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November 2005 ArchivesThis is from the San Francisco Chronicle: New Orleans -- It was 10:30 p.m. and in this part of town, as in so many others, electricity had not yet been restored. The only light in the abandoned neighborhood came from the headlights of a car and from the single thing that hadn't changed in this devastated landscape, the moon. APPLETON, Wis. - A wandering cat that wound up traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to France as a stowaway in a cargo container is coming back home. The cat, whose name is Emily, will leave France Thursday and arrive home Friday, said owner Lesley McElhiney. After hearing the wayward cat's tale, Continental Airlines offered to fly her home once she cleared quarantine. "I think they are going to do a countdown in my kindergartner's classroom," McElhiney said. Emily vanished from her Appleton home in late September. She apparently wandered into a paper company's distribution center near her... She has a face with more wrinkles than most people I know. I also think it looks a bit like a football - then again, most Shar-Peis have football faces - but this Shar-Pei is special! Read on about China's rescue story - and her planned reunion. This is from the Best Friends Pet Care of the Houston area: Animal lovers who want to share the holiday spirit of giving are invited to donate food, toys and treats for dogs and cats at animal shelters this month through a special program organized by Best Friends Pet Care. We have a two Doberman rescues from Hurrican Rita who need to go to their foster home in the "Centennial state." Here's the information from Julia West-Boyd: I am a Regional Coordinator for the Doberman Pinscher Club of America's Disaster Relief Team (DPCA DRT). This group, a 501c3 non-profit, was formed immediately after Hurricane Katrina to provide assistance to Doberman Pinschers and their families in time of need. We currently are assisting 144 Doberman victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on 100% donated funds, food, an...
Tai Shan, the National Zoo's giant panda cub, pranced about in his den and mugged for hordes of camera crews in this city that's a veritable fishbowl for celebrities. The panda cub makes its public debut next week. More than 100 reporters and camera crews from around the world got their first look at the ... Be sure to check out the latest updates and photos here. ...
Clyde Brown feeds the cluster of cats almost nightly and has had many of them spayed and neutered. According to Harris County, 2,640 cats were trapped by residents in 2004. The SPCA said it had 15,000 calls about cats and of tho... This report was sent in to update me on the animal situation in Abbeville, Louisiana, about 20 miles south of Lafayette: The destruction is total in many areas, and the land is contaminated with salt water and chemicals. They desperately need donations since they have seen nothing from the Humane Society of the US in either Vermilion or Cameron Parishes. Donations of cash or gift cards can be sent to Animal Aid which is a 501c3 organization. Their address is 1101 West POrt Street, Abbeville, LA 79510 ...
This arrived in my email this morning. I thought it was a hoot. An Open Letter to My Pets Dear Dogs and Cats, The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest. The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run. ... Here's a wonderfl account of the still thriving pet rescue center run by Best Friends in Tylertown, Mississippi. I was also forwarded this link from Best Friends for a petition, urging humane groups across the country to continue supporting pet rescue efforts in the hurricane-affected Gulf region. ...
Firefighters near Miami, Florida, were called out to save a feline in a fix, but the rescue didn't quite turn out as planned. Beatriz the cat had been squatting atop a power pole for the three days in... Via email: Tylertown SPCA dogs are cold: Please donate sweaters ________________________________ ... This story has been brought up a few times over the years, and this time my boss (and some readers) sent me this link about the latest "Greenie" bone allegations: that big chunks of the Greenies can sometimes get lodged in a dog's digestive system, causing a potentially fatal blockage. Read (and watch the video link) to judge for yourself. One tip: an employee at Urban Tails suggested freezing the Greenie bones. That way, the dogs won't be a... From the Galveston County Daily News: LEAGUE CITY — If a person was reported missing, the Galveston Police Department had bloodhound Tracker Jack to pick up the trail. Read the rest of the story here. ... That gentle Lab sleeping blissfully at your feet, those two tabbies grooming each other on the sofa: They could be unlikely recruits to the war on terrorism. Under a new surveillance system developed at Purdue University, pets may provide early warning of an impending epidemic of dangerous diseases such as SARS or avian flu — or even alert us to a bioterror threat. That's the intent, at least, of the Purdue program, which uses the computerized database of a nationwide chain of veterinary hospitals to spot disease outbreaks. The rationale: Dogs and cats share a home environment with their owners and are expo...  The Animal Advisory Council of Austin has been pushing for passage of a spay/neuter pet ordinance, which basically says pet owners must have their pets sterilized, or pay for expensive licenses. The city council's been dancing around this issue since May, and it's pitted many spay/neuter advocates against purebred breeders. The Austin Chronicle has a comprehensive article on the issue here. You can also read EmanciPET's (EmanciPET is very similar to Houston's SNAP/Spay-Neuter As... Noah's Wish, the disaster animal organization, is just now closing its temporary animal rescue facility in Slidell. The group has cared for nearly 2000 animals during its time after Katrina, and unfortunately has been the subject of some pretty nasty rumors about turning over the remaining animals for "instant euthanasia." You can read the Noah's Wish disaster update page here; be sure to scroll down for the November 20th update.. ...Golden Beginnings of Houston is hosting a contest on its website, looking for a cover dog to grace its holiday newsletter. Want to help them pick out the cutest dog? Head to the Golden rescue's website to cast your vote. The "polls" are open until Wednesday, November 30th, at 10PM. ...
