This article over at SFGate, by Jennifer Scarlett (Co-president of the San Francisco SPCA) really opened my eyes to the issue of animal hoarding: Shedding Light on Animal Hoarding.
She talks about "therapy -and legal action" and share this image for a peak inside the way researchers 
Jennifer writes, "One very clear thing about animal hoarders is that they need intervention to stop. After all, most of them think they’re doing the right thing. And two of their signal traits are denial and persistence."
She goes on to state cases where hoarders are discovered and defend themselves, where they actually believe the animals are fine - when in truth, they are riddled with parasites or disease. Or, they are malnurished.
Steve Dale, of Steve Dale's Pet World, shared a truly great article last week. "Dogs and People- an Integral Connection" is about how dogs communicate with us. He says dogs don't just listen, they watch.
I can tell you that I spend a fair amount of time watching my dogs. I love trying to figure out what they're saying to each other (what does that nose nudge mean? why is Emily following Olive today when Olive usually is the one following Emily? and how does Emily get Chester to come and poke my elbow, when SHE wants something... obviously she thinks Chester can get my attention - and he usually does; he's my boy)... and I know there are numerous times when I'm convinced Emily wants to talk to us. Really talk.
It can be painful watching her stare at us with those big, brown eyes... and feel her need to convey her message...which we are too stupid to understand!
Continue reading "Undeniable - Dogs (and cats, I think) Do WATCH what we say" »
From the Animal Fair rescue site:
TONGUES WAG AND PAPPARAZZI TAKE NOTE AS DOG BAGS MOST CELEBRITY PICS IN THE WORLD
NEW YORK – November 17, 2011 – With over 300,000 people participating in this year’s seventh annual Guinness World Records Day, the record breaking authority is also paying homage to its animal achievers, announcing a new ‘top dog’ to coincide with this year’s global celebration! Lucky, a Maltese rescued by Wendy Diamond has officially achieved the record as the ‘Animal Most Photographed with Celebrities’ with 363 photos! (woohooo!)
Lucky’s list of celebrity pictures reads like a who’s who in entertainment and politics including Bill Clinton, Rosie O’Donnell, Kim Kardashian, Maria Sharapova, Kanye West, Betty White, Richard Branson, Barbara Walters, Hoda Kotb, Amanda Bynes, Cloris Leachman, Kelly Ripa, Kathy Griffin, Hugh Hefner, Jessica Biel, Adrian Brody, Hugh Grant, Kristen Stewart, Chace Crawford, and many, many more.
Continue reading "Dog Bags Celebrity Pictures Title! W00t!" »
And, if national pet rescue wasn't enough yesterday, today is National Get a Pal for Your Pet Day, via PAL - Pets Add Life! Visit the link for more great info on this.
We're helping celebrate this for PAL because we believe in it, and we are part of a group of bloggers tagged to participate in this program. (yes, we are being compensated... for our time, not our blog posts)
The idea is that more than one pet in your house is a good thing. Obviously, we know this firsthand. We took in Chester because we were so ready for a dog...and we expected the Grumpy Old Lady could handle one dog - as she'd always had a dog in her life.
Anyone who reads this knows I am wholly against puppy mills. Our Olive came to us from a puppy mill and she was in sorry shape. Thank goodness we got her when we did. We took care of her, spent tons of money getting her healthy (and would spend twice as much again, if necessary) and she is a happy-go-lucky gal now. Mind you, she was bred almost to extinction. Now, she loves her Emily and her Chester, and we think she loves us, too!
That's why I hope folks will take part in this campaign to get Petland pet stores to stop supporting puppy mills. Sadly, they are being all corporate and dodging the issue - but we will not let them get away with that. Change.org let our friend, Mary Haight of Dancing Dog Blog (we have shared her great work before) to give us all a way to combat this issue - (please read to the end)
Stocking more than 150 stores across the US with puppies of all breeds is a model responsible for causing pain, suffering and death. Breeding females are locked in cages until they can no longer breed, around 5 years, and are then killed. Even if a change from the top in a franchise-structured company affects only corporate stores, the intent to do no harm is a clarion call that every company should want to take up, especially one that deals directly with living things.
Sadly, Petland is not interested.
After more than 45,000 people joined my campaign on Change.org calling on Petland USA to stop supporting puppy mills, I sent questions to the company’s headquarters, and the answers received do not recognize the pain and suffering factory farming of family pets inflicts.
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