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This is the time of year when pets are potentially exposed to an added danger – antifreeze.  Thousands of pets die each year from antifreeze poisoning.  Typically, Spring and fall is when many people flush the coolant systems in their cars.  The chances of spilling antifreeze or having the liquid in an exposed area puts our furkids at risk.  Even though outdoor pets have a greater risk of being poisoned, we need to be mindful of our indoor pets too.  If your cats are like mine, they are escape artists and sometimes get out without my knowledge. Dogs can become exposed when taking their “person” for daily walks.

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I thought National Animal Shelter Appreciation was a month long event. It should be! So even though it ends Saturday, don’t stop showing your support for your local animal shelters. I hope we never have to worry about what would happen to homeless animals if we didn’t have shelters and rescues to turn to.

Your local animal shelter cares for displaced animals and adopts them into new homes. It investigates cruelty and neglect, reunites lost pets with their families, teaches kids to care about animals, and provides spay/neuter services.

“In 1996, The HSUS launched National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week (based on an idea from the Capital Humane Society in Lincoln, Nebraska). This campaign was designed to acknowledge and promote the invaluable role shelters play in their communities and to increase public awareness of animal welfare issues and shelter services. During National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, the first full week of every November, The HSUS promotes and celebrates animal shelters across the country through media and public outreach. “ Taken from www.hsus.org

Pledge to Support Your Local Shelter….

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There is a truely wicked, laugh-out-loud, website called My Cat Hates You.  Two of my furkids, Pandora and Elvira, have mugshots there.  Their names were mixed up though.

http://www.mycathatesyou.com/cats/alpha/e/3580 

http://www.mycathatesyou.com/cats/alpha/p/3573

Aside from pictures of the most hateful cats and awesome merchandise, there is a forum with some of the most amazing animal lovers in the world, from all over the world actually.  I have been blessed to make some friends that I hope to meet in person someday. 

I digress… in 2004, one of the site’s geniuses Jim Edgar, wrote the book “Bad Cat: 244 Not-So-Pretty Kitties And Cats Gone Bad“.  Also available is a  page-a-day calendar (I’ve bought it the last three years and will do so again for 2009). 

Jim just published a second book called My Cat Hates you.  Elvira is on page 102!! After you’re done checking out the fab website run to your local bookstore (support locally if you can) and grab a copy. If not click on my link to Amazon. Remember… PAGE 102!