Feeling crafty?

Want your kitty to give you the stink eye? Make a kitten bonnet.

Pooch Prance!

This is an event for Paridise Animal Rescue, if you are in the area, be sure to check it out!

Pooch Prance
Saturday June 9,2007
12:00pm(est) to 4:00pm(est)

Rowden Park (Across from lapeer Hospital)

*Pet Photo Booth *Best pet trick contest
*Microchip your pet *best Costume Contest
*Sponsor giveaway's *longest sit Contest
*Canine Agility Demo's *Pet?Owner look-a-like-
Contest

FREE T-SHIRTS
*Minimum donation of $15.00 for your pet,
$5.00 for each add'l pet

Proof of Rabies vaccination *Required and all dog's must be on a leash. Paradise Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization, and all donations are Tax-deductible.*

* IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSOR PLEASE CALL MILO'S PET SERVICES (810)-614-0455


Paradise Animal Rescue
265 Howard Street
Lapeer,Mi 48446
www.parpets.org

A quick note about promotion

A big part of this blog is promoting animal welfare, by spreading the word for rescue groups, wildlife groups, and other animal lovers. So if you are part of an animal welfare group, send me your events and rescue stories to help spread the word. I am happy to pass this information on in the effort to promote animal welfare, and it also helps your website gain exposure.

Another thing that I am happy to do is to help promote companies that make great products for pets and pet parents. Every now and then you may see a product or website review on this blog, hopefully you will find them helpful.

My goal in doing this blog, and my website, is to help get the word out about the many homeless pets waiting for a second chance. You help me do this by sending in your stories, photos, and events.

Maui Pet Therapy

This comes from Shannon of Maui Pet Therapy! I wish I could be in Maui right now! It would be fun to visit the therapy bunnies, and enjoy the beach a bit too.

MARS on the planet Maui? Are you wondering if I have lost my mind? Maui is sometimes like another planet... (a day in Paia... Maui friends know what I'm talking about)... and after all, we are an island. But though we are distanced from the mainland... we still reach for the stars!!

Our pet therapy program has created an affiliation with MARS - Maui Animal Rescue and Sanctuary! Several of their rescued rabbits work in our program and we decided it's about time we work more closely together. I will be bringing back our animal education program in the fall (yes, with an already full pet therapy schedule) and want Maui's children to see that we just don't talk the talk, but we walk the WALK! We agree that spaying and neutering of animals is paramount, and this includes rabbits. MARS will be assisting us with all spay/neuter/microchip costs for our working rabbits in exchange for a $25 (per altered rabbit) donation to their organization. While this doesn't seem to be a big deal, hold on to your socks my friends, the cheapest neuter price on Maui for a rabbit is $150!!! Average spay... $200!!! While some of our rabbits are already spayed/neutered, imagine if I had to start from scratch to alter 30 rabbits. Top end price... it would cost $6000 dollars. They would shut down my program.

Our own humane society does not spay/neuter rabbits leaving it to the private vets to handle it (which is why they've price fixed their services... yes, sometimes it hurts to live in paradise).

$25 for spay/neuter and microchip through MARS is a SWEEEEEEET deal!

I am ecstatic about this! MARS rescues, rehabilitates and adopts out many of their bunnies. We're happy to endorse their outreach program to find the bunnies good homes and use them in our program when positions are available.

Mahalo (thank you) MARS for all of your kokua (help, support and assistance!). We're still in need of donations to keep our program going. I don't ask for much, every little bit helps. :) Donation button and info is on our main page.

Warmest aloha,
Shannon and all of the fuzzy, feathered and furry, pet therapy animals (Shannimals!!!)

Furry Friday-- Feathered Fun!

Another little movie for furry friday.

Pet Photography

Most pet owners love to take photos of their pets. I know that I sure do! It's always so much fun to catch them in action, especially when they are doing something cute or funny. Plus, we like to have fun sharing our photos on Furry Friday!

I recently got an email about a great new technology just for pet parents. HP has come out with cameras that feature pet-eye fix built in. If you click the link you will see great examples of what this can do for your photos. In the email it said:

The best part about this new HP digital photography technology is that Pet-Eye Fix is an in-camera feature. You do not need to buy any new software for your computer, nor worry about your computer and its current running software being out of date. And because it is an in-camera feature, Pet-Eye fix is as easy to use as Red-Eye Removal and many other features that we use frequently when taking digital photos.

It's nice to see that a company is recognizing pets and the important role that they play in our lives by creating technology geared for pet owners. Pretty neat stuff if you ask me!

Crafty Animal Lovers

One thing that I love is all the great indie artists out on the web (especially on Etsy). So, when I visited Mandypants shop and saw that she was donating part of her sales to benefit an animal rescue group I asked her to write a little something about it to share here.

There is very little more that I love to do besides craft if up, except helping animals. I decided recently to start donating 10% of my sales to a local animal shelter here in West Texas called The Haven. The Haven is a no kill shelter and they're always needing some help. After I posted this on my site (www.mandypants.etsy.com) some others saw what I was doing and invited me to join EFA (Etsy For Animals). EFA donates part of their profits each month to a different animal charity. It's so cool and I'm really excited to be a part of it! So far, I've gotten a decent chunk of change to donate, and that's always a great feeling! I love craft for causes, and animals are always in need, it's great to do my part. I wish I could house and feed every animal that needed it, but I've already got 3 cats, 3 fish and I'm babysitting a rabbit, I think my husband would move out if I tried to move any more animals in, ha! Check out my site at www.mandypants.etsy.com!

Thank you Mandy! I totally know what you are going through with the animals, my hubby thinks I want to live in a zoo with all the animals I would like to adopt. ;) Good luck with your shop, and thanks for letting us all know about Esty for Animals!

