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Friday, November 13, 2015
Homeless Man breaks into San Luis Obispo County Animal Services Center and Steals His Dog that Was Ordered to be Euthanized by Judge
One day before his pit bull mix was scheduled to be
euthanized for reportedly biting two people in separate incidents, a homeless
man broke into San Luis Obispo County Animal Services Center and retrieved his
dog.
Now, the Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help
in locating the two, warning residents that the dog has a history of attacking
people unprovoked.
On Tuesday morning, deputies received a report that a
burglary at the animal center in the 800 block of Oklahoma Avenue on the
outskirts of San Luis Obispo had occurred during the overnight hours. A staff
member there said someone broke into a kennel and took a brown-and-black pit
bull mix named Sid, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Cipolla said Thursday that the dog
had been quarantined at the kennel since July, following separate incidents in
May and June in which Sid bit a person, resulting in injuries severe enough to
require hospital treatment.
A San Luis Obispo judge issued an order in October to have
officials euthanize the dog on Wednesday.
Investigators identified 24-year-old Logan Timothy Wilson
Stoffle as the main suspect in the break-in. Stoffle has no known city of
residence and had regularly visited the dog at the center since July.
Prior to the euthanization order, Stoffle was given an
option by the judge to find a permanent private kennel for Sid, but he was
unable to do so, Cipolla said.
Cipolla said that despite residents’ feelings toward
euthanization, “the fact is, this is a public safety issue. (The dog has) been
shown in previous attempts that he will attack unprovoked.”
Officials had not located the pair as of Thursday evening
and asked anyone with information of their whereabouts to call 781-4550.
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At 103-Years-Old, Woman Takes in Abandoned Cats
Fannie lives in a rural area- cats who have been dumped or
don’t have humans to care for them wander up to her home, where she feeds and
cares for them. Her big heart knows no bounds- all are welcome at Fannie’s
house.
This photo of Fannie and Lance says it all. “Having cats to
care for gives me purpose,” says Fannie. “They are my best friends.”
Lance spent many happy years at Fannie’s, but is sadly no
longer with us. At the end of his journey, Fannie asked a nun from her local
church to say a prayer over Lance and give him a blessing as he lay in her lap.
She asked her vet if he thought that was silly- he told her it was one of the
sweetest things he’d ever seen. Throughout their lives, Fannie is dedicated to
caring for her cats like family.
Emancipet helps keep families like Fannie’s healthy, happy,
and safe through efforts like the Meals on Wheels and More PALS program (Pets
Assisting the Lives of Seniors). The PALS/Emancipet collaboration provides
assistance with transportation and preventive veterinary care like free
spay/neuter, vaccines, and microchipping for cherished companion animals like
Fannie’s.
A Bulldog Called Otto Has Broken the Guinness World Record for Skateboarding Through the ‘Longest Human Tunnel’
Otto passed through the legs of 30 people and was presented
with an official certificate.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Cute Kitten Gets Excited When Owner Gets Home
Alley Cat Allies Presents the 2015 Internet Cat Video Festival
Alley Cat Allies is celebrating 25 years of saving cats by
presenting the wildly popular Internet Cat Video Festival, curated and produced
by the Walker Art Center, at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland on
November 12 and 15.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Doors open at 6 p.m.; Film screening from 7–8:40 p.m.
Get tickets online. ($12 General Admission, $7 Child, $10
Senior, Military & Student)
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Doors open at 10:30 a.m.; Film screening from 11
a.m..–12:40 p.m.
You’ll be treated to a 75 minute reel of the internet’s
best cat videos, selected from public nominations in the categories of comedy,
drama, action, and more! Following the show on Thursday, enjoy a Q&A
session with Will Braden, famed creator of the Henri, Le Chat Noir films and
the curator of the Internet Cat Video Festival.
Doors will open early at each event so you can visit Alley
Cat Allies information tables, learn more about local cat adoption groups, and
meet and pose for a pic with our mascot Frank the Feral!
Four Young Men from Glen Burnie, Maryland Have Been Fined $200 Each for Killing and Grilling a Timber Rattlesnake
Four young men from Glen Burnie have been fined $200 each
for killing and grilling a timber rattlesnake in western Maryland.
Online court records show the teenagers pleaded guilty
Tuesday in district court in Cumberland to possessing or destroying the snake,
a state-protected species.
Each was fined $500 with $300 suspended. All received
probation before judgment, meaning their convictions can be expunged after
probationary periods ranging from 14 to 28 months.
