Don’t Get A Dog – Or Any Pet, For That Matter

Sheba is a sweet and playful girl who would love to find a forever home in time for the holidays. You can find her as of this writing at southernhope.org.
Those of you who are familiar with Angel will understand the title of this blog. Angel was a poster puppy for the Don’t Get A Dog [...]

Danger In The Dog Park

It’s tough enough to keep a careful eye on your pets at the park; don’t let them bug other dogs or owners, watch out for them around unruly hounds, be diligent about poop scoop duty. And I’ve written before about other risks that can confront the unsuspecting pet parent. Well now, it seems, we must [...]

Donkeys – Not Just Horses With Long Ears

Although donkeys are equine in makeup they are not just horses with long ears. Like the horse, though, their lifespan can reach as much as 30 years, so loving and caring for a donkey is a long-term commitment.
Here are Frick and Frack, four-year-old donkeys who have been together all their lives and need someone who [...]

5 Tips to Heed for Goat Rescues

Goats come in a variety of sizes from the small pet pygmy goats to the dairy goats to breeds that are developed to produce meat. All can make great pets but they do vary in size considerably. If you are thinking about a pet goat there are several things to consider, especially for a rescue [...]

Select An Equine Rescue With Care

There are a wide range of organizations and individuals you can get a rescue horse from. These may vary from free to a fee depending on how ‘marketable’ the animal is. Some may specialize in a certain breed, such as those for retiring race horses or show horses, while others handle horses along with dogs [...]

When Does The Brutality End?

It’s January 26, 1999 in Columbus, Ohio and a man adopts a cat from the Citizens For Humane Action. About a week later, he beats the cat, pokes out its eye, breaks its jaw and legs and leaves it alive, in agony and a barely recognizable bloody mess in the laundry basket.  Later, he calls [...]

Cats and Bodily Fluids

In a multi-cat household it seems that no matter where you look one of your cats has leaked some sort of feline bodily fluid.
Nine cats reside in my home. They’re all rescues, of course, and run a gamut of ailments from digestive disorders to hyperthyroidism, respiratory problems to anxiety and stress. Some of them are [...]

Dogged By The Flu

In a recent posting I mentioned the “Old Maid” at the dog park and the possibility of dogs transmitting disease to each other. If you read the article it should come as no surprise that the old maid has been in a tizzy about the doggy flu (canine influenza – H3N8). As soon as he [...]