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Cats
Loving
and Losing — And Loving Again: Coping With the Loss
of a Treasured Companion
Jan Allegretti, In Defense of Animals, feature
— November 2006
When
you lose someone with whom you’ve shared so much,
what’s most important is that you grieve in whatever
way feels right for you. The amount of time it takes,
and the way you move through the process will be unique.
I’ve collected a few ideas that have eased the
way for me, and from others who have loved, lost—and
healed...
Forever
Arrived Today
Joe Connelly, essay — September 2006
I
believe nearly everyone who made it to Dog’s
ever-growing email list commented at one time or another, “Dog’s
gonna live forever” or that she already had.
Forever
arrived today. Please don’t be sad...
In
Case of Disaster, Mr. Milelli has Plans for You and
Your Dog
Robert Block, The Wall Street Journal, feature
— June 2006
Moved
by the images of teary residents who resisted leaving their
flooded homes after Hurricane Katrina because they
couldn't take their pets with them, Paul Milelli hit
upon a plant to shelter man and beast together in public
schools...
Dogs
and Cats Abused for Their Fur
CNN's Larry King Live, feature — December 2005
And the pussy cats are licking each other.
If you were in that situation, you'd be clawing your
way to get out and they're just licking each other
because they're so shocked and they're watching around
them, what's going to happen. They're going to be skinned
alive..
Tiny
Heartbeats Amid Katrina's Wreckage
Brenda Shoss, Kinships Circle,
essay — November 2005
As hurricane headlines vanish from daily
news, a little dog named Bingo is found in a bathtub
too weak to lift her head. A skin-and-bones Doberman
mix is plucked from the trash...
Raising
Vegetarian Pets
Tanya Procyshyn, University
of Manitoba Student Newspaper, feature — October
2005
Despite
the assumption that carnivores need meat to live,
they simply need the specific nutrients that are
found in meat. If this can be accomplished through
an alternative diet, it is possible for cats and
dogs to live normal, healthy lives...
Best
Friends Need Shelter, Too
Karen Dawn, Washington Post, commentary — September
2005
There
is a class issue involved here. While Marriott hotels
welcomed the pets of Katrina evacuees as "part
of the family," people who had to rely on the
Red Cross for shelter were forced to abandon that part
of the family or attempt to ride out the storm. It
cannot be denied that many poor people are dead as
a result of "no pets" policies...
Shameful
Policy Caused Many Pets' Deaths
Karen Dawn, Newsday, commentary — September 2005
Some stories are almost unbelievable in
a civilized nation. One man survived for five days
in a tree with his 16-year-old dachshund-Chihuahua.
His rescuers would not let him carry the dog onto
a boat. He killed his beloved companion rather than
leave her to starve in the tree...
Pet
Theft Thugs: They're Real. They're Nearby
Brenda Shoss, essay — March
2005
His
muddy ID tag recalled another place: A home defined
in sloppy kisses, tail-wagging reunions, and a worn
spot at the end of the couch. But a bullet to the head
erased that life... At the end of a six-day criminal
inquest involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture
and five other government agencies, authorities confiscated
125 ailing dogs and a lone cat...
The
Heart Does Not Deceive
Ed Duvin, Guardian Campaign, essay — March
2005
I
have written many hundreds of articles as an essayist
and ethicist, but none to equal the strength of conviction
that prompts me to write you now. Almost 15 years have
passed since I asked for your help in ending the vicious
cycle of overpopulation, and words alone could never
do justice to my profound debt of gratitude...
Stray
Dogs Deserve Back Rubs
Mark Morford, SFGate, commentary — January
2005
There
are issues of pet treatment and animal care that are
vital and urgent and necessary, that speak to our moral
fiber and emotional core and our ability to have compassion
and love and a sense of humane decency and passable
kibble...
Why
Do We Still Wear Fur?
Some Disturbing Truths about Fur from Cats and Dogs
Katy Guest, The Independent, feature
— December
2004
"Cat
and dog fur comes under 'other fur' in the DTI's
figures and nobody knows how that breaks down. I
believe there is dog and cat fur here, sitting in
bonded warehouses somewhere, waiting to be sold on.
Most of it comes from China, and the animals are
kept in absolutely horrific conditions...
You're
Eating Cats and Dogs for Thanksgiving
E-Releases, investigation — November
2004
Rendering
is the gruesome practice of "cooking" the
bodies of euthanized pets from animal shelters, veterinary
offices, horses, other livestock, and "road kill" to
produce animal protein meal and "yellow grease"...
Helping
'Animal Hoarders' and Their Pets Is No Simple Task
Bonnie L. Cook, Knight Ridder Newspapers,
feature — September 2004
Researchers
are in the midst of developing a comprehensive profile.
The more secretive and socially isolated people are,
the more likely they are to be hoarders. Another factor
is how actively they seek out new pets and how adequately
they care for the pets they have..
How
You Can Help Victims of Domestic Violence
Michelle Rivera, essay — 2004
Studies
show that 28% of the women who call battered women’s
shelter hotlines delay going into the shelter because
they are reluctant to leave their animals at home,
at risk for potential abuse...
Born
to Die
Heather Moore, essay — 2004
Between
six and eight million dogs and cats enter animal shelters
across the United States each year. Of these, approximately
three or four million are euthanized. Most are young,
healthy, and friendly...
Pound
Seizure
Judith Marie Gansen, Animals
In Print, strategies — 2004
This
article does not have a happy ending — we
lost our pound seizure fight. The sad thing
is we lost even though we presented overwhelming
evidence, research, testimony and reasons
why pound seizure should be stopped...We
have decided we are not giving up...
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