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Teach Me Tuesday: Drinking from a Water Bottle
I am working to introduce my own 3 cats to kennels and water bottles, to prepare them for a long flight next month. We are moving to Singapore!! I will definitely share everything I've learned about...
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Calling all Photographers! Shelter pets need your help
One of the most important things you can do to help your local shelter and rescue animals is to photograph them. Yes, shelters absolutely need volunteers that are willing to clean cages, walk dogs,...
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96 Elephants : Poaching and the Illegal Ivory Trade
Recently, an elephant named Satao, thought to be the largest-tusked elephant living in Africa, was killed by poachers. Known as the last "great tusker", Satao was shot with a poacher's poison arrow....
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Fashion Friday : Pet Fashion Show
I live in NYC, Manhattan Upper East Side no less, so I see a lot of dogs wearing clothing and accessories of all types, including booties, raincoats, sweaters, sunglasses, barrettes...the list goes on....
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Star Power Saturday : Ricky Gervais, Animal Lover and Activist
Star Power Saturdays will feature a different celebrity who speaks out for animals and/or has rescued their pets instead of shopping (#adoptdontshop). This first celeb I chose to feature is one of my...
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Save Me Sunday: Help! I found a baby bird!
Aw, I love Derek!! He always means well. We all do!Do you know what to do if you find a baby bird? It is currently baby bird season (spring and summer), so if you live in the city, country, suburbs, or...
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Controversy of Captivity : Orcas
I visited Sea World Orlando for the first time in 1993. Free Willy had just been released, and it was one of my favorite movies. (Let's face it, any movie with animals was my favorite movie!) I...
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Teach Me Tuesday: "Sit" (for Cats)
Yes, it's possible to teach your cat to "sit" on command. I've done it with two out of three of mine. Meatball is simply not food-oriented enough and so stubborn, even when I know she's hungry. She's...
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Save Me Sunday: Greasy Pigeon Rescue
I currently volunteer at the Wild Bird Fund, an amazing nonprofit in NYC which provides emergency care for wild birds and animals in NYC.This (below) is a pigeon I found a few weeks ago in NYC. He was...
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Controversy of Captivity : Behavior Problems
When we think of animals in captivity the first thought is usually animals in zoos. However, there are many more types of abusive captivity out there in which animals are currently living: puppy...
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Bottle-Feeding & Care of Orphaned Kittens: Part 1 - Supplies!
Kitten Season is in full swing. It starts in spring, peaks through late spring and summer, and ends in the fall. Shelters around the world are currently inundated with kitten orphans, many of whom are...
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Bottle-Feeding & Care of Orphaned Kittens: Part 2 - Feeding & Weaning
Last night I attended a class by the Mayor's Alliance for NYC Animals called Bottle-Feeding & Care of Orphaned Kittens. It was hosted at the ASPCA's lovely midtown offices. I learned so much in...
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Cats in the House of Mouse: Disneyland's Feral Cats
Disneyland hosts about 16 million guests annually. Over 600 custodians work around the clock 365 days a year to keep the 85 public acres of Disneyland looking spotless.Even with such intensive care, 16...
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Ignorance Breeds Hatred: The Kendall Jones Controversy
I need to take a moment to discuss something that is vitally important for all animal lovers and activists to remember, but too often forget: there are two sides to every story. Americans seem keen to...
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Fashion Friday : Frozen (Cute Kitten Version)
It's Friday, WOOO. This post is not quite as fashion-forward as the last "Fashion Friday", but it's a lot more TGIF! (Thank God It's Frozen).See what I did there...yep.Dressing up your pets doesn't get...
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Music Therapy for Animals
Part of my morning routine includes turning on the radio for my cats. They really like to listen to NPR when I am out of the apartment. More on that later.My Bachelors and Masters degrees are actually...
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