Tag Archives: pets

Sixth Cativersary

Six years ago today I brought Shelley home from the East Harlem ASPCA. She was 18 months old, very underweight, timid, and FIV+.  Today she’s a healthy ten pounds and the friendliest cat I’ve ever owned, if also the quietest. As I like to do on this date, I encourage you to visit your local shelter and consider adopting an …

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The Science Of Cats

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LAUNCHED: Pet Food Stamps

A New York-based non-profit has launched a program they are calling Pet Food Stamps, which will ship pet food to impoverished families who might otherwise be forced to surrender furry family members to animal shelters, or worse, release them to fend for themselves on the streets. In order to qualify for the program, pet owners must document that they are …

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Scientific Proof: Cats Are Better Than Dogs

Even dog lovers will enjoy this.

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So This Exists

Seriously. It’s $14.99. Move over Big Mouth Billy Bass.

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The Pet Party: Vote To Adopt

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Devo – Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro!

Devo has teamed up with Dogs Against Romney for a new song ripping the GOP candidate for his infamous Seamus incident. Band member Jerry Casale: “It’s disconcerting,” he said. “I could even say that I’m pissed off. I am an animal lover. This story is not about being from a red or blue state, being a Democrat or Republican. There …

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Rabbit Bites

Thinking I’d give Shelley a break from Whisker Lickens, I picked up a bag of treats that I thought were normally meant for rabbits. Flipping the bag over at home, I realized that the treats are made out OF rabbits. That’s very different. Shelley, as it turns out, does not care for ground up bunnies. But woe be to the …

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PETA Calls For PetSmart Boycott

PETA has launched a campaign calling for a boycott of retail giant PetSmart until the chain “stops selling all animals.” The below undercover video depicts a (presumably PetSmart) staffer going behind the scenes at one store to film sick and dying animals that have been removed from the floor, making the claim that PetSmart allows the mistreatment of animals and …

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Open Thread Thursday

We haven’t bragged about pets in about a year. Photos!

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Fifth Cativersary

Five years ago today I brought Shelley home from the East Harlem ASPCA. She was 18 months old, very undersized, timid, and FIV+. She’s the quietest cat I’ve ever owned, other than the occasional questioning chirp she rarely makes a sound. But she’s also the friendliest. Sit on my sofa and she’ll be in your lap in ten seconds. And …

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PETA Responds To Yesterday’s Post

PETA writes us today to ask that we look at their rebuttal to the Atlantic article I excerpted in yesterday’s post. Also from the Atlantic: PETA was floored by the title and tone of James McWilliams’ article about PETA’s euthanasia of some of the saddest dogs and cats in Virginia. While we appreciate that the editorial included some points on …

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PETA Kills Almost Every Animal It Gets

Pity the poor sea kitten that falls into PETA’s hands. The Atlantic has the horrible stats. In 2011, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) behaved in a regrettably consistent manner: it euthanized the overwhelming majority (PDF) of dogs and cats that it accepted into its shelters. Out of 760 dogs impounded, they killed 713, arranged for 19 to …

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Pets For Newt Gingrich

An actual official site by the Gingrich campaign. Consider this an extension of the “Romney abused his dog” charge.

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Ultimate Dog Tease

Y’all can stop sending me this now.

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Fourth Cativersary

Four years ago today I brought Shelley home from the East Harlem ASPCA. She was 18 months old, very undersized, timid, and FIV+. Today she’s a chubby little lap snuggler and every visitor’s instant pal, despite the stern look she’s giving us above. As I like to do on this date, I encourage you to visit your local shelter and …

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PETA: Buy A Dog And You Kill A Shelter Dog (And Will Drag It Around Forever)

According to PETA, if you purchase your dog, you are effectively killing the shelter dog you didn’t adopt. And you’ll drag that dead unadopted dog behind you forever. In spirit, one presumes they mean. I’ve never bought a pet in my life and my FIV+ cat was adopted as an adult from the East Harlem ASPCA. But I’ve never begrudged …

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Feds Denounce Pet Insurance Story

In reference to the post several below this one, the Office Of Personnel Management has issued this statement: “Stories claiming that the federal government offers pet insurance to federal employees, and juxtaposing that benefit with the fact that the federal government cannot under current law provide health insurance benefits to federal employees’ domestic partners are grossly inaccurate. While Aetna is …

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Urban Legend Confirmed: Alligator Found In New York City Sewer

OK, so it was only 18 inches long. But still! At least one alligator really does live in New York City’s sewers. Cops apprehended an 18-inch gator that crawled out of an overflowing Astoria storm drain and hunkered down beneath a parked car this afternoon, delighting onlookers and giving fresh meat to the urban myth that the carnivorous critters are …

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SF Considers Ban On Selling Pets

Last night San Francisco held a meeting to consider what would be the nation’s first blanket ban on the selling of any animals as pets. That includes dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, lizards and nearly every other critter, or, as the commission calls them, companion animals. “People buy small animals all the time as an …

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