I have been reading about the rescue by the Oswego county Humane Society and Friends of Homeless Animals of the 16 cats that had been trapped in a house with a collapsed roof up in the town of Boylston. I sure do appreciate their efforts and I would be very interested in adopting one of them, but I read that almost half of them are 12 or 13 years old. Gulp. Isn’t it risky to adopt a cat that old?
Mittens wishes that his name was not Mittens. He wishes it was “Dude.” But what can he do? He has been Mittens for the last 12 years, named after his big feet, not his coolness. He is part of the Boylston Sweet 16.
Fluffy is part of the, we hope soon to be famous Boylston Sweet 16, a group of cats of all ages and descriptions rescued by the Oswego County Humane Society and United Friend of Homeless Animals after the roof of their house collapsed during the recent heavy snowstorm.
We just learned that U.S. Department of Agriculture suddenly removed inspection reports and other information from its website about the treatment of animals at federally licensed research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations (puppy mills) and other facilities. The USDA cited court rulings and privacy laws for the decision. The removed documents will now be accessible only via Freedom of Information Act (FOIL) requests, a cumbersome, expensive and slow process at best.
I just read that February is “Spay/Neuter Awareness Month!” Not exactly as catchy as Ground Hog Day or Valentine’s Day or the Super Bowl, but still, as an animal lover, it’s important to me. I always have my pets spayed or neutered, but I know that it’s a hard expense for some of my neighbors who really love their pets but don’t have much money to spare.
Here comes Trouble! A sweet young imp of a cat who loves EVERYBODY, both animals and people. He purrs, he talks, he plays, he sits in your lap and he loves, loves, loves attention. He doesn’t try to rule the roost, has no attitude problems. He just wants to be part of the gang, any gang.
My dog, Frou Frou, (he’s a Doberman, it’s a long story) has suddenly, like in the last week or so, developed bad breath – really stinky, disgusting bad breath. It’s not like he eats garbage or anything, but suddenly it’s more than I can stand just to let him sit on the couch with me. What should I do?
Autumn was rescued after three years of fending for herself with the help of an elderly couple who kept her fed. When they had to leave for assisted living, some kind-hearted neighbors called us for help and we took her in. That’s when we found that she has an apparently chronic “sneezing” issue. She has been medicated, checked for polyps, but she still sneezes and snorts a bit, you know like a lot of humans with allergies.
Mia and Maverick are an inseparable pair. Mia is more outgoing with people and Maverick will take more time to warm up but he will come around. They are about one and half years old, friendly, quiet, and loving. They like to cuddle together and they both like to be petted and shown love.
If you always thought that when you pay a little more for “organically” produced animal products, you were also supporting “humanely” produced animal products, you were wrong. Federal rules for organic labeling, instituted in 2000, had nothing to do with humane animal welfare practices.
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