Who is the pet in our relatioship?

LostMyDoggie.Com

When a pet runs away, it can be an emotional tornado for the family. Is the beloved dog or cat safe? Are they simply with another family? Are they lost? Have they been hit by a car? It is easy to feel powerless, and to wonder exactly what can be done. A new service has been created to assist with the search for lost pets. Provide your address, record a message, and they will call all neighbors within a specified radius of your home, asking for help. Seems much more effective than hanging flyers up around the neighborhood

Of course, I can't help wondering if this might conflict with the ban on robocallers set to go into effect this week. Although, I supposed this notice might be considered to be a "public service" notice.

Did PETA save animals or kill them?

For years, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have set themselves up as the ultimate spokespeople for animals in their interactions with humans. They have attacked celebrities who wear fur, they have criticized pet owners, and they have lambasted meat-eaters as mass murderers. Now, a new report is questioning this stand by noting how few pets turned over to PETA survived the experience.

According to public records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PETA killed 2,124 pets last year and placed only seven in adoptive homes. Since 1998, a total of 21,339 dogs and cats have died at the hands of PETA workers.

Despite having a $32 million budget, PETA does not operate an adoption shelter. PETA employees make no discernible effort to find homes for the thousands of pets they kill every year. Last year, the Center for Consumer Freedom petitioned Virginia’s State Veterinarian to reclassify PETA as a slaughterhouse.

It should be noted this release was NOT from an uninterested third-party, but rather an organization that has attacked PETA in the past. Still, the report appears to be quite damning.

Back to basics

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Pet ownership

Animals don't experience Time like we do

Our mother's dog has long considered my brother and I "part of the pack." She is happy at our house, and knows she is safe. But Mom is still the Alpha of her pack, and when Mom is away, she is unhappy and eager to get her back. It doesn't seem to matter if Mom is away for 5 minutes, 5 hours, or 5 days. Scientists are now saying this may be a constant in the animal experience, as they may have no sense of duration of time. They know past, present, and future. But unlike humans, it appears other animals can't tell the difference between seconds, minutes, hours, or days in their memories.