Odd Dog Photos
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009My artist friend Herb Ranharter sends me the oddest photos. These pictures are too good not to share: Brocko-Dog Spaghetti-Dog
Archive for April, 2009
My artist friend Herb Ranharter sends me the oddest photos. These pictures are too good not to share: Brocko-Dog Spaghetti-Dog
Medal for Dog Hero Fetches Record Price
Saturday, April 25th, 2009A medal awarded to a dog named Rip in July of 1945 for “locating many air raid victims during the (London) Blitz of 1940," sold at auction in London on Friday, April 24, 2009, fetching a record price of more than £24,250 ($35,594). In the United Kingdom, the Dickin Medal ...
CAT A-List: Top Cat Cities in the USA
Friday, April 24th, 2009The CATalyst Council, a coalition of veterinarians, scholars, corporations and animal welfare organizations, has come out with the Top 10 Cat Cities in the United States. Twenty-five metropolitan areas were analyzed based on per capita cat ownership, level of veterinary care and microchipping, and cat-friendly local ordinances. The 10 best ...
Courts Throw Out Leona Helmsley’s Dying Wish
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Hotel and Real Estate tycoon Leona Helmsley suffered the ignominy of a prison sentence for living by the same philosophy that Timothy Geithner has parlayed into the post of Treasury Secretary in Barack Obama's Cabinet : "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes ..." To add insult ...
No Bones About It, Pawsengers Takes Flight
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Americans like to travel with their pets. Travel Agent Central (TAC) reports that 76 million dogs and cats will travel with their owners this year. TAC cites a finding by the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that of 2 million animals traveling in the cargo ...
Going Green with Wombat Poo Paper
Sunday, April 19th, 2009Those Tasmanians are enterprising little devils. Creative Paper in the coastal city of Burnie, Australia, in Tasmania's Northwest, is making handmade paper out of wombat droppings. The wombat is a herbivorous marsupial (pouched mammal). Its vegetarian diet results in fibrous waste that can be boiled and molded into sheets of ...
Rush Limbaugh, the Humane Conservative
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Popular radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has joined forces with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to battle animal cruelty. Mr. Limbaugh, who has a beloved cat named Punkin, speaks out for animals in two Public Service Announcements recorded for the HSUS. Anti-Cruelty PSA #2 Faith Outreach - Animal ...
Honda’s Utility Vehicle Puts Dogs in Their Element
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009Friends know my car as "The Dog Car," and that is not a compliment. The back seat is completely covered in dog hair. The front seat is has a towel on it, to protect the dark-colored clothing of anyone brave enough to ride shotgun. Honda's new dog-friendly Element utility vehicle is literally ...
“Bo” for BO
Sunday, April 12th, 2009Senator Ted Kennedy has given the Obamas a six-month old Portuguese Water Dog. The puppy arrived at the White House over the weekend after an earlier Top Secret meeting with the First Family. News reports allege that the puppy was named Bo by First Children Sasha and Malia because their ...
Fido’s Food is Kosher for Passover
Friday, April 10th, 2009Funny, you don't look Chewish.... Evanger's Dog and Cat Food Co. in Wheeling, Illinois, is hosting a seder for dogs at the Wigglyville pet shop in Chicago on April 11, 2009. The feast will include Evanger's commercially prepared dog food that is endorsed by the Chicago Rabbinical Council as Kosher ...
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