Maryland Natural Resources Police say the men were camping
in the Green Ridge State Forest in August when they killed the snake with a BB
gun and grilled it.
The defendants are 18-year-old Austin Golas and Travis
Luedtke; and 19-year-old Paul Lafon and Erick Reffitt.
A fifth defendant, 19-year-old Jared Holt, is scheduled for
trial Dec. 8.
Cat Treats Recalled Due to Chemical Contamination
Written by BEA KARNES (Patch Staff)
Blue Buffalo Company has voluntarily recalled Kitty Yums
Chicken Recipe Cat Treats because they contain propylene glycol, a solvent not
approved for pet food, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
The treats were sold in 2 oz., plastic stand up pouches.
Only these specific code dates of this product are involved:
Blue Kitty Yums Tasty Chicken Recipe, UPC: 859610007820 -
Best If Used By: April 24, 2016.
Blue Kitty Yums Tasty Chicken Recipe, UPC: 859610007820 -
Best If Used By: July 24, 2016.
No other pet foods or treats are affected by the recall.
To read more on this story, click here: Cat Treats Recalled Due to Chemical Contamination
Friday, October 30, 2015
Meet Hank the Obese Pooch Who Travels First Class
An obese dog was wheeled on to an American Airlines flight
and treated like a king first-class style this week, as onlookers stood by,
amazed at the pampered pooch's size.
The dog, named Hank, then sat in the front row of first
class on the LAX flight on Saturday, with his owner, Kari Whitman, an interior
designer who founded Ace of Hearts Dog Rescue in Beverly Hills, California.
Due to an illness, Hank, who is Whitman's support animal,
has gained weight and can only move with the aid of his luxurious,
pillow-topped cart.
A fellow passenger of the flight out of Los Angeles took a
photo of the dog and uploaded it to Twitter under the username @madeleinedoux.
The photo has been retweeted more than 4,200 times.
Hank seems indifferent in the photo, as several American
Airlines employees gathered around to admire the dog and take photos.
It appears that this isn't Hank's first flight, however, as
there is an Instagram for the dog, @hankthetank, that shows him traveling with
his owner.
On the feed he is seen at Denver International Airport,
lying next to his padded cart, and in another photo Whitman took a selfie with
the pooch while in the air, captioned, 'Hank flying first class from Denver to
LA'.
In an interview with Mashable, @madeleinedoux said it
appeared that Whitman had bought two first class tickets on the LA flight - one
for her and one for Hank.
“Everyone, both while boarding the plane and on the plane
before takeoff, was speculating as to how the dog got so fat,” she said. “You
could legitimately hear hushed whispers of "He's riding first class.”
The traveler added, however, that Hank stayed quiet for the
entire flight and spent most of his time on the floor in front of his seat.
A very large dog named Hank was wheeled on to a an American
Airlines flight on Saturday as onlookers admired his size
Hank, who is a support dog for interior designer Kari
Whitman (right), rode in the front row of first class alongside his owner
Hank has an illness that limits him to his wheeling bed. He
appears to travel regularly with Whitman, who bought two tickets for the LAX
flight on Saturday
In the Denver International Airport earlier this year,
several fellow travelers gathered around Hank to take photographs
George Clooney and wife Amal, Adopt an Adorable Basset Hound from an Animal Shelter
George and Amal Clooney have a new addition to their family
- a cute basset hound mix named Millie.
The happy couple adopted the four-year-old rescue pup from
San Gabriel Valley Humane Society shelter on Wednesday.
Millie was found homeless and begging for scraps outside a
restaurant earlier this month, and was taken in by the shelter.
According to the website, George, 54, and Amal, 37, 'were
searching for a basset hound and saw Millie’s picture on Petfinder'.
They also have a Cocker Spaniel, named, Louie, another
rescue. They made sure that the two pooches got along before making the
adoption official.
They did a "meet and greet" with her and spent
time introducing her to their other rescue.
It was good news that Millie and Louie hit it off and the
happy, new family headed home together!'
George has made no secret of his love of animals over the
years, and is also a pet parent to a cocker spaniel mix named Einstein.
The senior dog, who the actor says has 'a beautiful life',
features in the newly released book My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable
Second Acts.
George adopted Einstein in 2010, and had been nervous that
the pooch wouldn't take to him during their first meeting.
“I start to panic that Einstein is not going to like me,”
he previously admitted to Esquire. “So I ran into the kitchen, grabbed some
turkey meatballs, and I rub them all over my shoes,” He said.
