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Tweet. Tweet. To Save a Life
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Okay, if you’ve been living in a brown paper bag—like ’lil Gizmo—you may have missed the recent launch of Twitter a Critter.
Brainchild of the non-profit pet adoption charity, Adopt a Pet, animals in need are now able to reach out for help via social media, like, you guessed it, Twitter.
Even if you’re not in a position to adopt, you can still help save a pet’s life in three easy steps:
1. Go to adoptapet.com and use the search tool to find a pet who needs a home. (more…)
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PETA’s Controversial Side
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
‘Cruelty Doesn’t Fly’—Learn More at PETA.org.
Made famous by a red spandex swimsuit and hit-series Baywatch, Pamela Anderson’s latest role may never see the light of daytime TV.
The celebrity animal activist plays the part of an airport security guard in Reno 911-style shorts. She strips down plane-bound passengers of fur, leather and animal skins in the newest PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) commercial, Cruelty Doesn’t Fly.
Ironically, the commercial—co-starring funnymen Steve-O and Andy Dick—may never get off the ground. It’s now banned in airports and on planes, according to the New York Post.
No publicity is bad publicity, right? Not necessarily. As its latest, and perhaps raciest of all campaigns continues to ripple across the Internet, another controversy continues to fester, like a boil, at its headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. (more…)
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Poor little rich kitty
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
As the stock and real-estate markets continue to shakeout, Forbes magazine’s editors are hard at work rearranging their rich list. Everyone is feeling the strain of the recession. This includes pet owners, and yes, even pets.
Take Tinker for example, a rags-to-riches stray that once prowled the streets of north London by night just looking for a handout. And he got one. Today, he’s ranked as one of the wealthiest cats in the world after Margaret Layne, an elderly widow he befriended, left him her estate when she passed away—an $800,000 house and a trust fund totaling $226,000, according to cbcnews.ca. (more…)
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