A green-eyed tabby named Austin may need to be renamed "Lucky" after this weekend. Austin is one lucky cat. After being missing for five months, the feline turned up alive and well in Iowa, 15-hundred miles from ... Eric from Eric's blogspot has updated his blog with some videos of his trip to New Orleans and the continuing rescue progress there. Scroll down the page for the video links. Some of them, when clicked on, will take you straight to the video clips. Others you'll have to actually copy then paste into your web browsers. ...OK. This is one of the strangest stories I've ever seen: a pure bred Miniature Dachshund in Detroit, Michigan was born without eyes. Veterinarians say this particular birth defect has about a one in a million chance of happening. Ben is 8 weeks old. His owner, who breeds Miniature Dachshunds, says other than that, he's...  mask for size Area firefighters are carrying a new tool: Oxygen masks for pets. "Animals need help, too. With this we can do it,... Eric's Blogspot has been updated.. He is a one-man rescue effor tin New Orleans. Read his blog here.. ...From Animal Rescue New Orleans: Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) and Alley Cat Allies (ACA) rescued 50 cats today from a trailer park in Kenner (near the New Orleans airport). FEMA plans to bulldoze the park in order to put up trailers for displaced Katrina victims. People, many of whom are disabled, are still living at the trailer park, and now face being displaced themselves. They have to be out by Saturday, November 19. The 50 cats rescued today were tame and able to be put in carriers. A total ... This came in from a reader: Can you put this link on your blog? It is a story about a gutless, heartless "hunter" (and I use the term losely) who killed a momma cougar and took her babies as trophies, but when they became too much of a hassle, he tossed them away :( Big Cat Rescue needs signatures on their petition and the voices of those babies to be heard.Here's the link... DALLAS (AP) -- Charles Denson's face brightens as a speckled Australian shepherd named Bart cuddles next to him while he rests in his hospital bed. "You've got a pretty coat," the 51-year-old heart patient says while stroking Bart's soft fur. New research indicates that hospitals that use such pet therapy sessions aren't barking up the wrong tree. The novel study, presented Tuesday at an American Heart Association meeting, is one of the first to use scientific measurements to document that therapeutic dogs lower anxiety, stress and heart and lung pressure among heart failure patie... From the Saving Animals Across Borders website: Saving Animals is excited to announce a new endeavor to end the tragic destruction of healthy, adoptable animals at the City of Houston’s Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (BARC) and to greatly improve Houston’s dog and cat overpopulation crisis. Until now, BARC has been the last stop on a miserable journey for many of Houston’s homeless animals. Currently, as many as 90% of the animals admitted to BARC are destroyed—a heart wrenching statistic indeed. Saving An... A Sea World killer whale whose mother rejected her at birth may be just fine without mom after all. Instead of her mother, the five-week-old killer whale known as K-Calf has been fed by nearly 50 specialists and appears to be moving closer to independence, her trainers said Wednesday. "We’re happy with the progress," said Dudley Wigdahl, Sea World’s vice president of zoological operations. "Physically she looks healthy. Certainly the staff has taken this matter close to heart." It’s taken a lot of work, too. K-Calf has been nursed 12 times daily since her Oct. 9 birth at Shamu Sta... They're still asking for help trapping animals to take to Mississippi and the Best Friends shelter. Here is the latest update. ...I'm throwing this one out to all of you for some guidance. I have already emailed the folks with Rat Terrier Rescue, but we need some help ASAP. Here's the deal: Ted Maynard, a true animal friend and one of our photographers here at Channel 11, has taken over care of a little rat terrier from his parents who can't look after her anymore. "Bonnie Sue" is is 9 ½-10 years old and blind, but otherwise healthy and current on vaccinations. The problem is, she needs stability, and ted's crazy televsion hours don't allow him to give her the care she deserves. He doesn't have a yard for her to play in, or tim... Someone forwarded this to me: it's about the pet owner-funded Rabies Challenge Fund. It's being spearheaded by pet owners who have serious questions about the laws that require routine rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats. Here's the law in Harris County, pulled straight from Harris County Animal Control's website: (An animal that is over three months old must be licensed, and currently vaccinated against rabies. This is defined