TLC Newsletter - 3/19/10
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It's that time of year again (sigh)...
With
the Easter holiday fast approaching us, adults
are buying bunnies, chicks, ducks, etc. as
live gifts. This is NEVER a good idea
regardless of the time of year for the rabbit
rescues are overwhelmed year round along with
the shelters. Even these marketed
'miniature bunnies' usually grow into huge
(and no longer 'too cute') adults... Just
today an illegal vendor was busted in Los
Angeles for illegal animal sales -
Read the rest of the story
Reporting Cruelty FAQs
(courtesy of the ASPCA): A pretty good overall
perspective of what is cruelty and what steps
you can take to report it is at the ASPCA's
website
HERE.
Special note: remember when you
donate to the ASPCA, the donations are going
to the national organization - your local
SPCAs do not share in any of your kindness.
If you want your donation to stay 'at home'
and help animals locally, you must donate
directly to your local SPCA.
Incidentally, Pet-Abuse.com has now mapped
about 50% of the cruelty cases they have in
their databases for California - you can see
the interactive map at their website
HERE.
Should
there be an animal abuser registry here in
California? The
biggest stumbling block is how to fund it -
Time.com has a pretty good article on this
subject
HERE.
And
they say dogs are dumb? The
patient was only slightly injured when he
limped into a hospital in the northwest New
Mexico city of Farmington. The only
problem was, he was a dog. Read the rest
of the story
HERE.
Today's Tip: Attach a
split ring through the end of your dog's
leash around the hand-held loop along with a
carbineer... you would be absolutely
AMAZED how often this 'extra set of hands'
will come in handy if these two items are
hanging off of the leash! Both items are
easily found in any hardware or discount
retail store... and we can't tell you how many
times we have been able to quickly attach a
dog's leash to a bicycle rack in order to
chase down another dog, attached our house key
to the carbineer to take a walk without so
much stuff in our hands, used the carbineer to
hook a doggie bag pickup container, etc.
BabyLove: We are VERY
happy to be able to share that BabyLove got a
fantastic home last weekend -- the first
weekend she came up for adoption. Her
new name is "Vida" ('life') but she'll always
be the BabyLove to us... smile... She is truly
one of those very special dogs that come along
occasionally and just creeps into your heart!
Her blog will stay up indefinitely, so if you
haven't seen or read it,
this is where it is on the Internet.
Wall
of Shame: There's an
update on Izzy from her new owner
HERE; bizarre case of animal cruelty in
Boston - Peke was killed by his own fur -
story is
HERE.
Upcoming adoptions:
For those of you all who have been following
the birth of RubyDee's puppies at TLC (her
blog and photos are
here), the puppies are adorable and ready
for adoption soon! RubyDee is an
exceptional mother and truly a genuine loving
spirit in her own right and will make someone
a great family dog! RubyDee and her
puppies (JohnnyCash, JuneCarter and JerryLee)
will be ready for adoption on Saturday, March
27th at PETCO. For those who have fallen
in love with our TLC mascot (Nacho),
JohnnyCash reminds us a lot of Nacho when he
was a puppy. Puppies ALWAYS adopt
fast, so if you are interested, please make
sure to get your adoption application right
away. We have some great dogs available
for adoption now -- as well as some 'TLC older
timers' we haven't been able to find a furever
home for - check out the
TLC homepage and see all of their gorgeous
faces!
REMEMBER ALWAYS
TO ADOPT AND NOT SHOP! THE
DOGS WILL THANK YOU FOR IT!
This is an
opt-in newsletter, so you're free to come and
go as you please. We're hoping you'll
be with us for a very long time. Feel
free to pass on our newsletters to other
dog lovers... and encourage them to visit us
as well! If you like to suggest a topic
or have a question, please
contact
us. We'd LOVE to hear from you!
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