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Are no-kill proponents out of touch? Or shelters lazy?
from Editor's Notepad - The news blog for dogs and their people
on Monday May 14th, 2012 at 10:34 PM
For starters: Im not against the no kill movement. I'm certainly not pro-kill. If theres any confusion as to whether I think taking the life of a living, breathing animal is an ok solution, simply because theres no place to put him, let me be clear. I abhor it. Its just that I hate acute, unrelenting suffering even more.
Two weeks ago I posted an editorial recounting a conversation with a visitor to the shelter where I volunteer. The woman wanted to know why we didnt send our excess animals...
Pit Bull literally saves owner from oncoming train
from Editor's Notepad - The news blog for dogs and their people
on Wednesday May 9th, 2012 at 04:32 PM
Pit Bull Lilly in recovery at Angell's Veterinary Hospital. In the dark morning hours of May 3, a freight engineer quickly hit the brakes when he noticed a dog dragging a human out of the way of his oncoming train. That human, Christine Spain, had passed out on the way home from a friend's house. Had her Pit Bull Lilly not been with her, she would be dead.
Though Lilly managed to pull her owner from the path of the speeding freighter, it couldn't be slowed in time for the dog to avoid...
Shelter confrontation: uncomfortable questions, answers
from Editor's Notepad - The news blog for dogs and their people
on Wednesday May 2nd, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Scenes from a shelter: a Basset Hound checks me out Id just finished taking Chessie for a walk (and was doing the dance that is exiting the kennel without letting the other resident pup slip out) when an unfamiliar woman approached me. She had two young boys at her side, a baby in her arms, and she asked, unhesitatingly:
Do you kill dogs that arent adopted?
Her bluntness caught me off guard. Im a volunteer, and I wasnt exactly sure how the staff would want me to answer.
Unfortunately, we get...
Top Ten List of DogTV Shows
from Editor's Notepad - The news blog for dogs and their people
on Thursday April 26th, 2012 at 08:12 PM
David Letterman has ideas for DogTV. Heard of DogTV? Its the new cable channel with programming created especially for canines. Really. Turn it on and the idea is that your dog is provided with a little entertainment or comfort when youre not home. Segments include Relaxation and Stimulation.
David Letterman no stranger to successful television had his own ideas for a DogTV lineup, which he revealed in Tuesday nights top ten list. Show titles included Shih Tzu My Dad Says and Americas Got...
Mickey Rourke pledging $250,000 to help Romanian dogs
from Editor's Notepad - The news blog for dogs and their people
on Friday April 20th, 2012 at 09:02 PM
Mickey Rourke with his Chihuahua, Loki Earlier this spring, Mickey Rourke changed the life of a single stray dog in Bucharest, Romania. When the Shepherd mix wandered onto the film set of the actors latest project, human and canine fell in love. Rourke adopted the dog he now calls Foxy.
Had he stopped there, we would have been satisfied even inspired: He saw an animal in need and he took action. But he didnt stop there. Rourke was so struck by the number of strays in the capital city and...
Birthday girl Ann Romney parties with dog barbequer
from Editor's Notepad - The news blog for dogs and their people
on Monday April 16th, 2012 at 03:23 PM
Happy birthday, Ann Romney! Cook-out in the back yard? Its not like presidential hopeful Mitt Romney cant afford or doesnt have access to pretty much any venue he wants. Thats why its totally perplexing he would choose a man involved in the torture and killing of a stray dog to host his wifes birthday party. Was Jerry Sanduskys house already booked?
Ann Romneys birthday bash/fundraiser will be held at the home of Fred Malek, businessman and assistant to several former U.S. presidents. Also...
Before you unsubscribe, read why we post news of cruelty
from Editor's Notepad - The news blog for dogs and their people
on Friday April 13th, 2012 at 12:34 AM
Shelter dog, once a victim of neglect Finding it increasingly difficult to read DogTime and CatTime posts these days? Yeah, me too. And Im the friggin editor.
Even though April is Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month, theres been no shortage of accounts of just that: mindboggling cruelty. And weve been publishing these stories with greater frequency than usual. Our hope is that the additional postings will spur people to action, galvanize huge numbers of humans to act on behalf of non-human...
Video of Pit Bull puppies' first day on earth
from Editor's Notepad - The news blog for dogs and their people
on Monday April 9th, 2012 at 03:55 PM
Im not a religious person, but Jasmines rescue and the birth of her eight pups Easter Sunday has me believing in something.
In late February, Jasmine was surrendered by her owners to an overcrowded shelter in Southern California. Her body bore the signs of severe over-breeding, and with her days as a perpetual puppy maker numbered, the dog was essentially discarded. When Wags and Walks Rescue founder Lesley Brog met the abandoned Pit Bull, she felt it was time for someone to finally take...
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