as) an animal that has either (1) been vaccinated for rabies within the last 12 months; or, (2) received 2 rabies vaccinations w... The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) announced today that it will continue to accept new requests for reunion assistance to its help line for families separated from their pets due to Hurricane Katrina until November 23. To aid in the reunions of as many pets and families as possible, The HSUS will continue working until December 16 on any cases received by November 23. To date, our call center has facilitated nearly 600 reunions. I just received a nice email from Donna Lindsley, the Director of Education for Flying Free Equitherapy. You've likely heard of therapeutic riding, in which horses are used to help the disabled build self confidence, skills, balance, and coordination while riding and caring for the horses. According to its website, Flying Free is the only North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) operating center in Galveston County. It's located in Santa Fe, and after three years of operation, it's holding its first official public fund... and this has animal rescue groups still working in the area up in arms: "Louisiana has announced that the Hurricane Katrinar escue phase is over. Out-of-state veterinarians are banned from volunteering their services on behalf of the animals of greater New Orleans. Rescuers have been threatened with arrest if they attempt to give food and water to animals in Orleans Parish. Outside rescue groups are told they should turn all operations over to local authorities and leave the state." >> Continue reading: Louisiana says NO VETS can come in to help... This entry is dated November 11th.. Sorry I didn't get it up sooner! The updates: more than 375 dogs and cats at their hurricane rescue center, conflicting reports on the numbers of animals left behind, and the controversy over Louisiana no longer allowing out of state vets to come in to volunteer to help. ...From the Houston Chronicle's Cynthia Garza: The images left an indelible mark on the American conscience: man's best friend wandering the abandoned streets of New Orleans or stranded atop the city's flooded houses. But the plight of pets in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina did more than just soften the hearts of the nation's animal lovers — it opened their wallets. You can read the rest of the story here. We get some of the cutest pictures sent in by KHOU Channel 11 viewers:   Malcom will likely become what I like to call a "tripod dog." This little boy has a nasty form of cancer - ... I don't usually post "these animals need a home" requests, but I made an exception last night, and posted this entry as a favor to a friend. Someone who is taking care of some dumped puppies up in Northeast Texas is offering them "free to a good home." That sent up some red flags with another reader, who says those five words could lead to problems. She - and other rescue sites - says FREE PETS are often considered DISPOSABLE PETS. This website an...  From the Associated Press: This will probably be the first time a dog's memorial service is attended ... We may all be forgetting, but the volunteers working with the Katrina animals can't. Here's another story from the front lines, of a man who vows to stay until the bitter end.. ... Looks like America's long haulers are also hauling some pretty precious cargo. Check out Operation Roger: it's a message board for commercial truck drivers and animal friends to coordinate hurricane pet transportation across the country. ...Another blogsite from Ground Zero in New Orleans: Eric's Dog Blog holds nothing back.. ...Here's a website forwarded on to me with more tales (tails?) from Katrina. This page details the story of Lestat the dog.. ...
Officials at a Thai zoo held a wedding party for two of their most celebrated attractions on Wednesday - the county's only resident pair of giant pandas. As Chuang Chuang and his female partner, Lin Hui, have become adults and can begin to mate, Thai officials decided it was time for the couple ...  A golden retriever pup born to an Alhambra, California dog breeder is mystifying everyone that sees him. There's nothing wrong with the little guy, he's just green. The little green fella was one of four puppies born five-days ago. The dog's owner says he's mystified about the color. <...The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), Humane Society, ASPCA and the Humane Society of Greater Miami are teaming up to help offset the costs to treat heartworm positive hurricane pets. The AAHA says up to 80 percent of the rescued animals in shelters are heartworm positive, and its Helping Pets Fund is offering up to $500 per heartworm treatment. Treatment... New Orleans animal rescuers are still looking for help. You'll find the latest update from http://www.AnimalRescueNewOrleans.com here.
