Donate your Halloween pumpkins to feed wildlife

Now that Halloween is over, don’t just throw your Jack O’Lanterns in the trash. Use them to benefit wildlife! The folks at Animal Advocates in Los Angeles, CA posted a reminder on their Facebook page this week reminding people to donate their pumpkins to animal wildlife centers. I’ve heard of rescue centers needing pet supplies. But [...]

Dogs and cats and spirits, oh my! – Halloween and your pets

For the last 24 hours, our dogs have been unusually worked up. Barking, fighting, and generally squirrely. Last night I made a joke that maybe, on the day before Halloween, the veil between the dead and the undead had lifted a bit early.

The Elephant Sanctuary in TN mourns the loss of Bella the dog, companion to Tarra the elephant

Sad news today from The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee:  Bella, the dog who made international headlines as the treasured companion of The Sanctuary’s first elephant, Tarra, has died, likely as the result of a coyote attack. In a letter on The Elephant Sanctuary website, CEO Rob Atkinson writes: “We noticed Bella was not with Tarra at breakfast [...]

The ultimate dog tease (talking dog video)

If you could hear what your dog is saying, it might sound like this: