When it comes to the animals in our lives, what’s the best way to show the love? Owning two retail stores for dogs and cats, I could say (and given the impact the weather has had on sales, I probably should say) you really need to spend some money. I’m always concerned with Zip’s happiness, [...]
Surgeries of Convenience
This spring Massachusetts banned devocalization in animals unless medically necessary. If you’re on this blog then you will immediately intuitively know that this is a good thing. Isn’t it a little bit bizarre to contrast the massive need for medical care in Haiti for instance with elective cosmetic surgeries of convenience on animals in our [...]
Love Your Local Shelters Day
Show the love to your local shelters this Valentine’s Day. If you are in Portland, please come by the store (195 Commercial Street) and enjoy some sweet treats and free digital photos of you and your favorite creature (you can email them to your other sweetie, the human one). We’re hosting Love Our Local Shelters [...]
1st Prize, Maxi and Calvin’s Big Dreams
Elizabeth Fraser submitted her $4M Idea through the eyes and dreams of her dogs Maxi and Calvin. I love the creativity, the pace, the humor and the sweetness of it. I tried to upload it, but seems WordPress won’t take it, so here it is viewable on YouTube.
Kitten Season & Cat Food Shortage at ARL
I don’t know how caretakers at the shelters do what they do. Right now there’s an unprecedented need for food & space to house surrendered animals, especially cats. And as Anne at the Animal Refuge League reminded me the other day, it’s kitten season, so the squeeze will only get worse. Sometimes at Fetch we’re [...]
Meet JoJo
I’m going to start blogging about an animal every day or so from Animal Refuge League’s site. Just in case you can’t go there yourself, which of course, you can, but maybe it’s too much to see all of them at once. I was just reading their new monthly newsletter, and clicked through to check [...]
Proposed Ban on Canned Hunting
Just heard from ME Friends of Animals that there’s a hearing on “An Act To Ban the Hunting of Animals in Enclosed Areas” in Augusta at 9:30 am on March 4. Should canned hunting be part of the long heritage of hunting in Maine? Of course not. It’s cowardly and cruel. They’re asking for immediate [...]
Dolphin Rescue
This story caught my ear last night on NPR so thought I’d blog it here. In looking it up on the web just now I was surprised to read that there’s a little controversy following the rescue. To me, it’s a simple story of compassion. Townspeople in Newfoundland heard the cries of dolphins trapped in [...]
