Archive for September, 2009

 

Wolves Are Not the Dangerous Predators; Humans Are

 

by Stephanie Ernst
This is an excerpt from a post by Stephanie Ernst at Change.org that I felt compelled to share with my readers.  I’m not sure if it’s cool to include her entire blog on mine so I’ve only included a small preview but I encourage you to click on her name above or the [...]

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Why I Fight Animal Cruelty

 

Dedicated to Turk: My very first best friend
This is the story of why I deplore animal cruelty and my introduction to it.  It’s a wee bit of background for my readers to understand why I cry when I see animal abuse, why I get so angry when it goes unsolved or unpunished, and why I [...]

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Daycare Used as Front for Dog Fighting Ring

 

This animal advocate has to begrudgingly admit that despite Michael Vick not actually having done time for animal cruelty, his case has brought dog fighting way out into the open.  Day after day, I see more and more news reports about dog fighting rings being busted, people actually reporting suspicious activities and law enforcement are [...]

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Just When You Think You’ve Heard Everything!

 

As animal advocates, we see, read and hear the worst of stories, the vilest of pictures and the heartbreaking results of animal cruelty and abuse.  Everyday, in fact, every hour! my Google news alert fills up with new reports and updates on the latest in animal cruelty reports.  After awhile you feel like surely you’ve [...]

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Letter to Prime Minister Harper

 

You too can email the Honorable Prime Minister, just copy and paste this: pm@pm.gc.ca to your email program.
The Honorable Steven Harper,
Prime Minister of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
re: Globe & Mail Article dated September 23, 2009
It is with great shock, disgust and quite frankly, embarrassment that I read this article today stating that Canada will [...]

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Canada, Shame on You!

 

Animal Cruelty Condoned in Exchange for Trying to Save An Already Lost Face.
Shame on you, Canada!  My country strong and free…shame on you for making such a horrendous decision.
A report in the Globe & Mail today details how the federal government of Canada won’t ban imports of cat and dog fur from Asia because doing [...]

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Stop Michael Vick – Join the Campaign!

 

 
I signed up on this site tonight and hope you all will do the same.  Not sure if there’s anything that can be done now except let karma have it’s way but I certainly don’t want to be left out of whatever can be done.
The main thrust of the campaign appears to be aimed [...]

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Killing Wolves for Fun

 

Those of you who know me well know that I run in the same spirit as the wolf. Once adopted by the wolf spirit, you remain forever tied to them.  For years I fought the law and the law won.  Aerial hunting is happening as we speak in the beautiful state of Alaska to the [...]

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Kudos to Go Daddy

 

Go Daddy Matches Online Contributions & Doubles Its Own Donation to Help Arizona Animals

 
Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence.
www.godaddy.com
Picture: Danica Patrick
 
A role model for good corporate citizenship, Go Daddy yesterday matched all contributions and then doubled their [...]

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Great Article on Service Dogs

 

I just read a fantastic article on service dogs on the For the Love of the Dog blog and am referring you to that article via this link.
As I commented on Deanna’s blog, if I had my life to live over again, I would definitely train to be a service dog trainer. I LOVE service [...]

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