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Category Archives: People Helping Animals
Newsday Tuesday – How to Help Pets in 2020
This is day two of National Feed a Rescue Pet Week. Did you send in a donation or deliver pet food to a local shelter or rescue group? Maybe you’d like to do something special and you’re not sure what … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Fostering in the Pandemic
So many things have changed this year for us and for our animals. Those of us who’ve been isolating at home have happy happy pets who adore having us around more often. But not all cats and dogs are so … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Adopt-a-Cat-Month
June is Adopt-a-Cat-Month. This year, in many states, we still can’t go to a shelter and shop for a pet, yet people are really stepping up to help. In Canada, pet adoptions overall are up 60 percent. https://www.burnabynow.com/news/cat-adoptions-are-up-during-the-pandemic-here-s-how-to-do-it-1.24143130 In Canada … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – 5-year-old Super Hero for Homeless Cats
Have you read about the five-year-old with a knack for taming street cats? Evidently even the most cantankerous scaredy cats love Shon Griffin, especially when he’s wearing one of his many super hero outfits. And maybe the cape and sword … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – How to Make Shelter Cats More Adoptable
I love this story. Do you know who Jackson Galaxy is? He’s known for his TV show, My Cat From Hell. Well, he has launched a program called Cat Positive wherein shelter directors are urged to teach shelter cats to … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Is Climate Change Affecting the World’s Animal Population?
This is a topic I’m interested in, so decided to do a little research and share my findings with you. It’s all very discouraging. You know how all parts of the body are connected to make it function properly—the knee … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday –We’re Doing Better on Behalf of This Nation’s Cats
The bad news is that at last count, over 70 million cats need rescuing. But according to at least one source—a major source in the scheme of things—the ASPCA—things are getting better. There’s no “handle” to be had on this … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Pets and Domestic Violence
October was Domestic Violence Month. And this is not probably of much interest to most of my followers. However, did you know that pets can play a huge role in this horrendous crime? A large percentage of people say they … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Cats on Trains–Plus NEW Klepto Cat Mystery
First, an announcement: Book 25, CATalyst for Clues, is available for your reading pleasure here: https://www.amazon.com/CATalyst-Clues-Klepto-Mystery-Book-ebook/dp/B076294TR8/ref=sr_1_20?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506946619&sr=1-20&keywords=klepto+cat+mysteries Watch for the audio version due out around November 1st. Friday, I shared a story about how a cat rescued a failing train in … Continue reading
Newsday Tuesday – Hundreds of Cats Up For Adoption
With the onslaught of recent disasters throughout the world, more and more pets have been displaced. Hundreds have been rescued and will be looking for new homes. Some have been taken to new locations many miles from their ravaged communities. … Continue reading
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