Author Archive: Helen

This is Bouchard. He is waiting for his dinner.

Here is Raven doing the same.

Does Pavlov ring a bell?
Helen

Bouchard, Raven

HBO Monday May 12 – l0 PM EST- HORSE SLAUGHTER

HBO Monday May 12 – l0 PM EST- HORSE SLAUGHTER

A friend of mine named Jude sent this e-mail out this morning about horse slaughter.

“Horrid practice and we can’t get this STOPPED!!!! Well, now we don’t allow slaughtering here (maybe) but they still get slaughtered- horribly- in Mexico and Canada although Canada may use a bullet. Mexico slaughtering is such an abomination it makes one actually ill. And our congress will NOT pass a bill to REFUSE to allow horses to be sent to these countries to be mercilessly killed. THEY WILL NOT!!!!!! Please encourage people to watch this HBO program. It follows thoroughbred race horses from the track to the auction and nearly to the slaughterhouse. Pass it on.”

Click to write to Jude if you have any questions on this.

Thanks,

POV

Ginger’s Lunch

I was going to drive to Costco at lunch today for one of those aromatic chickens for Ginger. Then I wasn’t. Then I was, wasn’t, was. On my last was, I started getting the signals…green ones. So I went through them, and passed my turn to go home, at which point I was on a wasn’t again, until a dove flew over head and told me to keep going, so I did. I got the chicken and came home. After I ate half of it, I decided to see if Ginger, who’d already gone outside and came in again, wanted some. She was in her crate, so I offered her some to the dismay of all the other dogs. She didn’t take it. I told her where I’d gone for it, put several pieces on her paws, shut the door, and let her alone a while. When I came back in, she’d eaten all the pieces! And was waiting to come out of that room. Then, I thought, give her more. So I did, but that was too much. The pile of chicken remained a pile until I went back in to pick it up. So instead, I swabbed a finger full of peanut butter on her roof, and told her I loved her. Then I gave her another pain pill, and came to work.

I hope she keeps up the good work.

Ginger

Ginger’s Surgery

Ginger’s not feeling well since her surgery.

She had a very hard surgery. The lump was so big, there wasn’t much skin to close her wound, but the vet managed. This is Ginger when I picked her up. She was still groggy.

Her new x-ray shows the cancer has grown in her lungs and in other spots.

Ginger slept all the way home. Her eyes could barely open the few times she tried.

She’s not eating now, though she is drinking. I gave her a small amount of vanilla yogurt with two 35 cc syringes today and this evening, she got a swab of peanut butter on the roof of her mouth. She will come outside to go potty and be social with me. That is what drives her – getting loving from her person. She’s a wonderful Dobie.

Two Police K9’s (allegedly) Killed by Their Partners – How you can help!

Click to read story here.

Hi,
Tracie Hotchner, who is the author of the Dog Bible and the Cat Bible has two radio shows. One is Cat Chat on Wed nights, Sirius Radio channel 112 at 8 pm, and the other is Dog Talk on WLIU, but also it’s accessible on the Internet via live streaming OR after the live broadcast (which you can call in to ask questions, make comments, etc.), you can listen to the podcast. I get an e-mail regarding the topic of the show every Saturday, and the link to the website where I can listen any time.

The good news is that Tracie has contacted Dale Bartlett, Deputy manager of Animal Cruelty Issues at HSUS, who will be discussing the Miami Dade case referenced in the e-mails below in which two officers of the law (allegedly) killed their own K9 partners, one (GSD) by kicking to death and one (Bloodhound) by starvation. She will have him on promptly at 11:05 (Eastern time) this Saturday, and will be on for the first few minutes of the show for a breaking news segment. He will describe the case and what listeners can do to help. Then in July, Tracie will have Dale back for a follow-up on this case.

Go to www.DogTalkTheRadioShow.com to learn about the show. You can sign up for the podcast there, too. If you want to listen to the show live on Saturday, you can go to www.WLIU.org and click on “live streaming.”

Thanks,
Helen
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Two miami police officers are on trial for murdering their K9 partners.

Rondal Brown goes on trial in May for (allegedly) starving his 4-year-old Bloodhound, Dynasty, to death.

Allen Cockfield goes on trial in July for (allegedly) kicking his German Shepherd, Duke, to death.

The Director of Animal Cruelty Issues for the HSUS and the State Attorney’s Office in miami are asking for calls from everyone across the country to convict these “men.”

Below is an e-mail from Ed, who outlines 3 points you can make when calling. The call will be fast and the clerk will take your name and comments to give to the judge regarding sentencing, when it comes to that. If convicted of a felony, and killing a K9 officer is a 3rd degree felony for civilians, these officers will be permenanently removed from their careers. I called and it took just 2 minutes!

Please call the Assistant State Attorney, Isis Perez at 305-547-0664.

Here are Ed’s three points and he said he presented them very nicely:

1. That both felons receive the MAXIMUM allowable under the law;
2. That both felons be relieved of any accrued benefits;
3. That both felons be disallowed from ever owning or controlling an animal.

As Ed said – Please make a call! Support the prosecution and influence their sentence.

Click to sign a petition, too, but PLEASE call. That is most important.

Click to read Tracie Hotchner’s blog on this story.

Thank you,

Helen

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