WorldVets Paws for Japan
Animals in need after the Japan earthquake and tsunami I hope you will join me in supporting World Vets (www.worldvets.org), a world class organization doing fabulous and important work for animals...
View ArticleWhen Microchipping Matters Most
I just read a story about a dog named Hanah who was displaced from her family during the recent tornado that terrorized Joplin, Missouri. There have been a couple of post-tornado Hanah sightings, but...
View ArticleHelping Those Who Are Helping the Victims
Pictured below are Harley (the Great Dane), Bogie (the blonde), and Buddy (the puppy). They are currently residing at the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, their families having been displaced...
View ArticleNational Disaster Preparedness Month: Send Me Your Good Ideas in Exchange for...
Today marks the beginning of National Preparedness Month. Whether you live in the land of earthquakes, fires, floods, tornadoes, or hurricanes here is your reminder to reassess just how prepared you...
View ArticleDisaster Preparedness for Your Pets
My recent post about National Disaster Preparedness Month (happening now) solicited many fabulous disaster preparedness suggestions from you, my wonderful readers. One such reader is Abby Harrison, a...
View ArticleWere You Smarter Than a Vet Student About Neutering Dogs?
Thanks to everyone who took this quiz. There were oodles of you! Congrats to Dale Manley from Moline, Illinois who won himself a book. He asked me if he was selected because he had so many correct...
View ArticleFirestorms in California
September and October are blissful months for me now that I live in the mountains of western North Carolina. I am treated to a feast of color and the quality of the light and crispness of the air......
View ArticleSt. Croix
Thanks to all of you who requested information about my recent deployment to St. Croix where I worked at an emergency shelter established by the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...
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