http://thoughtsfurpaws.com All Pets Go to Heaven Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/kitties-rescued-in-afghanistan/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/kitties-rescued-in-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:32:38 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2662
So it’s NOT just dogs that our herioc soldiers are taking in, taking care of, and then taking home to the U.S. – its KITTEHS TOO! Yeah, I’m a little late to the game in getting this posted, but I’ve worked at least 30 out of the last 70 hours so what can I say?? Thanks [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/kitties-rescued-in-afghanistan/feed/ 4 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ban-ohio-dog-auctions-update/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ban-ohio-dog-auctions-update/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:31:07 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2624
Ohio’s Attorney General and the Ballot Board have certified the Ohio Dog Auctions Act, a proposal to ban all dog auctions and dog raffles in the state. Dog auctions are a little-known piece of the puppy mill puzzle: they are where commercial breeders go to squeeze the last few dollars out of sickly or unwanted [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ban-ohio-dog-auctions-update/feed/ 0 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/spay-neuter-animal-rescue-welfare-gets-aspca-petsmart-grant/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/spay-neuter-animal-rescue-welfare-gets-aspca-petsmart-grant/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:08:38 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2614
We all know the ASPCA is seriously dedicated to animal welfare, spay/neuter (S/N) and all other over-arching causes regarding animal rescue & animal welfare in general. And, of course, as evidenced by its weekend animal shelter “rescue pet” showings/adoption centers, and its ongoing support of animal ADOPTION versus buying at a pet store, it is not [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/spay-neuter-animal-rescue-welfare-gets-aspca-petsmart-grant/feed/ 1 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-puppy-mill-legislation/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-puppy-mill-legislation/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:59:46 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2574
Got this in an email over the weekend and thought it was worth posting…especially since we in Ohio are working SO HARD lately towards eradicating these damn puppy mills and their ruthless owners… I promise that in the next couple weeks I’ll do another nationwide  update on AW legislation instead of always talking about Ohio!! [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-puppy-mill-legislation/feed/ 1 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-puppy-mill-bill-targets-high-volume-breeders-and-rescues/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-puppy-mill-bill-targets-high-volume-breeders-and-rescues/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:41:38 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2566
This is a very insightful and thorough article concerning  Ohio’s infamous puppyh mill bill;  I encourage those interested in animal welfare to cross-post or Tweet. An Ohio bill dubbed the “puppy mill bill”, S.B. 95, has passed a Senate Committee by a vote of 7-1 and may be taken up by the full Senate before [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-puppy-mill-bill-targets-high-volume-breeders-and-rescues/feed/ 18 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/reggie-crosses-the-rainbow-bridge-please-pray-for-my-brother/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/reggie-crosses-the-rainbow-bridge-please-pray-for-my-brother/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:24:40 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2473
Dear bloggy friends and family, I have a prayer request that needs to be spread immediately please…My brother’s 13-year-old German Shepherd crossed the Rainbow Bridge this weekend. He lives in New Jersey so I just found out. We are all devastated. First, let me explain something. He’s not REALLY my brother, but his sister is [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/reggie-crosses-the-rainbow-bridge-please-pray-for-my-brother/feed/ 13 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/theodore-and-pet-loss/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/theodore-and-pet-loss/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:37:26 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2467
It was exactly 4 months ago this morning that I had to make the hardest decision of my life — to put down Theodore because of the spreading cancer in his bile duct… I wanted to post a little “memorial” today in rememberance of him. I miss him today as much as I did four months [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/cats/theodore-and-pet-loss/feed/ 10 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/usda-puppy-mill-inspections-weak-and-lax/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/usda-puppy-mill-inspections-weak-and-lax/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 15:00:29 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2406
From the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals press release and some info from the group’s site: The ASPCA® was horrified and saddened to read the Office of the Inspector General’s audit detailing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s lax and ineffective enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) against licensed large-scale dog [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/usda-puppy-mill-inspections-weak-and-lax/feed/ 2 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-animal-welfare-legislationi-house-bill-55-update/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-animal-welfare-legislationi-house-bill-55-update/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 16:31:13 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2391
House Bill 55: - HB 55, known as the “Animal Cruelty and Pet Protection Bill” encourages judges to include pets in domestic-abuse protective orders. A protective order is a legal order issued by a court that requires one person to stop harming, stay away from and/or cease contact with another person or, in the case [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ohio-animal-welfare-legislationi-house-bill-55-update/feed/ 8 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ban-ohio-dog-auctions-act-update/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ban-ohio-dog-auctions-act-update/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 19:34:45 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2372
Thanks to Mary O’Conner Shaver (Columbus Top Dogs) for this info. She is a vital part of this campaign and a HUGE arm of the animal welfare legislative movement in Ohio. Thanks Mary:) ————————————————————————– The next Ohio Dog Auction is scheduled to take place on May 22 (“Back to the Kennel”) and over 300 dogs [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/ban-ohio-dog-auctions-act-update/feed/ 0