The Adventures of Kira and Jadzia

13/08/2024

BBQueen after her escape jaunt, in round rock, into a revine where Shannon tackled her.
Both are a mess.

12/08/2024

11/08/2024

GOOD TO KNOW! Tick Removal: A nurse discovered a safe, easy way to remove ticks where they automatically withdraw themselves when you follow her simple instructions. "I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. "Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball Cover the tickwith the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20); the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. Please pass on.

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03/08/2024

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Dogs with Dignity

06/07/2024

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Dogs with Dignity

09/10/2020

Nordstrom, one of the country’s largest luxury fashion retailers, will stop selling products made with fur and exotic animal skins at all of its U.S. locations by the end of next year. Nordstrom joins a

10/09/2020

Kira is in the Dogs With Dignity Household. We are raising money to bring home a senior pup for our hospice ! (We sadly lost Jadzia across the rainbow bridge...)

Linda is a 7 year young French Bulldog. She is being retired by her Breeder. She has no health concerns as of this time, but Frenchies do have issues with breathing due to their wonderful cute flat faces. Linda is not yet Spay, and she is high risk due to her breed and her age. She complains sometim...

10/09/2020

Kano is in the Dogs With Dignity Household. We are raising money to bring home a senior pup for our hospice !

Linda is a 7 year young French Bulldog. She is being retired by her Breeder. She has no health concerns as of this time, but Frenchies do have issues with breathing due to their wonderful cute flat faces. Linda is not yet Spay, and she is high risk due to her breed and her age. She complains sometim...

22/12/2015

22/12/2015

Hey Santa, It's me, Charlie. 7months I have waiting in this shelter for someone to love me. I really have been trying to be a good boy but it is getting really tough, such a long time with no one to be my friend. Why did someone stray me and expect me to find a home myself? They say my weight lose is from stress, 20 to 25 lbs, I know it is from loneliness. I like to play with other dogs and love when people want to hug and kiss me; I can do the same. I am only 4, too young to be all alone but I need a house without cats. I am a small guy, so I wont take up too much room in someones house. I will be celebrating another Xmas by myself. I am so ready to pack my bag and leave this place. The shelter has even made my adoption fee FREE if a family would want to take a chance on me. Oh, and I like car rides so taking me home is no problem. That's my only wish, can you help a fellow out?
Come meet Charlie at the Burlington County Animal Shelter, Westampton, NJ. Shelter will adopt out to a 3-4 hour radius.
Or email [email protected] if you are able to help

03/10/2015

I hope you will join the celebration... October is and today is super special because it's Elle the Pit Bull Day

26/09/2015

10/09/2015

The Pit Sisters animal rescue organization is seeking grants and donations to take over First Coast No More Homeless Pets' TAILS program, which enlists inmates to train shelter dogs to make them more adoptable.

30/08/2015

Devon we love you so much! We'll find a forever home for you soon sweet man.

24/08/2015

Sadly this sweet girl has been at the shelter for months and her time is up. She will be on the euthanasia list this Tuesday :( https://pledgie.com/campaigns/30033

Kennel A7-female- -approx. 2 years old-dog friendly- This girl is as sweet as they come!

Tipton County Animal Shelter
Brighton, TN 38011
(901) 837-5919

16/08/2015

These faces say it all. helped find over 6,000 homes for N. Texas pets: http://on.nbcdfw.com/VRvzGBx

16/08/2015

Fun !!!

Welcome to Hoosier Puppy!!!

16/08/2015

Specialties: Welcome to My Favorite Groomer. We groom cats and dogs here. We are a pet lounge where you can hang out with your pet too. We offer human drinks and snacks as well as pet bakery made right here in Texas! We have tons of…

15/08/2015

Hot potato

15/08/2015

Clear the shelters weekend

15/08/2015

ROXY is so beautiful and she is trying to stay positive after being surrendered to the shelter because her family was allergic to her. She is housebroken, loves kids and she is very special. Please SHARE for her life, a FOSTER or Adopter would save her now. Thanks!

My name is Roxy and I'm an approximately 4 year old female pit bull. I am already spayed. I have been at the Carson Animal Care Center since August 13, 2015. I am available on August 13, 2015. You can visit me at my temporary home at C136.

My former family who owned me for about 6 months had to give me up because they were allergic to me. But they said that I spend most of my time indoors. I seem to be good with small children. I am housetrained. I am learning how to walk on a leash. I'm not sure how I feel about other pets.

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Carson Shelter, Gardena, California
216 Victoria Street, Gardena, California
310.523.9566, M-TH 12pm - 7pm, F-SU - 10am - 5pm

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13/08/2015

Rescued 8/14/15! :)

Pit Bull
Male, 1 mo., 6 lbs.
Intake Date 8/11/15 *Review Date 8/15/15*
Memphis Animal Services 901-636-1416

09/08/2015

DENVER -- Over 100 new dogs were rescued from their breeder and brought to the Denver Dumb Friends League on Friday. The 114 adults, 28 puppies, and several pregnant mothers were taken from a breed...

04/08/2015

Meet Boogie! Boogie is Deaf but do not let that fool you! He is smart and ready to learn more. Boogie is house broken, great with other dogs/cats however it would be best for him to be paired with a submissive female in a home small dogs would be fine as well. Boogie enjoys walks and loves to snuggle on the couch! Boogie LOVES to be your shadow if you will let him. This precious boy needs a forever home and we are hoping to find one soon Thinking about helping a special pup? Apply by clicking this link
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02/08/2015

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29/07/2015

Buy a t-shirt to support Dexter Strong. Please share!

