You’d have to have had your head in the sand for the past week if you don’t know about Harvey. This is probably the largest and most costly natural disaster to have ever happened in the United States since we started tracking storms. The category four hurricane did an immense amount of damage to one…
Ever read the book “Yorkie Doodle Dandy”? Ever hear of it? Me neither until I did a google search on animal war heroes. There are more of them than you would think but actually that shouldn’t be a surprise given that animals have accompanied us into battle since we first started domesticating them. Smoky, a…
Are you a do-it-your-selfer? You can Google just about anything on YouTube and find instructions on how to fix things. They make everything look so easy that it’s actually surprising that more people aren’t getting into it. Even down to vaccinating your own animals – seems like an easy way to save some money doesn’t…
By Mickey Zeldes May 7, 2015 This year marks the 100 year anniversary of National “Be Kind to Animals” Week sponsored by the American Humane Association. Of course the thought isn’t that we should only be kind to animals one week a year but this week gives a focal point to highlight, cajole, educate, promote, urge,…
By Mickey Zeldes April 30, 2015 I’m sure people wonder what it’s like running an animal shelter, and I’m often asked what I like best about this job. The truth is, besides the animals of course, is the variety of things that I get to do. No two days are the same! Even volunteers that are…
By Mickey Zeldes December 12, 2014 We’re always working hard to find homes for our animals but there’s something about the holidays that makes us want to push harder. There’s just something right about having an animal in the home at this time of year. Maybe it’s all the cards with photos of dogs in front…
By Mickey Zeldes December 5, 2014 Ever wondered what happens to injured strays? What care would be given to your Fluffy or Rover if he or she slipped out the door and got hit by a car or attacked by another animal? Depending on who finds the animal and the time of the day or night…
By Mickey Zeldes November 28, 2014 As you were sitting around your holiday table and felt those brown eyes looking up adoringly (begging?) at you, were you wondering what your pet was thinking (besides trying to telepathically get the turkey to fall to the floor)? Let me interpret for them if I may, because you will…
By Mickey Zeldes July 25, 2014 It’s kind of frustrating to be living near so much water and have so few options of places to take a water-loving dog to swim. What fun is it to have a Golden Retriever and not be able to take him swimming? Actually, I know about a couple of…