Obama's Elf

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Excuse me, there's something in my eye...

A german shepherd named Astro was returned to his family after nine years, thanks to his microchip implant.

Thought of the Day

Good is the enemy of great.

-Voltaire

Almost got him!

Toilet Wipes

If you're concerned about that article about most toilet paper being made from virgin paper, be assured there is a solution: reusable toilet wipes. Ooo, leopard print.

No room at halfway house, so Vick headed home

Are you kidding me? I could build a cage in my yard...

Doing It Right

New York City announces a free spay/neuter program for NYC residents. I hope it's successful and expands, rapidly - one mobile is a start but they could use a lot more!

Black Bear Wanders Through Louisiana...

... and the advice from the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries is to "treat it as a 300 lb stray dog". Lemme just grab a leash.

Jindal & Baconaise

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Bobby Jindal's Republican Response

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things With Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Joke of the Day

Nightmares

The Wiz

Ouch

Hemorrhoids or rainforests?

Wayne Pacelle Under Siege

Nathan Winograd with his usual brilliance and a warning to not trust blindly. Funny how Wayne's blog hasn't addressed this at all... one would think a sincere mea culpa could work wonders. Instead, the news of the change in HSUS policy is being disseminated by... an entirely different organization. Already setting up for deniablity, Wayne?

Just can't lose him

Me, I'd Rather Not

Local Paper

My town's weekly newspaper publishes, on the front page, the high and low temperatures and the precipitation... from last week. Possibly interesting to some, but not terribly useful.

I still want a P0ang

I do have a nice salad.

HSUS Backs Down

The HSUS has issued a new interim policy recommending all dogs confiscated in dogfighting busts be evaluated as individuals pending an April re-evaluation. Given their history of stretching the truth when it suits them, I will remain skeptical.

Thought of the Day

"Unless a man undertakes more than he can possibly do, he will never do all that he can."

-Henry Drummond

Cameron's Story

Cameron is a little dog who lost the use of both back legs, as well as urinary and bowel control to Intervertebral Disc Disease. Despite his handicap he continues to recover and live a loving, beloved life with his family.



Thanks, Linda!

I love this Ray Charles song

Blogroll update

I've been unable to update my blogroll for several months now, since blogrolling.com gave up the ghost. They've been stringing us along with "any minute now" since October, but we now have a launch date: March 2. So if I owe you a link, I really really hope I'll be able to do it then and I won't have to start managing the list manually!

Still Pissed Off

It's been a long week in the animal welfare world, and just about everyone who gives a damn about dogs is incredibly pissed off at the Humane Society of the United States.

I really have nothing to add to the conversation; not when the heavyweights of the animal welfare bloggers are so unified and eloquent in their horror. But I do have something to contribute in that there are quite a few folks who come here to browse what's available and have only a casual interest in animal welfare, or perhaps little at all, and it is you I would like to address.

The Humane Society of the United States spearheaded an effort in North Carolina to shut down a dogfighting operation. Good stuff. However, they then followed it up with court testimony that every single dog should be killed, even puppies born since the raid who have never known fighting, even newborns in foster homes being cared for by families who were ordered to return them so they could die. 127 dogs were seized in the raid in December of 2008 and 146 dogs were killed by court order around Feb 17. We know that many of the dogs in the raid were young, and now we know that at least 19 were 2 months old or less - born since the raid when the dogs were in custody.

The coalition of animal welfare groups on the other side of this issue asked for nothing more than a chance for the dogs to be evaluated and offered resources for evaluation, spay/neuter, and finding homes. Some of these groups have extensive and positive experience with rescuing and rehabbing dogs from fighting operations. All of them have a hard time believing that not even a single newborn puppy was deemed by the Humane Society of the United States to be worth saving, not a single dog given a formal evaluation, even in the face of assistance offered at no cost. Killing is not kindness, mindless murder is not humane.

If you're ever tempted to donate to the Humane Society of the United States, even casually, I ask you to reconsider. Dogs seized in raids are victims, and the needless, mindless killing of victims is anything but Humane.

Indiana House Cracks Down on Puppy Mills

Indiana House Cracks Down on Puppy Mills

Well, at least I think John Boehner still has a higher approval rating than, say, convicted murderers.

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Dr. Teletubby, I presume

Rant & Rave

Over at Rant & Rave, Hawk advises us that a link to cheese merchants iledefrancecheese.com may result in free cheese for the blogger. I don't know if it's true but I do love cheese.

