SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of South Korean Buddhist monks and believers offered prayers Wednesday for more than 1.93 million cows, pigs and other animals that have been put to death in the country's worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.The Buddhists endured subfreezing temperatures to … [Read more...]
Winter Follower Giveaway Tour Twitter Bonus Entry
January 19, 2011 by
Have you entered my giveaway for $950 Cash ? If not, then make sure you do! It’s an easy entry- just follow on Google Friend Connect, and make a comment on the original post here.How would you like an extra entry into the contest? Today & tomorrow (January 19 & 20) we will be offering a … [Read more...]
Winter Follower Giveaway Tour Spread the Word!
January 17, 2011 by
Help us spread the word about the Winter Follower Giveaway Tour! Just tweet this message between Jan. 17th 12:01 AM EST and Jan. 31st 11:59 PM EST. Each tweet is an entry to win $50 cash. Make sure you follow the blog hosts so we can notify you, if you win. You can tweet once per day for an … [Read more...]
Tell E-Bay Selling Live Animals Needs to Stop
January 17, 2011 by
E-bay might not allow the sale of live animals through their auction section but they do allow the sale of live animals through their Classified Section. Either way this is not ok. It was my understanding that E-bay would not allow the sale of any live animal on their site PERIOD. The fact that they … [Read more...]
Animal Behaviorist Studied Dog Laughter
January 16, 2011 by
SPOKANE — Patricia Simonet, 51, a well-known animal behaviorist whose research on the calming effects of dog "laughter" has been a boon to animal shelters around the country, died Dec. 2 after a three-year battle with cancer. Dr. Simonet worked at the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection … [Read more...]
Blogging Success Summit and our Blogging Challenge
January 16, 2011 by
Want to win a free ticket to the largest online blogging event of the year?Social Media Examiner, BlogWorld and SmartBrief on Social Media have partnered to bring you Blogging Success Summit 2011. And they have come up with a fun way to get everyone involved and maybe even win a ticket to this … [Read more...]
Be the Change: Syringomyelia Awareness
January 15, 2011 by
As some of you already know we have decided that we are going to have a real and true Be the Change Project. We always tried to link up last year but didn't know what our special cause should be. We are all for helping out animals in need of a home and helping to spread the word about your projects … [Read more...]
A New Breed of Scientist
January 14, 2011 by
Dogs can be trained to sniff out the scat of other animals and to help researchers estimate population statistics. But according to new research in The Journal of Wildlife Management, a dog’s ability to sniff scat could vary based on a number of factors, including air temperature and … [Read more...]
10 Year Old Military Service Dog Redeployed
January 14, 2011 by
Lucky and his handler Lucky, a military dog based at Fairchild Air Force Base, he maybe 10 years old and a two-time cancer survivor, but he's also young enough to take on a fourth tour of duty overseas. Lucky and his new handler, Staff Sgt. Chris Fall, departed Friday morning for Manas Transit … [Read more...]