George has also admitted he had a pet pig named Max who
died at the age of 18 in 2006.
New addition to the family: George and Amal Clooney adopted
rescue pup Millie, a basset hound mix, from San Gabriel Valley Humane Society
shelter on Wednesday. They are also seen here with their rescue dog Louie
Cool customer: The four-year-old pooch was sadly found
begging for scraps of food outside a restaurant earlier this month
Animal lovers: Both of the couple's other dogs - Einstein
and Louie - are rescues. They are pictured here visiting George on set of Money
Monster in April
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, Arlington, Virginia, Needs Your Help with an Urgent Puppy Situation – Please Share
From: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, Arlington, Virginia
We have an URGENT puppy situation! We are trying to save
this litter of 6 week old Border Collie mix puppies TOMORROW. Their mother was
killed after being hit by a car and these little ones are stuck in a high kill
shelter and have to get out tomorrow if we are going to save them! We are
looking for 4 fosters to take 2 puppies each. (The puppies are young and must
go out in pairs - much easier to care of for puppies in pairs as well, as they
entertain themselves!) If you can help or send an email to
HTARAlicia@gmail.com. We're in a time crunch and really want to save these
lives! Please help!
Website: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Today is National Cat Day
Your kitten will probably mark the day with a nap, a romp
with a paper bag, a nibble of kibble and another nap.
But you can be as ambitious or as low-key as you like with
your own National Cat Day celebrations.
Watch cat videos in a big way
Consumption of internet cat videos is bound to spike on
National Cat Day. The Internet Cat Video Festival will showcase the best of the best on October 29 at 7:30 at the Berklee
Performance Center in Boston.
The event, which launched in 2012 at the Walker Art Center,
is a live showing of a curated collection of about 100 cat clips -- from Vine
videos to short films. Admission is $8 in advance and $12 on the day of the
event.
Adopt a feline or treat a cat to something nice
National Cat Day organizers want cats to find good homes,
and the occasion is a fine time to consider adopting a cat from a shelter or
pet rescue organization.
Volunteering at a local shelter or donating blankets, pet
food and toys are also nice ways to celebrate the kitties of the world.
#!celebrate/c1x0f
Uber is delivering 15-minute kitten cuddles ($30) to offices in 50 cities, and the
kitties in most of the cities are eligible for adoption.
Have a warm beverage at a cozy cat café
Cat Town Café in Oakland,
California, is a non-profit rescue operating in partnership with Oakland Animal
Services.
The space features a cafe and separate cat zone where
between six and 20 adoptable cats roam freely. Food and beverages from the cafe
can be brought into the cat zone, where up to 14 people are allowed to get to
know the felines each hour.
Walk-ins are welcome, but Cat Town recommends reservations,
which are available with a $10 donation.
Curl up on the couch
Revel in your role as warm furniture as you and your feline
peruse cat books together.
Take some inspiration from "Artists and Their Cats,"featuring human-kitty pairings, including Salvador Dali with his pet ocelot
Babou and Matisse with sleek black stunner la Puce (the flea).
Then dive into the hard-hitting "Cats on the Job", which profiles felines who don't have time to lounge around looking at cat
books.
While your cozy companion is sleeping, tune in to DVRed
episodes of "My Cat From Hell"
on Animal Planet and catch up with the Internet's most famous felines.
Take a nap
It's been a busy day. Rest up.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Today is National Pet Fire Safety Day
In honor of National Pet Fire Safety Day, Center for Pet
Safety has put together the following list of practical tips and free downloads
to help families prevent pets from causing fires. Being prepared for any
emergency is mission critical and will help you save the life of your family
and your pets. Please take a moment and learn how Center for Pet Safety helps you
be prepared.
Window Clings and Identification – Installing a window
cling on the front window of your home is a simple way to help to notify First
Responders that your pets are inside. However, that’s not everything you’re
going to need in an emergency. You should also keep ample identification aids
(including images of you with your pet and microchip id), medical records, and
county registration records in an easy to access off-site location – like a
neighbor’s house. Also the contact information of veterinary, and the nearest
emergency veterinarian is something to keep with your records. While you’re at
it, think about keeping a copy in your vehicle glove box too – because
accidents happen.
Center for Pet Safety’s PAWS UP for Safety® program has a
link to download a free vet record book.
http://www.centerforpetsafety.org/pet-parents/paws-up-for-safety/vet-record-booklet/
To read more on this story, click here: Today is National Pet Fire Safety Day
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Sunday, July 12, 2015
Circus Cats: Meet the Amazing Acro-Cats and Rock Cats
“You start very small,” said Samantha Martin, ringleader of
the Amazing Acro-Cats, a 14-cat circus that is coming to New York City next
week for the first time. “Some tricks take weeks to train, some take just
minutes.”