Broccoli Kitten

Thanks, Toni!

Screen Cleaner

Your screen can never be too clean.

Thanks, Sally!

Why John C Reilly?

Pit Bull Hero Helps Save 11 People

Pit Bull Hero Helps Save 11 People

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SNUGGIE™ PUB CRAWL

There is a SNUGGIE™ PUB CRAWL coming to a city near you.

butcher

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More good news: I need it

Probably one of the best sportsmanship stories ever.

Some Good News

AR puppy mill proprietor sentenced to a year in jail.

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Thought of the Day

I’d rather aim high and miss, than aim low and hit.

-Les Brown

Need help!

A friend and co-worker of mine has a dog who needs very expensive surgery to be able to walk properly and without pain. She is a very talented photographer and is offering a great deal for anyone who lives in the area. Please surf on over and take a look, and donations are always welcomed.

denied plates

Here's a list of every custom license plate denied by the state of Ohio in the last two years. You're welcome.

With friends like these...

Dogs get death sentence

North Carolina has put 127 dogs seized from a breeder to death, nearly half of them puppies, including the puppy pictured here.

Two representatives from the Humane Society of the United States gave testimony supporting the dogs' destruction.

Sometimes I'm ashamed to be human. Stop killing, start learning. And I think the HSUS is now permanently on my shit list, my cautious optimism shattered. What utterly scummy, disgusting, hypocritical behavior.

Update 2/22/09: The actual number of dogs killed was 146, 19 having been born since the original 127 were seized.

Michael Jackson coffee scale

The only problem with the Michael Jackson coffee scale is that people tend to get really confused when you keep saying you want Bad coffee, unless you happen to be in a Starbucks.

Thanks, Kat!

Not Funny

The Animal Humane Society of Golden Valley, MN removed 118 cats from a mobile home in St. Anthony, MN. Then they killed them all. From their mission statement:

We believe trust is our heritage. People trust us to do good.

Fail.

The Scientifically Engineered Worst Song in the World

I dunno, I kinda liked bits of it.

Wal-Mart's glow-in-the-dark mystery

20% of their exit signs have disappeared. EVERYBODY PANIC.

mailman

Yesterday

Must have been after he bit my sister

I once shot an elephant in my pajamas

Flip it over

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Amazon

Amazon pulled a video game that simulates rape but they continue to happily sell materials that (illegally) promote, glorify, and guide animal fighting. Sigh. You can put me on the "not buying a Kindle or anything else" list.

Doggie Love

Warning: NSFW. Or anywhere else.

Or perhaps you prefer a more nuanced look.

Entertainment News of the Day

Despised monolith Live Nation will merge with loathed monopolist Ticketmaster to ensure that your live entertainment experience sucks as much as possible while extracting maximum cash from your wallet. I'm not sure if I should hope that the whole deal gets scuttled due to anti-trust issues, or to hope that they go through with it and inspire such a backlash that they complete their inevitable collapse.

And now, from Westminster...

Pssst, dude, there's a camera right there. From this year's event via NBC Sports.

There is a high pressure front moving through my pants

Wait for it...

You think your cell phone sucks...

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Good for PetSmart!

PetSmart is trying to place 13,500 pets in homes with an adoption event in all of their stores from Friday-Sunday, February 13-15. Should be good for their business and great for those animals!

Congressman Twitters an Iraq Security Breach

Twittering details about your top-secret Iraq trip - probably not the best idea.

So No Fish Kissin'

Y'all Are Brutalizing Me

I may have posted this before. I don't care, it's freaking awesome.

Just Incredulous

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Cutest freakin' pittie ever

Adopt Houma in Middletown, NY.

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Thought of the Day

"I'm a very good man. I'm just a very bad wizard."

L. Frank Baum

Jersey Boys

Sellin' Papers

In an age of declining newspaper readership, the Jackson Sun goes with the good ol' kid attacked by pit bull story, featuring this photo of said pit bull:


The whole story sounds truly tragic and unfortunate, but who knows: I'm not sure I can believe anything written in a pit bull attack story where the "pit bull" is a pudgy lab mix.

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Wrasslin'

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Joke of the Day

A guy checked into a hotel and said to the receptionist, “I hope the porn channel in my room is disabled.”

“No,” she said, “it’s regular porn, you sick bastard.”

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Thought of the Day

"There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me."

-John Erskine

I Triple Dog Dare You