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Today, the 19th Annual International Homeless Animals’ Day, honors animals who have lost their lives to due to overpopulation.
The International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) chose the third Saturday of each August to raise awareness about spay/neuter programs. Altering animals saves lives by preventing the birth of homeless animals from the start. We can and should commit to lowering shelter populations when over 4.5 million dogs and cats die each year due to lack of space.
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National Take your Cat to the Vet Week (Aug 16-22) reminds us of the importance of regular vet visits for cats. Be sure to schedule your cat’s vet visit and enter the contest below!
A 2009 survey conducted by Feline Pine revealed that fewer than 50% of cat owners took their cats to the vet unless they were sick. Many of these people said they didn’t realize they needed to.
It’s recommended that all cats have annual check ups. For senior cats (10 years and older) the American Association of Feline Practitioners recommends bi-annual visits because many diseases begin in middle age and problems in older cats tend to accelerate more quickly.
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The dogs have been eating their favorite food from The Honest Kitchen for a few months now. As the scent of wholesome, healthy stew wafts through the air, they sit patiently knowing that all good things come in time. If you haven’t seen our dogs’ reaction at meal time, check out “Honest Kitchen Dogs” on YouTube.
Bottom line? They couldn’t be happier and we couldn’t either. Knowing that our boys are eating free range, hormone and antibiotic free meat as close to raw as possible in this household, well, that’s a holistic approach we vegetarians can get behind.
The thing is, that’s not why I’m writing. My real reason for this post is to show you my cat’s reaction to the Honest Kitchen. It seems Jed, our youngest, is pretty happy with THK too. In fact, all he needs is the box for dinner!
So, what’s in your kitchen?
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This morning, my husband and I debated whether the apples were hitting the ground early. Almost all have fallen from the dog yard tree. Tim swears this is normal but I just checked my personal almanac – a video of our dogs picking the last of the apples in ’09. It was filmed on OCTOBER 5th.
Last I checked, we are smack dab in the middle of August, famous for the high heat and humidity known as the dog days of summer. On Friday’s drive home from the Jersey Shore where the average temperature was in the mid 90s, the digits dropped steadily as we neared Albany, NY. Upstate trees along the Taconic were yellowing. Some had gone so far as to turn RED! Don’t believe me? These pictures were taken in our front yard this morning.
Emaciated foal in BML pen. wildhorsepreservation.org
I was horrified as I wrote the post for this week’s cause at BtC4animals.com. As the plight of wild horses continues, please, don’t let them slip from view or we may never see them again.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is zeroing out wild mustangs in Nevada and California this summer, just as they already have in other states. These lands, protected by the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, are now the grave to 10% of herds driven off by the thousands. The injured are shot and killed as a result of broken legs, necks and dehydration while chased by helicopter in the dead heat of summer.
BLM claims they aren’t managing horse areas for the revenue of sheep and cattle ranchers who lease land and water resources, yet BLM continues to fence off water and remove the horses they are required to protect. Only a small fraction of the horses are “adopted” from BLM holding pens. Most are are sold to Mexico for slaughter or transported to inhospitable lands to whither away.
While kayaking in search of dolphins this morning, I tossed my beloved Canon camcorder into the Atlantic. (The F-bomb that followed could be heard in South Africa, a fact I am not proud of.) Since I can’t share the osprey, seagulls, terns and jumping fish we encountered, I’ve dug through my Avalon archives and found another critter to talk about, the horseshoe crab. Since I’m feeling a bit crabby and in need of some fresh, new luck, this seems appropriate.
We found these horseshoe crab shells on the Jersey Shore in early September last year. (Click each photo for a larger image.) Initially, my nephew, nieces and I thought the crabs had died. It wasn’t until an educational boat ride through the salt marsh that we learned these guys and gals were still alive – somewhere. (If only the same could be said for my camcorder.) They had simply molted and left this one-size-too-small armor behind.
Sharon Castellanos from GrouchyPuppy.com finds inspiration from those who Give Fearlessly and Influence Positively in the animal community. In fact, she celebrates these people in order to inspire others. As her website says:
Our goal is to simply influence the world with positivity. Starting from within our own community, we all can have a positive impact on the world.
Today, I am Sharon’s special guest in:
Influence Positively Questionnaire – Kim Clune
Honored to be listed among those who strive to improve the lives of animals in need, I am also inspired by those who have appeared before me and eager to read about those yet to be featured. Thank you Sharon!
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The Jersey Shore wakes slowly …
as do I this week.
Vacation.
Bliss.
While I intend to capture a perfect ocean sunrise this year, sleeping in rules the day. Below you’ll find photos taken in previous years when I was eager to rise and shine with the sun. Just me and nature on magical mornings …
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