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Sari Reis: Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 8:38 AM
May 19th is Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day is coming up soon. It is the perfect time to honor our military dogs.
In order to better recognize the contributions of America's military dogs, the ASPCA has introduced Bill S2134, the "Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act." This Act will reclassify Military Working Dogs as "canine members of the armed forces" instead of "equipment" and will institute programs to assure their health and well-being after retirement from service- all without using federal funds. |
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Sari Reis: Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012 8:47 AM
The month of May isPet Cancer Awareness Monthand I want to ensure all dog and cat owners are making themselves knowledgeable about the scope of this disease. Sadly, I lost one of my kitties to lymphoma a couple of months ago. It is hard to talk to a pet owner these days without them having experienced cancer in their pets lives at one time or another.
Cancer is particularly prevalent in canines. One out of three dogs will get some form of cancer in their lifetime and one out of two dogs over the age of 10, will die from it. |
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Sari Reis: Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:58 AM
As you all know by now, I am a huge animal advocate and a proponent of adopt, adopt, adopt. Even if you want a purebred dog; even if you want a puppy; please go to the shelters and rescue groups first. It is a fact that 25% of the dogs that end up in shelters are purebreds. However, if you still insist on getting your puppy from a breeder, then for goodness sake go to a reputable one. How will you know? Look for the following: - The breeder will supply references
- They will breed only one breed of dogs, ie Yorkies
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Sari Reis: Posted on Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:26 AM
While volunteering at the San Diego Humane Society's "Walk for the Animals" last Saturday I came across the booth for P2V. I had no idea what they were about and stopped to find out. What I learned blew me away. P2V.org is an organization providing animals to assist military in coping with the emotional stress of deployments, post traumatic stress disorder and other problems many of our veterans and active military encounter.Their mission is "to alleviate the psychological suffering of our nation's heroes and to reduce the number of shelter animals in the U. |
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Sari Reis: Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:48 AM
Today is the beginning of National Pet Week which runs from May 6 - May 12th so I invite you to celebrate your companion animals. If you have a dog, why not take him on some extra walks, maybe a trip to Doggie Beach, or a very special tasty treat? Spend some extra time with him and let him know how much he means to you. If you have a kitty, how about some extra brushing or a new catnip toy, maybe some delicious grass and extra lap time. If you have a bunny, guinea pig, hamster, birds, turtle, fish, snake etc. |
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