Pet Industry trade magazine spotlights Kern's pet ordinance hearings

Pet Product News, a National Trade Publication for pet stores has an article on their website about the workshops regarding the proposed changes in fees for households having more than 10 cats or dogs.

Jeepers --- this is really worthy of national attention? Are breeding facilities so afraid of licensing and care standards that they need to monitor every possible ordinance? Perhaps. But what really bothers me about a piece like this is the lack of context, which in this case would be the numbers of animals impounded in the Kern County Animal shelters (with the notation that the county won't pick up a cat, dead or alive, so whatever numbers they have on that subject aren't representative), the adoption rate and the euthanasia rate.

Just for kicks, maybe they can contrast that with the number of puppies and kittens for sale/free in the paper and online.

Then talk to me...

Kern County Sets Public Hearings on Changes to Animal Control Regulations

Cat eating from chopsticks = massive cuteness

Found this on another site and had to share. Happy Saturday!

Cat + SUV engine = One life used up

From The New York Daily News

NEW YORK – A cat who rode two miles through New York City while stuck in the engine compartment of an SUV has lived to meow about it. Wilfred Rodriguez heard rattling while he was driving Monday in the Bronx. After he parked, he spotted a bushy tail and a paw sticking out of the SUV's front end.

His initial reaction: "Oh my God! I killed a cat." He was relieved when the paw moved.

Detectives with the New York Police Department's Emergency Service Unit freed the grease-covered kitty by removing the SUV's battery and other vehicle parts.

Richard Gentles of New York City Animal Care & Control says the tan-and-white stray appears to be in good physical shape.

Buckarooz chews: Another great, natural product

Having been quite pleased with the DogNip! Catch of the Day treats I got from The Original Free Range Dog Chews Company, I decided to give another product of their a try. This time I went for their Buckarooz chews and invited a few of Darby’s friends to check them out as well.

Buckarooz chews are such a smart, simple chew that I wonder why it took so long for something like this to enter the marketplace. What are these pieces of dog chew goodness? Antler segments. Deer antlers, to be precise. Deer naturally shed their antlers each season, leaving behind the makings of a perfectly good, animal-friendly, all-natural chew for dogs (after a little trimming).

But would dogs, especially my picky little Darby, go for an antler piece as a chew?

Absolutely!! Darby LOVED his Buckarooz chew, giving it the two-paws-up signal when he brought it to bed with him on the first night.

Ravioli, one of our other tester dogs, loved it on first bite as well, happily giving his young jaw a good workout. Shiloh, a 90 pound sweetheart of a dog, also thought her Buckarooz was the bee’s knees.

What’s not to love? A natural product, made here in the good ol’ U.S. of A., that makes dogs happy and let’s dog owners feel good about the products they are giving their canine companions. They come in various sizes, so dogs of all breeds can enjoy their tasty, natural goodness.



To find Buckarooz for your pup, try Amazon.com.

Pets living longer lives

This is a wonderful article on how pets are living longer lives, thanks to advances in care, feeding and overall health maintenance.

Life in Dog Years

My son had a cat who lived to the age of nineteen before the sands of time took him. All of our cats are ten years or older and, for the most part, show no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Long live our dear friends.