Return of the Pitties!

My area has been without a pittie since my beautiful Sahara was adopted... until we got this bundle of fun this week, T-Boy - who's so new he not only still has that new-dog smell, but no adoption link yet! Fret not, he's still available!


This handsome guy has spent the last few years cooped up in a crate almost all the time. Other dogs would have cracked, but not T-Boy! Now that he's in a place where he has buddies and room to roam, he's got one thing on his mind: play, play, play. He loves people. He loves other dogs. He loves life. He loves bouncing around. And he wants to play with everyone he meets! It's so nice to have a pittie back...

Dog sings and accompanies himself on keyboard

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Mmm, salty.

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Good pets don’t come from factory farms, however clean

A great post on why even 'good' puppy mills suck.

Family Survives Fire Thanks to Neighborhood Pit Bull

Family Survives Fire Thanks to Neighborhood Pit Bull

Web 2.0: Doing It Wrong

PersonRatings.com - Rate & Review Any Person

Extreme Herding

Thanks, Toni!

911 Dogs

With the economic downturn, ambulance corps across the country are experimenting with CPR puppies to cut costs...


Thanks, Toni!

FDA Approves Despondex

Shake a Tail Feather

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No Kill Community

The No Kill Nation has launched a new social network that looks really promising. Check it out!

Blogroll Poll

Rescue Me, Rescue You

Rescued rottie saves family from fire.

Uh... what?

Recession watch

It's so bad some people are downgrading to dial-up! AOL will rise again!

Oh My

Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) says that we don't have to worry about global warming because the bible says that God will decide when the world will end. Unless, of course, He decides to end it via the effects of global warming.



Rep. Shimkus would do well to re-read his Revelations, which has just a few references to extreme weather...

I usually charge

Doing It Wrong

A CT company is rolling out a motor oil based on animal fat instead of petrochemicals, trading one disaster for another... or not, really, since those animals will be raised on feed grown with petrochemical based fertilizer and the entire process involves a heck of a lot of trucking. Move along, nothing to see here.

How Many of Me?

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 181 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

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The Malevolent Murdering Morons of PETA

The Malevolent Murdering Morons of PETA have racked up another record-setting year for killing. Their 2008 report to the State of VA, as required by law, shows that they killed 95.8% of animals admitted to their "shelter" last year. This brings their 10 year kill total to over 21,000 animals, as PETA itself has reported to the state.

They took in 2,216 dogs and cats at their facility in 2008 and killed 2,124. 34 animals were transferred to other facilities, 7 were adopted out. 7 dogs and cats. In a year.

No Kill pioneer Nathan Winograd comments on how PETA lies about its kill numbers and why PETA kills animals - and why Ingrid Newkirk is obsessed with killing as many domestic animals as she can get her hands on using the donations of people who have been lied to, with the enthusiastic support of the Humane Society of the United States.

Terrierman has a great breakdown of the report PETA sends to the State of VA, the yearly foot-dragging and number-fudging on PETA's part, how to interpret the data, and how they compare to other VA facilities.

The copy of PETA's 2008 report to the state is available here.

The NY Times also weighs in... and makes the point that your pit bull is safer with Michael Vick than PETA president Ingrid Newkirk.

"I would go to work early, before anyone got there, and I would just kill the animals myself. Because I couldn't stand to let them go through other workers abusing the animals. I must have killed thousands of them, sometimes dozens everyday."

-Ingrid Newkirk, President of PETA as quoted in The New Yorker.

Shirts with the above graphic are available here.

ABC Nightline Puppy Mill Report Streaming Video

You might also be interested in Oprah's puppy mill episode from last year.

Thought of the Day

Having a dog who barks like crazy when someone is approaching your door is really inconvenient... until the Jehovah's Witnesses visit you early one Saturday morning and decide that this is a doorbell they should skip. Thanks for the pamphlet, though.

Geek Joke

Dead pixel in Google Earth

Okay

I always thought He was a Chevy fan...

Drink Beer and Carry On

DRINK BEER AND CARRY ON

Are kidnapped children tax-deductible?

Are kidnapped children tax-deductible? Oh good.

The Evil Dead

This is my BOOM STICK!

Lili Beauty

Every day when I go into work and see Lili, I think the same thing - what, she's still here?

Lili's been here for years, and I can't figure out why - black dog syndrome? She's a wonderful, active, loving, enthusiastic, goofy dog who just loves life. She's gone on many sleepovers and gets great reports back. She's ready to go! Would you consider adopting Lili Beauty?

Parenting, Utah Style

Yes, that is a moving vehicle.

