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Stories like this one remind me there are good samaritans out there... This one's from animal friend Tiffany Nachefski.. <... I have a love/hate relationship with the stories we do on puppy mills. Usually it's the Houston SPCA or the Houston Humane Society doing the dirty work. We see the video of them going in to pitiful conditions, bringing out pathetic looking dogs, crating them and taking them to what I hope will eventually be a better place. Oftentimes, it's the breed rescue groups that step in to pick up the slack. Alyson from Cocker Spaniel Rescue of East Texas emailed me to tell me about these poor dogs who came ... Every hurricane season, we talk about THE BIG ONE that might come for Houston, and we always hope you're prepared. We hope you've prepared your animal as well (but that's the subject of another blog post). If something did go wrong, and you were evacuated and left your animal behind (we hope you wouldn't!) who would be there to rescue your pet? ...Holy cow. You guys are keeping me busy with all of the great stories and events I you're sending me to blog about. Please be patient; I have a lot to get on the 'ol website and I want to make sure no one gets short shrift! Hang tight. I promise to get more goodies up this afternoon. Thanks, as well, for all of your support! In the meantime, I'll introduce you to my "kids": Indy, our Golden, and Bailey, our Rottie mix, hanging out with us in the bluebonnets last year in Boerne.. Brian Bennick with Marvel LLama Ranch wanted to let us all know the reward for information about the people who killed their llamas is now up to $1300. In case you didn't see our story or Marvel Ranch's website, these are two of the victims: I was doing some trackwork at Memorial Park this morning. I'm out there so much I have begun to see the same people on their morning runs, as well as some of the same dogs: Labradors, little Chihuahuas, and mutts. Even a beautiful Great Dane named Andy was out for a walk today. Fortunately, Memorial Park has water fountains for dogs, and at 8:30 in the morning, the heat has not become unbearable. It's a good time to get dogs out for a short walk. 48 thousand feet, a ton of treats, sleeker hair than most of us, and drool... lots of dog drool. Yes, it's DOG HEAVEN! The annual World Series of Dog Shows is on at Reliant Park through Sunday, and it is a dog lover's dream. This is a great chance to see your favorite breeds (yes, I'll be hanging out around the Golden Retrievers) as well as the breeds you've only seen in pictures (a Komondor, anyone? It looks like a mop!). I lost one of my cats (who's since passed on) a few years ago. Somehow, she had slipped out of the house and was nowhere to be found. I posted signs and called the shelters and the pound, but she was nowhere to be found. Fortunately, she turned up a few houses down, no worse for the wear. I was frantic and heartbroken when she was lost, and feeling especially vulnerable. Unfortunately, that's when con artists like to strike. You may have heard stories of unscrupolous people who see those "lost pet - REWARD!" signs and call the unhappy owner, demanding money and threatening to hold the pet (that hasn'... We're sending out a hearty congratulations to Citizens for Animal Protection. Director Kappy Muenzer says the 5000th homeless pet has been adopted from CAP's mobile adoption center at the Westheimer/Dairy Ashford Petsmart. Rowdy, a nine month old red tabby cat is the lucky boy, and his owner, Christina Chang, will get a big gift basket with goodies on a ceremony at the >> Continue reading: 5000 homes for CAP animals I told you about the dogs. Now, it's llamas. The Bennick family has lost three of them: two babies and an adult. Kim Bennick found the two smaller ones Saturday morning, shot in the head. Her husband discovered another llama being mauled by a pit bull. That one died as well, and Kim thinks someone deliberately put the pit into the llama enclosure to do some harm. ...I'm still trying to sort some of this out in my head: a lot of stories and tips we've gotten recently about puppies that have been abused. We aired a story a few weeks ago on Brownie, a brown puppy who was set on fire up in northeast Houston. Then, a friend sent me some pictures of a little black and white pup named Domino who had his tail cut off, exposing some of his backside. He needs some complicated surgery, but is finally in the care of loving people who'll look after him. I have a dreadful suspicion that some, if not all, of the criminals in these cases were juveniles. I don't get it, and I'm su... Here we go, off into the wild blue web yonder with our newest venture at KHOU, the Animal Attraction weblog. I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to "grow" my little section of our website. I am going to have more room to get the word out about animal news in the Houston area. One thing to keep in mind about this blog: because it is a combination of personal thoughts and news, it is going to contain some opinions. I am pretty biased when it comes to animal related issues, so you're going to see some of my personal views on news items. Normally, I do whatev... |
