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A Dog’s Pet Peeve’s About Humans

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TOP TEN PEEVES DOGS HAVE ABOUT  HUMANS ’1′ Blaming your toots on me… Not funny… Not funny at all! ———————————————- ’2′ Yelling at me for barking. I AM A F-R-I-G-G-I-N’ DOG ————————————————– ’3′ Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out! Exactly whose walk is this anyway? ————————————————– ’4′ Any trick that involves balancing food on… Read more »

Horse Diving- a blast from the past?

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**UPDATE!!! Steel Pier has since backed out of their proposed idea… The horses are safe, for now! Thank every one of you that called and signed the petition.  ** For my HORSE-loving friends…. Atlantic City wants to bring back “high-diving horse”  acts to its Steel Pier. These acts haven’t been around since the 1970s — and for good reason, as… Read more »

Lions, Tigers and… Runaway Baboons?

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The Cricket Hollow Zoo in Manchester, Iowa is run by Pamela and Tom Sellner and it seems like a nice, small-town zoo. Their website claims that they have over 300 animals, each with their own name and story, and that the goal of the zoo is to “educate people about the many species of animals that we have here and… Read more »

Ag-Gag Bill… Death to the Vigilante

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On January 25, HF 589 – the “Ag Gag” bill was reintroduced to the Iowa Senate. This bill will make it criminal to secretly videotape in order to file charges of abuse. Details on HF 589: The bill makes it criminal to damage a factory farm, kill the animals, theft, or disrupting operation. Taking video, or photographs of a factory… Read more »

Century Farm Puppies (Grundy Center, Iowa)

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Century Farm Puppies Rex and Debbie Meyers Phone: 319-824-3214 Cell Phone: 319-415-8009 Grundy Center, Iowa              Rex and Debbie Meyers once told me that their puppies are shipped all over the country, mainly to Las Vegas and New Hampshire. It got me thinking… Those people must be using the internet to contact this facility! So, in honor of Century Farm… Read more »

When is enough finally enough?

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The Starfish– Author Unknown One day a man was taking a sunrise walk along a beach. In the distance he caught sight of  a young woman who seemed to be dancing along the waves. As he got closer  he saw that the young woman was actually not dancing, but picking up starfish from the sand and tossing them gently back into the ocean…. Read more »

Captain Planet Fights Puppy Mills

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One of my readers informed me that this video exists. I searched and searched for it and here it is! Does anyone remember Captain Planet? It was a show in the early 90’s that existed to spread awareness of global issues to children. Captain Planet has five “planeteers” and they are all kids who want to help save the planet…. Read more »

Teacup Puppies– All the rage

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I am so amazed at the number of people who are looking to buy “Teacup Puppies.” For those people searching for teacup puppies and running across my blog, PLEASE read it entirely. You need to hear the truth behind this   non-breed and not what the pet stores and breeders want you to hear! I have said it before and I… Read more »

Cat (Small Animal) Mills: The Awful Truth

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Any animal can be milled! That is a truth that not everyone realizes. Sugar Gliders, Rats, Chinchillas, rabbits,  foxes, Ferrets and kittens. Any animal that you see in a pet store has (more than likely) been milled.  Thankfully, there has been some (not enough) media attention surrounding puppy  mills. Most everyone has at least heard the term or seen a picture… Read more »

Laika, the unsung hero

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Laika, a three-year old, terrier-mix was picked up off of the cold Russian streets and became the first astronaut to orbit the Earth. On November 3, 1957, she was sent into her first space mission, only to die a few hours later. So why did the Soviets decide to send a dog into space? The decision to launch Laika was decided for two main reasons… Read more »