She should know. Ms. Martin’s cats, who will play one-hour
shows from July 16 through 19 at the Muse Brooklyn, are trained to do highly
non-catlike things: Tuna, the lead performer, rings a cowbell; Alley, who holds
the Guinness World Record for longest cat jump (six feet), plies her specialty;
Sookie pushes a shopping cart across the stage, unless she is distracted by
shiny objects or finds the stage too warm, in which case she lies down.
The show ends with the Rock Cats, a six-piece band whose
members play free-form on a miniature guitar, drum set and other instruments.
Except when they don’t.
“I am pretty much at the mercy of what they want to do,”
said Ms. Martin, who is in her late 40s and has been training animals from a
tender age. The performance, she said, “is never the same, because the cats
lead the show.”
Ms. Martin is based in Chicago but drives her circus around
the country in a painted bus reminiscent of the Partridge Family’s. Until now,
she has avoided New York for fear of maneuvering the bus in the city.
She got her start at 10, teaching simple tricks to her
family’s yellow Labrador, Boots. As a teenager, she became enamored of rats.
“At one point, I had a rat trained to drive up to my
dollhouse in a little tiny fire truck, go up a ladder, retrieve a doll and
bring the doll down into an ambulance,” Ms. Martin said. But her first attempt
at a pet circus, the Amazing Acro-Rats, was not a commercial success, for
obvious reasons. “I couldn’t make a living with rats,” she said.
Then Ms. Martin migrated to fowl. “I had a chicken that
played the piano, a duck that played the drums and a goose that played the
guitar” using their beaks, she said. “Poultry is remarkable to work with — they
learn very quickly.” But along came avian flu, and people stopped turning out
to see this act.
Ms. Martin switched to cats roughly 10 years ago, training
shelter cats that she adopted and fostered. All the performers are her pets.
When they are not jumping through hoops, climbing ropes or pushing wheelbarrows
onstage, Ms. Martin’s cats are prized by television directors and have appeared
in commercials for brands like Target and Purina.
“My cats are excellent on set,” Ms. Martin boasted. “They
just move in — they are accustomed to the stage.”
Part of her message is familiar in cat adoption circles:
Friendlier shelter cats are more appealing to potential owners. Since 2009, Ms.
Martin said, she and her two assistants have trained 159 foster cats, often
teaching them to give humans a high-five or to jump through a hoop, to make
them more adoptable.
“So many cats end up in shelters because they have
behavioral problems, and most behavioral problems are due to boredom,” Ms.
Martin said. “If you train your cat to do tricks, you make them use their
brains. I hope to encourage people to expect more of their cats.”
Dr. Carlo Siracusa, a veterinarian specializing in behavior
medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School’s Ryan Hospital,
said that while cats do not need to be trained — and some need less stimulation
than others — there is no harm in teaching them tricks as long as no
punishments are involved. (Some Russian cat circuses have drawn controversy for
the way they treat the animals.)
“Emotionally, it’s not bad for the cat” to be taught
anthropomorphic tricks, Dr. Siracusa said. “One ethical thing is whether it’s
appropriate to watch animals mimicking human behavior, but I don’t really think
that a cat cares about this. The action for the cat, playing on an instrument,
it’s not fun, but they’re waiting for the treat.”
One of his students, Dr. Siracusa noted, has trained a cat
to play dead when she points her finger like a gun and says “bang;” a video of
this is posted on a Penn Facebook page. Like all such tricks, it brings to mind
the Samuel Johnson saying involving a dog walking on its hind legs: “It is not
done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.”
At the end of Ms. Martin’s show, the musician cats play on,
and the audience can mingle with the performers.
Angela Buccinni, director and founder of the Muse Brooklyn
— a circus-oriented performance space that moved to Bushwick in April after
losing its lease in Williamsburg — said she was looking forward to the show. “I
know that we’ve had a ton of inquiries,” she said, “and that all of our
managers are fighting over who is going to get to work this event.”
The Amazing Acro-Cats and Rock Cats will perform July 16
and July 17 at 8:00 p.m., July 18 at 5 and 8:00 p.m. and July 19 at 2:00 p.m.
and 5:00 p.m. No cats are allowed in the audience; the Muse Brooklyn, 350
Moffat Street; circuscats.com.
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