Jenna Fischer, animal lover!

If you are a fan of the TV show The Office, then you may have heard about Jenna Fischer's recent accident. What does this have to do with animals? When fans asked her husband (James Gunn) where to send get well care packages, do you know what he said? Send a donation to Rover Rescue in Jenna's name instead! How wonderful!

It's always great to see people spread the word about animal rescue. So, if you love The Office and want to send a little something to wish Jenna a speedy recovery, consider a donation to Rover Rescue!

Furry Friday-- relax

Found this cutie on the web, looks like the little hedgehog is relaxing for the weekend! Hope you have a relaxing weekend too.



*hmmm... apparently the photo is not on the website anymore. pity, it was very cute.

The Happiest Turtle

Every so often I come across an animal website that makes me smile. Luckily, Ralph Wellington (the happiest turtle in the world) added me to his Myspace friends... otherwise I would have missed out on his great webpage. Yes, I do believe that Ralph is the happiest turtle in the world...

Furry Friday-- two legs

This is just one of three pups born with only two legs (all from the same littler). Please click here to read the full story, and click below to see the pups in action.

The New Yorkers

When I was contacted to recieve a copy of The New Yorkers, I was very excited. I always get a bit giddy when people want to send me things, and this time I was especially giddy because it was a book about dogs!

The book arrived just in time for the weekend and the cold, rainy weather; it was perfect timing because I was able to read it all in one day! There are some perks to bad weather, time to read is one of them. It was a book that I had a hard time putting down, I just wanted to see how it was all going to work out.

It was a very fun read, which is something that I really like. The book is about people and their relationships with each other, but it is also very much about dogs and how they can bring people together. I certainly don't want to spoil the plot, but anyone who has ever been loved by a dog knows the kind of changes they can bring into your life.

Click the photo to read more about it, and to visit the author's blog!

Strut Your Mutt

The annual Strut Your Mutt event is coming on May 19th. People and dogs come to celebrate and raise funds for homeless pets. Top fundraising prize this year is a trip for two to the Best Friends 2008 Lint Roller Party in Los Angeles. So, if you are in Utah be sure to sign up to Strut Your Mutt!

Amy love animals

It's great to see videos like this. Best Friends is a great organization!

Live in LA?

Furry Friday-- I love socks!

Mother's Day, the animal way.

This is just one great idea for a Mother's day gift that is unique (and helps animals).

"While daughters and sons make their plans to do something special on Sunday, May 13th to honor their moms, Shelter to Home, Inc. would like to offer you a unique way to pay tribute to her.

www.sheltertohome.com/honormom Click on the donation button to the right Honor Mom-Donate Here. With your donation, your Mom will be given a “virtual tulip” and her name listed on our site. Your donation in your mom’s honor will directly aid in saving the life of a shelter animal. What better way to say thank you for all she’s given or gave you by giving in her honor.

Thanks for the heads up Kalin (Shelter to Home Inc)!

Lily needs help.

As is the case with a lot of rescues, especially when they are abandoned, things can go wrong. Some rescue animals end up needing a lot of medical attention and care. Some rescue animals are in such bad shape that they are never adopted out, but instead live out their lives in their no-kill rescue/shelter.

Lily is a lucky girl. She found a home, but she needs help with medical bills. Her owner runs a great little shop, so please take a look at this post about Lily, and if you see anything in her shop know that you will be helping a dog have a happy life.

A happy ending for Josie.

Romeojosiemom says:

I also will get rescues from now on. This is Josie - she is now 6yrs old. She became part of my family 3 yrs ago.





If you look close, she has numerous scars across her nose and head from physical abuse. According to the rescue vet, Josie was being trained as a fight dog and was not cooperating. She is a lover not a fighter! She was kept out chained to a garage in deplorable conditions. She is now afraid of everyone and anything that moves. Over the past 3 years, she has come to trust some people and has become more content.

Another happy ending for a rescue dog. Thank you for sharing this story, hopefully it will inspire more people to adopt rescue animals.

Popcorn needs a home.

Popcorn is a beautiful, all white, 7 month old female pit bull. Defenseless, Popcorn's start in life was one of abandonment and abuse. Barely a few weeks old, some caring teenagers found her in a forest preserve with her face "smashed" and immediately brought her to Save-A-Pet.

The chain of events then happened rapidly, she immediately went to a vet emergency clinic, spent some days there and then moved into a foster home, but is now back at our facility. The only reminder of that horrific day is her eye. Popcorn's injuries included permanently damaging one eye which she has no vision out of now, and her skull and face had fractures which have all healed well. Popcorn has turned into an ebullient girl that lives life to the fullest. She loves to roughhouse and roll around with other dogs, but that's not always every dog's cup of "bone".

Sadly, Popcorn is living in a cage at the kennel. For months now Popcorn has watched people pass by her cage day after day...hoping one day someone would stop by her cage, pick her up, hug her, and take her home with them. Popcorn is still just a baby, and very sweet. She longs for human attention. She is very lonely and sad living in a cage at the shelter. Because Popcorn is so sad, and used to being passed by, she seems to have given up hope of ever finding a forever family. Sweet little Popcorn deserves to live in a loving forever home, and to experience love and security.

Please consider changing Popcorn's life! Popcorn will not let you down, she has a lot of love to share!

***Contact Information***

If you are interested in adopting Popcorn, or for more information on her, please contact:

Save-A-Pet Adoption Center, 31664 North Fairfield Road, Grayslake, Illinois 60030

Call and ask for an Adoption counselor at : 847-740-7788, or you may send an email to: adoptions@save-a-pet-il.org, RE: Popcorn