Colbert's Got Skillz

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Michael Steele's Rap Battle Response
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Hiking

Ginger and Jessie fly by!

Connecticut braces for Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer will be moving his show to Fairfield County, CT this summer. The deal pulls a venue out of bankruptcy that serves as a forum for ballet, symphony and other high-brow performances, which will become Springer's new landlord. Sounds like a match made in heaven - and I dearly hope the Rich Forum will now mount a production of Jerry Springer: The Opera starring, for the first time, the man himself.

Pit bull press

Some good pit bull press from the AP about a group in Albequerque that sounds like they're doing some good work!

Today Show

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The kitchen gets crowded

Clemance

I first met Clemance nearly two years ago to the day when I came to Best Friends to volunteer, and later was very happy to become her caregiver when I joined the staff. Rescued from a war zone in Lebanon, this energetic, playful and affectionate youngster is a favorite of many here at the sanctuary.


This past week, Clemance found her forever home with a wonderful couple from California. Godspeed, Clemance - and have fun!

Spay/Neuter LA

How much longer will Ed Boks hold on to his job?

This is why you're fat.

This is why you're fat: some of the most horrific food ever created.

Lawsuit Aims to Shut Down Petland and Hunte

Lawsuit Aims to Shut Down Petland and Hunte. Good.

Barack Obama's Teleprompter's Blog

Everyone has a blog. Even Barack Obama's Teleprompter.

Best Mugshot Ever

It's hard to look badass in your mugshot when you're wearing Doc Holliday's moustache on your forehead.

Los Angeles councilman demands voucher program continue

LA city councilman Tony Cardenas, who co-authored LA's mandatory spay/neuter legislation, evidently doesn't know that mandatory S/N doesn't work. To his credit, however, he certainly realizes that without access to low cost spay/neuter, LA's kill rates will continue to skyrocket while the city's costs escalate.

Fix CNBC!

Politely request that they do their job.

Reminder: New DOGTOWN episodes!

The season premiere of Dogtown will be on tomorrow, Friday March 20, on the National Geographic channel at 10PM ET/PT. See the website for more details!


The first episode will feature Waylon, a former resident of Pets Alive in New York who has come a tremendously long way under Best Friends trainer Pat Whitacre.

Thought of the Day

"Most men appear never to have considered what a house is, and are actually, though needlessly, poor all their lives because they think that they must have such a one as their neighbors have."

-Henry David Thoreau

Redneck Bank

Where bankin's funner!

She'll never regret that

I seeing them too

Holy Hell

So I've been following the Stewart/Cramer thing and I just got a chance to see the video of Cramer on the Daily Show, including Jon Stewart airing video of Cramer giving a how-to course in market manipulation - unbelievable! How is Jim Cramer not in jail?

Unedited, uncut and unbleeped:

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

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 1

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Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

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

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 2

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

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

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 3

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Pi Day

It's Pi Day!

Pit bulls at Ohmidog!

He's got some great videos today.. including an unbelievable video of a pit bull playing with a duck that has to be seen!

AZ Pitbull Saves Woman from Attack

Pitbull Saves Woman from Attack

Dog Armor

But no sharks with frickin' laser beams.

UR DOING IT WRONG

Husky Grin

Hi, Dakota!

Let's tax caffeine!

Desperate for revenue and not yet tired of ridicule, a Utah legislator has proposed taxing caffeine.

Hospital CEO With A Heart

Paul Levy: CEO with a heart.

and I dig the band

He Prefers Apricots

Dog saves 9 people from carbon-monoxide poisoning

Dog saves 9 people from carbon-monoxide poisoning

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Doing It Wrong

LA Animal Services pushes for a law requiring mandatory spay/neuter, gets it, then eliminates their discounted spay/neuter program. Looks like that huge 2008 jump in LA shelter kill rates will become a trend.

Never leave a young child and a dog alone together

Thanks, Cathy!

Thanks, Greg!

Yeah, like they would know

AIG: The Black Hole

We've got a long way to go 'till this boat is sunk: AIG has insured $1.6 trillion in derivatives.

AIG

Would you buy a used GOP from this man?

Yeah, it's Rush.
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Scanwiches

Scanwiches

Beer Pong Herpes Outbreak!

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Beer Pong Herpes Outbreak

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Political Humor

Rap Battle
Joke of the Day

Then hit it again just for fun

I just have no idea

Maybe Toni does.

HSUS 2007 Tax Return

Some interesting analysis regarding the Humane Society of the United States' 2007 Tax Return. Now, keep in mind that some of the analysis comes from Fur Commission USA, a trade group of mink farmers - hardly a neutral source. Still, interesting reading.

Thanks, Cathy!