I’m usually not a fan of pet stores. They are dangerously heart-breaking places for me.  I have to purposefully avoid the pet stores in places like malls that usually sell puppies or kittens not from shelters.  Unless the cages they are in take up most of the store, they’re too cramped, too small, to horrific for me to deal with. Standing there and watching little pups and kittens laying with dull eyes in a space just...

Apologies to my livejournal watchers, as this will be a repeat for them....

I keep a live journal and often end up putting more of my light hearted items over there as elf_fu.  A few days ago however, I was browsing through my friends list and noticed a post from Scarletdemon, passing along something for one of her live journal friends, Tizzrah. Tizzrah volunteers and is also a kitty foster mom for a special lil’ guy named Stitch. Stitch unfortunately needs a new butt. Specifically, he has a prolapsed...

image ©: SalsolaStock . “I could only watch in horror as he ran from me and into the middle of the road.” “There was nothing we could do, she slipped through a hole in the fence and by the time we realized it, the neighbors dog had already gotten to her.” “We found pieces of him strewn about the lawn.” _______________________________ My opinion on leashes and the tragedies that could be prevented...

I would like to introduce you to Chai, and Chai’s Story. Chai is a special dog, who is double lucky. Lucky to survive and lucky to have an owner that loves Chai regardless of the work and effort it now takes to care for Chai. Chai’s toy, called The Pimple Ball with Bell, (Item #20227-001, UPC Code 0 4566320227 9) made by Four Paws, broke when Chai bit down on the solid sealed rubber ball. Manufacturers had forgotten to include...