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Posted in Animal Events, Humane topics, pet news on Jul 5th, 2008
As I sat and watched the 4th of July parade go by yesterday afternoon with my extended family, I was thinking of how strange it was that we gathered together every year to watch a parade that, with a few exceptions, always seemed to follow the same pattern. A few marching bands (though less this […]
Posted in Humane topics on May 22nd, 2008
Driving home from work today, I had a very strange experience. I was puttering along, stuck in stop and go traffic as usual, and my eyes were wandering about as I rested my foot on the brake. I looked to my right, and there in plain sight right along side the highway not more than […]
Posted in Humane topics on May 22nd, 2008
A friend just posted about this on her journal, and I was so moved by it that I had to share it here. The website Art for the Animals by Cyrus Mejia features an extraordinary exhibit entitled the 575 project. This art exhibit calls our attention to the fact that 575 dogs and cats (and […]
Posted in Humane topics, pet news on May 19th, 2008
When you think of a mailman, you may also lightheartedly think of the comedic, cliche mental image of a mailman being chased by a dog. Believe it or not, it’s more of a reality than you may think. I suppose I have first-hand knowledge since my father has been a mailman since before I was […]
Posted in Animal Events, Humane topics, pet news on May 7th, 2008
Celebrate your pet, or just your love for animals this week as part of the American Humane Association’s “Be Kind to Animals Week”! (that link has some great ideas for how to be kind to animals, in addition to the ones I came up with for this article!) Hopefully, this will bring an extra boost […]
Posted in Humane topics, pet news on May 3rd, 2008
How do you identify the relationship with your pet? Are you a pet owner? Most people with pets would probably say “of course I am!”, but IDA’s Guardian Campaign would like us to take a step back and really think about what we’re saying when we say “pet owner”. In an effort to spread more […]