This picture just cracked me up. ...Even though the stray and abandoned animal situation in the United States leaves a lot to be desired, it is a lot worse in other countries: a lot worse. In Galati, Romania, about 120 miles northeast of the capital, Bucharest, stray dogs are rounded up and allowed to starve to death. Enter ROLDA, a group of animal friends in Galati, working hard to change perceptions and laws of how dogs are treated there. ROLDA is fighting an uphill battle and is reaching out for international help. It's already working with >> Continue reading: Ever heard of ROLDA? Why you should... Renee Borne was a Katrina evacuee who literally packed up her mini "zoo" of animals to bring them to safety in advance of the storm. Good Samaritans in Houston helped her set up a temporary home off 290 near the Loop. You can read the post about her "camp" here. I just received this email update today: A special group in town needs your help – actually, the animals in their care do. Check out this cocument from the Zeke Fund. These dogs need to be fostered - or better yet - permanent homes. Here's the situation: At the Zeke Fund’s last visit to the vet, they found that they have approximately 23 animals there plus several kittens. Unfortunately, they were also informed that they MUST get their numbers there down dramatically, so the vet can prepare for its regular holiday boarders. The Zeke Fund’s ... I love our web folks at Channel 11. They're always on the lookout, forwarding me animal video stories. Here are two they just sent on to me:
Leatherbacks are extremely endangered. The Aquarium has not had a live one in 30 years. The turtle is not well, but they are hoping they ca... Last September, the U.S. Humane Society started an online petition urging people to sign up in support of the PETS act. H.R. 3858 requires state and local emergency management agencies that receive federal funding to make plans for people with pets or the disabled who rely on service animals to safely evacuate along with their animals in the event of a disaster. As a congressional subcommittee begins hearings on the Katrina response, the HSUS is again urging people to contact their representatives about the P... The last time Paula Messick saw her dog, Carmine, she had to leave him behind in their flooded Louisiana home. After riding out the hurricane together, Messick and her dog spent three days stranded in their Slidell, Louisiana watching the waters rise around them. They stayed on a bed -- the only dry spot in the house. When rescuers finally came, they told Messick that Carmine had to stay behind. The dog was eventually rescued by Humane Society volunteers and taken to a nearby shelter. The Worldheart Foundation, run by actress Linda Blair, later took responsibility for Carmine and... From Courtney Frank with HHS.. Just wanted you to share in the celebration going on over here at HHS. For the second year in a row, the Houston Humane Society was given the highest overall ranking of all animal welfare organizations in the state of Texas by Charity Navigator.
Monday, Michael Bosch was backing out of his driveway with his dog Honey. But apparently the afternoon sun blocked Bosch's view of the road and he ended up plunging 30-feet into a ravine. His vehicle turned upside down, trapping Bosch and crushing h... Here's the video - but you can also read the story here: A new study from the Washington University Medical School in St. Louis shows mice can sing. So what, you say? The researchers say this discovery may be important in studying the human brain. Dr. Tim Holy, who was studying how mice use their sense of smell, focused on a male mouse, and found when it smelled a female, he would kick around in his cage and begin to sing. We humans can't hear it because the pitch is beyond our limits of sound, b... Perhaps you've already seen the email that's been circulating on the internet about Doggie U and trainer John Barnes. Jennifer and Gerry Wetmore brought their dog Manny to Doggie U for a few days of "in house" training. On the third day, they received a call from Barnes, telling them to come pick up Manny because he'd fractured his leg during training. After that, things went to bad from worse. Barnes considered Manny a dangerous dog because Manny had bitten his thumb and "nearly taken it off." The dog became aggressive, Barnes said, while he was trying to teach him the "down" command. Barnes says the ... Do you leave your TV on for your pets when you're not home? What about the radio? If so, you have another option: leave on your computer, tuned to DogCatRadio.com. It's on from 6AM to 11PM our time, with a bonus bilingual Spanish hour from 7PM to 8PM. You can read more about it in this New York Times article.. ... |
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Veterinarians at the New England Aquarium are taking care of a 350-pound Leatherback Sea Turtle rescued from a beach in Dennis, Massachusetts.
Maybe you already figured your dog was smarter than most people give him credit for. One man in California, though, is living proof: he says his dog helped save his life. 
