An informative fun blog to share information and stories with people who love their "Kritters". "Dogs & Cats are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole". In memory of my sweet little shy Shorty.
Monday, July 16, 2012
TOP 10 SIGNS OF CANCER IN DOGS & CATS
Great article on signs of cancer in pets even though the numbers are listed in reverse.
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-signs-of-cancer-in-dogs-and-cat.html#ixzz20pGJA7aE
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
OPERATION FREEDOM
This U-Tube video says it all.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
ANOTHER RESCUE OPERATION IN TENNESSEE
After writing my blog yesterday about the 100+ dogs rescued
last week from Wilson County, sure enough…. here we go again. Yesterday, 70 animals were rescued from
White County, Tennessee, which is about 75 miles SE of Nashville.
This time, it wasn’t only dogs, but a donkey, cats, chickens
and rabbits. And this was supposed to be an animal rescue facility. None of the
animals had access to food or water.
According to ARC, the conditions were deplorable. Most of the animals were underweight and
suffered from parasites and untreated wounds. Some of them were even chained in
the woods.
Once again, Animal Rescue Corps saved the day by loading
them all up and taking them to the fairgrounds in Nashville. On top of the 100
dogs rescued last week, this has now become a $60,000 operation from start to
finish. It’s so expensive to take care
of all of these critters and make sure they are rehabilitated and adopted out
to new homes.
What the heck is wrong in Tennessee? This is the 5th
time in the last 18 months that ARC and our local rescue groups have joined to
swoop in and rescue critters from a major hoarding, puppy mill or abuse
situation. I think there should be
stiffer cruelty laws. If anyone wants
to donate, here’s the link to ARC. I don’t know if the site is updated (they
have been busy) but it would sure help them out. And they do travel wherever there is need. In the last year, they have been to Canada,
Kentucky, Arizona and many other states performing similar operations.
Monday, July 9, 2012
DOGGY FASHION SHOW
I went to a fundraiser last night at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
for Agape Animal Rescue. It was such a great time for everyone involved,
including patrons, vendors and volunteers.
First, there was a silent auction with a lot of really nice donated
items including signed memorabilia from Dolly Parton, a football signed by the
Tennessee Titans (which my friend won), visits for a doggy day care, massages
for both people and their pets, carriers, dishes, the list goes on….. There were
probably around 50 pet-related vendors and an open wine bar with hors
d’oeuvres.
Once cocktail hour was over, a live auction was held where
they must have raised at least $10,000 based on my brief calculation during the
show. And then the party started. It
was hosted by up-and-coming country artist, Jana Kramer. Manuel, who is
Nashville’s legendary rhinestone cowboy designer and resident flirt (formerly
with Nudies in No. Hollywood), brought plenty of “glitter” with his couture for the grown-ups. I’m
not sure who designed the doggy duds but they stole the show.
Most of the models were Titans and Predators cheerleaders
along with the President of Animal Rescue Corps (he was cute), a member of Diamond
Rio and a few local celebs. The pooch models were a combination of volunteer's pups and fosters looking for a forever home.
I hope they raked in the dough. Just last week (July 3rd) both rescue groups
participated in a 100+ dog rescue not too far from where I live in Wilson
County. Temps that day reached 109 and they were out all day without
stopping. All the pooches were taken to
the fairgrounds where they will be housed until they can get vetted, socialized
and adopted out. It takes so much money
to pull off an operation like this even with all the wonderful volunteers. And
it happens so often.
After the show, they had this fun photo booth where you
could take crazy pictures. Here is one
of moi and 2 of my friends.
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