29/07/2015

Shaun has a story that would even make a grown man cry and he unfortunately caries it around with him, unable to completely let go. Humans have let Shaun down and because of that he is mentally sca...

28/07/2015

THE MOST DANGEROUS PET CHEW EVER: RAWHIDE!

How can one of the most popular chew sticks on the planet be so dangerous for your pets, you ask? I mean, most dogs chew on rawhide for hours on end, and not only does it keep them busy, but they seem to last forever.

Well if you understood what it took to make this toxic “raw” leather stick, you would quickly understand what the problem is.

Aside from the horror stories circulating all over social media these days, of pets needing emergency surgery after consuming rawhide, the majority of pet parents today, especially the newbies, believe that this chew is some sort of dried up meat stick. Let me debunk that myth right away!

A rawhide stick is not the by-product of the beef industry nor is it made of dehydrated meat. Rather, rawhide is the by-product of the “Leather Industry”, so theoretically it is a leather chew. Sounds awesome, right?

“Producing rawhide begins with the splitting of an animal hide, usually from cattle. The top grain is generally tanned and made into leather products, while the inner portion, in its “raw” state, goes to the dogs.” TheBark.com

So, how does this leather, which is conveniently rolled up into pretty shapes, actually get made into those rawhide chews?

Follow along my friends and I will enlighten you on how this hide travels through a leathery process where it transforms from hide to a not-so beautiful, colorful, chew stick. Here is a paraphrased tutorial that was explained by the whole dog journal several years back:

STEP 1: Normally, cattle hides are shipped from slaughterhouses to tanneries for processing. These hides are then treated with a chemical bath to help “preserve” the product during transport to help prevent spoilage.

(No one wants to purchase a black, spoiled rawhide stick!)

Once at the tannery: the hides are soaked and treated with either an ash-lye solution or a highly toxic recipe of sodium sulphide liming. This process will help strip the hair and fat that maybe attached to the hides themselves.

(No, no one wants to see a hairy hide…)

Next on this glorious journey, these hides are then treated with chemicals that help “puff” the hide, making it easier to split into layers.

The outer layer of the hide is used for goods like car seats, clothing, shoes, purses, etc. But, it’s the inner layer that is needed to make the rawhide. (Oh and other things like gelatin, cosmetics, and glue as well!)

STEP 2: Now that we have the inner layer of the hide, it’s time to go to the post-tannery stage! Hides are washed and whitened using a solution of hydrogen peroxide and/or bleach; this will also help remove the smell of the rotten or putrid leather. Bonus!
(Research also shows that other chemicals maybe used here to help the whitening process if the bleach isn’t strong enough.)

STEP 3: Now it’s time to make these whitened sheets of this “leathery by-product” look delicious! So, here is where the artistic painting process comes in.

“Basted, smoked, and decoratively tinted products might be any color (or odor) underneath the coating of (often artificial) dyes and flavors. They can even be painted with a coating of titanium oxide to make them appear white and pretty on the pet store shelves.” - whole-dog-journal.com

“…the Material Safety Data Sheet reveals a toxic confection containing the carcinogen FD&C Red 40, along with preservatives like sodium benzoate. But tracking the effects of chemical exposure is nearly impossible when it’s a matter of slow, low-dose poisoning.”– thebark.com

Ok, now that these hides have been painted, it’s time for the final process.

STEP 4: Getting it to last forever!

Because the FDA does not consider these chews to be food, really it’s a free for all when it comes to the manufacturers of these leather strips, and the products they may want to add to these chews, to get them to last forever. Any sort of glue can be added here to get these bad boys to never come apart.

When tested: Lead, arsenic, mercury, chromium salts, formaldehyde, and other toxic chemicals have been detected in raw hides. So it’s safe to say that any sort of glues can be used as well!

Finally, it’s time to package and attach all the glorious marketing labels to the product.

Check out the fine print warning that’s attached with some of these rawhides:
“Choking or blockages. If your dog swallows large pieces of rawhide, the rawhide can get stuck in the esophagus or other parts of the digestive tract. Sometimes, abdominal surgery is needed to remove them from the stomach or intestines. If it isn’t resolved, a blockage can lead to death.“

(Oh, how lovely…)

And there it is! It’s now ready to be shipped to store shelves where it can be purchased for our loving animal companions.

How do proactive veterinarians feel about these chews?

Here is world-renowned veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker's take on the matter:

“The name ‘rawhide’ is technically incorrect. A more accurate name would be processed-hide, because the skin isn’t raw at all. But the term “rawhide” has stuck.

Rawhide chews start out hard, but as your dog works the chew it becomes softer, and eventually he can unknot the knots on each end and the chew takes on the consistency of a slimy piece of taffy or bubble gum. And by that time your dog cannot stop working it -- it becomes almost addictive.

At this point, there’s no longer any dental benefit to the chew because it has turned soft and gooey, and, in fact, it has become a choking and intestinal obstruction hazard.“

P.S. Ready for the jaw dropper?

An investigation by Humane Society International stated in their report, “In a particularly grisly twist, the skins of brutally slaughtered dogs in Thailand are mixed with other bits of skin to produce rawhide chew toys for pet dogs. Manufacturers told investigators that these chew toys are regularly exported to and sold in U.S. stores.” – dogingtonpost.com

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"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

28/07/2015