From The Dog Lady’s Mailbag: AKC Reunite, the nation’s largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service provider, has announced that it will infuse $200,000 more in funds to complement money raised by AKC clubs throughout the country for the AKC Pet Disaster Relief program.
AKC Pet Disaster Relief, a national program that is dedicated to keeping pets and their owners safe in response to natural or civil disasters, joins forces with local American Kennel Club dog clubs and dog lovers to present emergency Pet Disaster Relief trailers to counties throughout the country. Continue reading AKC Pet Disaster Relief→
Photo by PhilleyAs you might have noticed, poverty has been on my mind this week. In a recent post, the Talk Poverty blog points out that poverty is one of the biggest reasons why pet families have to surrender their animals to shelters. Continue reading Collaborating to Help Pets in Poverty→
Kudos to Lifecare Alliance Senior Petcare program, which gives free pet food and veterinary care to owners in need. The Petcare program arose when human food deliverers were noticing the remains of their meals littering the area around pet food bowls. They recognized that seniors need pets for quality of life, as well as for to enhance longevity.
While Lifecare Alliance takes care of the food, the Veterinary Program at The Ohio State University provides care.
Desmond Tutu has been quoted as saying, “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”
BigStockPhoto.comIn local news, parents are asked to be on the lookout for these three candy thieves, who broke out of jail when they heard it was the day after Halloween.
On a more serious note, please remember both chocolate and the artificial sweetener xylitol can be toxic for dogs.
