When most people think of pet rescues and animal shelters, they think of dogs and cats. If they are thinking of obtaining a ferret, an iguana, or a horse, they may not even realize that adoption is still an option. My message to the public is that you can adopt any kind of pet. From hamster [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Featured adoptable pets page has been updated
Posted in Cats, adoption, animal rescue, dogs, tagged adopt, adoptable, Adoptable pets, adoption, animal rescue, animal shelters, birds, Cats, conures, dogs, greyhounds, hamsters, huskies, husky, pet adoption, pets, rabbits on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Who’s up for adoption in Pennsylvania? Click on the “Adopt” tab at the top of this page to find out! If you don’t see the perfect pet for you, check out the links under “Adoptable Pets” on the right side of this page.
My current adoptable foster cats
Posted in Cats, adoption, animal rescue, tagged adopt, adoptable, adoption, animal, animal rescue, animal shelters, Annabelle, cat rescue, Cats, kittens, One by One, pet adoption, pets, Pippy, rescue, shelters, Sukey on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pippy
If you’re looking for a playful, rambunctious kitten, I’m the cat for you! I want to play all day, and play all night! I can be too much for older cats and young children, but I would LOVE another kitten to play with. Maybe you can adopt two of us from One by One!
I wandered [...]
No More Homeless Pets Conference in October
Posted in Animal abuse, Cats, News and current events, dogs, tagged adoption, best friends, breed bans, breed discrimination, breed specific legislation, BSL, bully breeds, Cats, conference, dogs, events, feral cats, fundraising, hoarding, homeless, neuter, october, pets, Pit bulls, puppy mill, puppymill, spay on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This event is organized by Best Friends Animal Society, and sounds exciting.
Join us to learn more about fighting puppy mills and pet stores, saving cats in your community, helping bully breeds, raising more money for your organization, increasing adoptions, reaching people with your spay/neuter message, city planning, and more!
Workshop topics include spay/neuter programs, rescue transports, [...]
Think like an animal when pet proofing
Posted in Cats, Pet care, dogs, tagged Cats, dogs, kitten, kitten-proofing, kittenproofing, Pet care, pet-proofing, petproofing, pets, puppy, puppy-proofing, puppyproofing on August 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’s easy to become complacent when you haven’t had a young animal in your home for years, as I found out with the addition of a six-month-old kitten to my foster cats this summer. Pippy was an unexpected addition when she wandered into my backyard over a month ago, and as sweet as she is, I [...]
Woman who cloned dog sought leg for 3-legged horse
Posted in News and current events, Pit bulls, Technology, tagged Bernann McKinney, bizarre, clone, cloning, dogs, genetics, horse, Joyce Bernann McKinney, Joyce McKinney, McKinney, pets, pit bull, prosthetic on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Read the article here.
Didn’t I tell you the story kept getting more interesting?
McKinney has admitted to the kidnapping of a Mormon missionary in 1977, but she is now implicated in an even more bizarre crime — if that’s possible! It seems that she convinced a 15-year-old minor to burglarize a house to obtain money to [...]
Puppy mill vigil is a success
Posted in Animal abuse, News and current events, tagged 80 dogs, A&J Kennel, Ammon Zimmerman, animal cruelty, animal rescue, animal shelters, Berks County, breeding, candlelight, commercial breeder, Dennis Wolff, dogs, E&A Kennel, Elmer Zimmerman, Kutztown, maxatawny township, Pennsylvania, pets, puppies, puppies are biodegradeable, puppy mill, puppymill, shooting, vigil, Zimmerman on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
View WFMZ 69’s video here.
Read the Reading Eagle’s article here.
Over a hundred people gathered outside the site of former A&J and E&A Kennels for a candlelight vigil last night, Friday, August 15th. The owners of these kennels, brothers Elmer and Ammon Zimmerman, shot 80 breeding dogs and puppies rather than pay for vet treatment for 39 of [...]
August 15th: Vigil announced to honor 80 slain dogs
Posted in Animal abuse, News and current events, tagged 80 dogs, A&J Kennel, animal cruelty, animal rescue, animal shelters, Berks County, breeding, candlelight, commercial breeder, Dennis Wolff, dogs, E&A Kennel, Kutztown, maxatawny township, Pennsylvania, pets, puppy mill, puppymill, shooting, vigil on August 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
North Penn Puppy Mill Watch is sponsoring a vigil to memorialize the 80 dogs shot by the owners of E&A and A&J Kennels. The Zimmerman brothers, operators of these commercial kennels (also known as puppy mills), shot 80 of their dogs because a state kennel inspection required that 39 of them receive veterinary care.
The vigil [...]
Death of 80 dogs underscores need for reform
Posted in Animal abuse, News and current events, tagged 80 dogs, A&J Kennel, animal cruelty, animal rescue, animal shelters, Berks County, breeding, commercial breeder, Dennis Wolff, dogs, E&A Kennel, maxatawny township, Pennsylvania, pets, puppy mill, puppymill, shooting on August 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Read the article here.
Right here in my native Berks County, PA, two commercial kennel (or puppy mill) owners decided to shoot 80 dogs rather than provide veterinary care for 39 of them. The worst part of the story? Their actions were completely legal under Pennsylvania law. This was not humane euthanasia by trained shelter staff [...]
