Archive for September, 2007
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Two court cases this year effectively shut down the horse slaughter industry in the United States. In the most recent ruling on September 21, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Illinois law banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption, or the import, export or possession of ...
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Sunday, September 30th, 2007
The BBC comedy, The Vicar of Dibley, first aired in 1994 and ran for three seasons. If you are a fan of British comedies, you have probably seen this one. It's about a quaint, sleepy English village whose vicar passes away in the middle of a service. The eccentric villagers ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
Two Australian Army explosive detecting dogs were killed in the line of duty this past month, while serving in Afghanistan. The Australian Department of Defense has announced that the two canines would be honored with a memorial to be erected at the School of Military Engineering in Sydney, where the ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
The first World Congress of the Deaf was held the last week in September 1951. Ever since, the last week of September has been National Deaf Awareness Week. Petfinder.com
has spent this week showing off some of the deaf dogs and cats who will make fine pets, but need permanent homes.
If ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Border Collie Rescue of Northern California, Inc. has just published their first ever calendar. The 2008 calendar features photographs of some of their rescue dogs. Profits from the sale of the calendar go towards care and medical treatment for the Border Collies in their rescue program.
"We are a 501 (c) ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
It was a surprise to me when I read on the Westminster Kennel Club web site that the Australian Cattle Dog is part Collie, Dingo, Kelpie, and Dalmatian. I get the Collie, Dingo and Kelpie parts of the mix, but the Dalmatian part came as a complete surprise. The lineage ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
About a month after my dog died, I tried adopting a medical research dog from U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Oreo was a handsome tri-color mixed breed Border Collie. The college had put him up for adoption earlier than had been planned, because the poor boy just didn't adjust ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Yesterday I attended a caucus with my congressman, Wally Herger. Afterward, I joined in a conversation between my friend Barbara, and the congressman's assistant, Fran. Barbara has two purebred dogs, a Vizsla and a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. The Vizsla had belonged to an acquaintance of Barbara's, who gave her to ...
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
U.S. Military men and women called to duty may be faced with finding temporary homes for their pets. There are two organizations which help find foster care for cats, dogs and other companion animals.
NetPets is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which sponsors the MilitaryPetsFOSTER ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
The Cheyenne River Sioux are at risk of losing 22,000 acres of their tribal land in South Dakota. As a result the tribe is having to lease their Tribal Park for cattle grazing to raise money. They have turned about 300 head of Virginia Range mustangs over to the International ...
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