My friend recently had to move out of her home of 15 years because of an icky ex-husband. While part of her was relieved to go, she leaves behind three dogs – Labrador/Rottweiler mix – with no place to go because she can’t bring pets with her.

Meet L.T. (aka “Little Too”).

If you live in the middle Tennessee or surrounding area and want to adopt this sweet boy, comment below and we will connect you!

10-year old Wendell Overton witnessed a group of boys torturing a cat.  He bravely stepped in and rescued the kitty.  As a result, Jackson the cat is recovering nicely and will soon be ready for adoption.

Meanwhile, Wendell’s story is going viral.

“WOW! Words cannot express how moved we are by the overwhelming response to Wendell’s story. We wanted to give everyone an update on Jackson, the cat saved by Wendell’s compassion and bravery. He is recovering well, resting comfortably, eating like a king and will be looking for a new home soon!”

Thanks to his parents for raising such a great kid and congratulations to Wendell for the kindness he showed that is now making him a national celebrity!

Oh my!

Photo from Pinterest.

This is just plain scary!

April is National Autism Awareness Month, so what better time to talk about how wonderful it is for pets to visit schools – particularly classrooms with autistic children.  My niece and nephew are autistic and they have been raised with dogs and cats all around them.  The unconditional love they get from these pets is wonderful.

If a pet can help at home, why not at school too?  From The Los Angeles Times,

The children who played with the class pets were more likely to look at human faces and make more physical contact. They laughed more and cried less.

The effect worked both ways – the autistic children’s non-autistic peers were more likely to interact with them overall  while playing with the guinea pigs (though they spoke to each other more often with the toys).

This is awesome. I say put guinea pigs in all classes!

Photo by Makayla Lewis.

I would never in a million years have imagined this to be possible.

Incredible!

Source: someone’s facebook post.

A really good friend of mine has 15 dogs and 3 cats.  He claims to love the animals and questions what would happen to them if they went to an animal shelter.  But my daughter’s friend stayed the night with his daughter and came over to describe what she saw. And then she showed me video.

She took video of dog and cat waste all over the house.  She said roaches were crawling everywhere, including the shower, counters, and beds. When she pointed it out to her friend, the explanation she received was, “I’m used to it.”

How can you get used to that ever?  If you collect animals, you are not doing a favor to the pet. When they live in that kind of waste and your own children have to live in it, too, it is no longer reasonable to think you are helping your pets or your children.

This is Rabies Clinic week in my own part of the country where animals get rabies shots at a lower cost. I would strongly suggest to people to go ahead and consider having their pets spayed and neutered while you have them there at the vet’s offices.

Photo by kthy pryn via flickr creative commons.

This little one seems to love the doggie kisses she’s getting!

While I know the bath was delightful, I’d still have to drop the kid in warm, soapy water after that!