Posts Tagged ‘animal causes’
Coalition to Unchain Dogs: One year, 70 dogs unchained!
This brilliant video captures the triumph of the work of Amanda Arrington, Lori Hensley, and dozens of other volunteers over the past year. They have transformed the lives of dozens of dogs, and in doing so, have been transforming Durham’s neighborhoods. Two ways you [Read More]
People who leave their pets out in the cold…
I won’t get into how exactly they make me feel. I see my pets warm and snug and can’t imagine leaving them outside to face the elements, not just tonight but every single day. Unfortunately, a lot of people in Durham have no intention of keep their pets safe [Read More]
Who wants to foster/adopt a dog, right now?
No comment on the “owner” of this dog. My blood pressure is high enough as it is. (from a local list-serv) We picked up a dog on 9th St. Sunday night after his owner dumped him out of the car and drove off, leaving him chasing behind. We picked him up, cut the [Read More]
Coalition to Unchain Dogs throws a benefit concert
In positive local news, The Coalition to Unchain Dogs held its inaugural fundraising concert last night in Durham’s Central Park. An enthusiastic crowd of local dog-lovers came out to enjoy the perfect fall evening for an outdoor concert. I’m sure that the [Read More]
Last weekend’s unchained dogs
Meet Lobo and Speedy, last weekend’s recipients of new fences to replace their chains, courtesy of the Coalition to Unchain Dogs. [Read More]
Why I Like Where I Live #7: The Coalition to Unchain Dogs
I just spent a morning helping (well, mostly observing) the Coalition to Unchain Dogs build a fence for two Durham dogs who had previously been chained up. I love what this group does, and I hope to be more involved in the future. There were plenty of pictures taken of [Read More]
Michael Vick and Friends
I don’t need to write about Michael Vick anymore. The press has covered the “allegations,” and let’s just assume that, in Fantasy Land, Vick is innocent. It still doesn’t excuse the remarks of others condoning dog-fighting. Two months ago, I [Read More]
Autustic boy’s pet tortoise tortured, near-death
Seriously A kid in Georgia was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having his girlfriend perform oral sex on him. If the perpetrators of the tortoise kidnapping and torture are found, they’ll probably get 30 days. That’s what we get in George W. Bush’s [Read More]
Michael Vick = Monster
I touched on this briefly last week, and I don’t want to say much more, because what Michael Vick and others do to dogs and how others think their behavior is acceptable and amusing just sickens me. But I heard some more about this story today, and I don’t think [Read More]
Pro athletes = Thugs
I remember my disillusionment nearly twenty years ago when I learned about how Kevin Mitchell, formerly of my beloved 1986 World Series champion New York Mets, had bragged about how he had killed a cat or a dog. (Go Google it; I hate reading the details of such things, so [Read More]
