Huntyr (@kyba) examines a waterlogged street.
The floods in Iowa and around Chicago have affected some of our anipals, like @Niqqi, @pierrethepoodle and @kyba, and probably quite a few more who live in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and along the big Midwestern rivers. Countless other animals have been affected by the flooding. The Lake County Animal Protection Association will not be helping as many humans spay and neuter their pets because of the flood waters. The group was ready for a fundraising garage sale in Keeneyville, Illinois, but the water ruined all the stuff that had been donated, according to the Daily Herald.
Anipals, we need to tell our veterinarians to be careful with their money. The Republican American in Connecticut reported that a woman EMBEZZLED $99,000 from the veterinary hospital where she did the books. She was charged with crimes and the vet is suing her in civil court. He thought she was his friend. Let’s all give our vets a big, wet lick or a head bump the next time we see them!
A teenager has started a movement for the world to stop eating animals. The campaign started July 24 , care2 news network reported, and is slated to continue for 365 years. Nadia Masoudi, of Ontario, Canada, has the support of some big celebrities like Woody Harrelson and David Suzuki for Animal Freedom Day . Every year, she’ll add another day of vegan eating for Animal Freedom by 2375. Masoudi is hoping that everyone else in the world will follow suit.
On a smaller scale, police and animal control authorities in Malta rescued a kitten on 23 July, The Malta Independent reported. The kitten had fallen at least one story down a shaft in an apartment building. A neighbor family heard the kitten’s cries and called for help. Once the kitten is strong again, the family will adopt the little guy.
Psychology Today reported on the benefits to humans of having us anipals around. Recent studies have looked at efurrybody from goldfish to dogs. The goldfish helped increase appetite among elderly humans in a nursing home and watching dogs in movies lowers human stress levels. I’m glad the humans are finally beginning to understand that there is much they do not know about animals. I hope my humans will read at least a few of the books and articles mentioned in Psychology Today. The psychologists promised to do a lot more research, too.
At The New York Times humans are WORRIED that cats and dogs are too popular in movies. Columnist Neil Genzlinger said that entertainment producers have noted the popularity of cat and dog videos on YouTube and are putting us in movies and TV shows to get more attention from human viewers. He’s particularly worried about the effect on the U.S. economy of the release of “Cats and Dogs” on July 30. Although the Psychology Today humans think people reduce stress by watching animals in films, apparently, that’s the problem. Too little stress means humans don’t work enough. Silly NYT humans. Stressed humans are no fun at all.
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your article is always so full of interesting tidbits. Thanks for always posting something informative & interesting.
I am really looking forward to the Cats and Dogs movie – mom can always use a stress reducer!
hehehehe mom rarely lets me walk in the street….
this time I got to swim in it!!
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