Assemblymember Pedro Nava, the “Responsible Breeder Act of…
The 2009 World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin County Fair broke with tradition in its 21st year. The Chinese Crested breed that has dominated the prize for the past seven years was bypassed this time for a boxer-mix with an under bite. Four-year old Pabst, a shelter dog belonging to Miles Egstad, 25, from Citrus Heights, California, won over the crowd and the judges with his unusual looks and sweet nature.
The competition was filmed to be broadcast on an episode of Dogs 101 on the Animal Planet sometime this fall.
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Bo, the First Dog, has an Official Portrait and an Official Baseball Card. The photograph shows Bo on the South Lawn of the White House.
The card stats indicate that the name “Bo” is indirectly in honor of rock & roll great Bo Diddley (by way of First Lady Michelle Obama’s father’s nickname “Diddley” and First Children Malia and Sasha’s cousin’s cats “Bo” and “Diddley’). Were the kids also perhaps naming the First Dog after their father, President Barack Obama, whose initials are B.O.? It’s just a theory, but it passes the smell test.
All across the country, retired race horses are finding new careers as crime fighters. This is a great thing for both underfunded police forces and equines in danger of ending up on overseas dinner plates.
According to a recent AP article , retired standardbreds and thoroughbreds have run…
Working like a dog? Try working with your dog instead during ” Take Your Dog To Work Day ” tomorrow, June 26.
Pet Sitters International created this annual event 10 years ago to encourage companies across the country to celebrate the love and positivity our four-legged friends bring to our…
Here’s your chance to meet your match, and bring home a cat!
What: Catnip Mixer
When: Thursday, June 25, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: SF/SPCA Adoption Center, 250 Florida Street (@ 16th Street)
How: $10 admission (which includes two drink tickets)
The SF/SPCA is also hosting a…
Yesterday’s post about pets as family members garnered more than 100 comments. The majority could be lumped into the “yes-we-love-our pets-that-much” category, although some included the caveat that four-legged children ranked slightly lower than the two-legged variety.
Not to be outshined,…
Rasa sent me this email the other day, about a newborn baby deer that was rescued during the night, after its mother was killed by a car:
Hi Everyone,
Late in the evening a friend knocked on our door with a newborn baby deer in her arms, not more than an hour old. She found the mother dead from a car accident, and the baby must have popped out of the mother during the accident. The tiny baby buck laid in his mother’s blood on the side of the road. Our friend Angelea cleaned off most of the blood, and she and her mother Sakkara wrapped up the baby in a towel to bring it over to us. Without a mother, the fawn had little chance for survival, but we were determined to see her through the night until we could contact a local woman who is licensed to raise orphaned deer. Many thanks to Angelea and Sakkara, and to Vesta for her work in helping local wildlife.
Love, light and laughter,
Rasa
The video tells the story of the baby buck’s first 12 hours of life.
I distinctly remember a particularly teary-eyed conversation with my (now) New York ex where I was attempting to explain my relationship with my dog Lorna Doone. We were walking in Central Park on a beautiful summer day and it went something like this:
Me: Oh! Did you see that? What a cutie!…
Last week, a confused but otherwise healthy two-pound, eight-week-old kitten was found among envelopes and packages in a public Boston mailbox. Dubbed “Postina” by the MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center, the kitty was discovered by a letter carrier during the Saturday afternoon pick-up.
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