Jacque Lynn Schultz, C.P.D.T. Companion Animal Program Advisor, National Outreach ASPCA (from Petfinder.com)
Of all dog behavior problems, perhaps the most distressing one is the dog who barks when left alone. Incessant volleys of yips, woofs and whines are an irritant to those who live in close quarters or for those who need some peace and quiet in their life! These latchkey barkers fit several profiles. It is important to determine which one or more describes your dog; misreading the dog may result in a failure to extinguish the problem. continue article…
September 20 - 28, 2008 is Pennsylvania’s Week for Animals with various pet related activities all over the state. WellPetUSA’s “Ride for Paws” is a preview to these events in September. WellPetUSA hopes you will join us and participate in some of the other activities occuring in your neighborhood!
Rachel Ray announced today that she is launching a healthy dog food line called Nutrish. Proceeds from sales will go to benefit Rachel’s Rescue which support animal rescue groups.
The press release claims:
Rachael Ray Nutrish includes two varieties of all natural dog food featuring real meat as the first ingredient – Real Chicken and Veggies and Real Beef and Brown Rice. There are no by-products, fillers, artificial flavors or preservatives; and each recipe contains Antioxidant nutrients like vitamin E and selenium to support a healthy immune system.
Omega Fatty Acids, with a dash of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) to support healthy skin and a shiny coat.
WellPetUSA’s “Ride for Paws” fundraiser in Delaware County, PA is just 2 weeks away! Motorcycle enthusiasts and pet lovers alike … please join us for a fun day! In the morning we will host a motorcycle ride departing from the Marine Corps League in Upland, PA. And the afternoon riders and non-riders will gather for a picnic. All tickets (donations) go to support our Meow Bow Wow fund. For more information or to register please see: http://rideforpaws.eventbrite.com
Airing Saturday night on Animal Planet: perfectly cute and silly puppies just being themselves- but with announcers, jumbo screens and slo-mo replays. Similar to their Puppy Bowl but with a summer Olympics theme. Just try to stop giggling at the “swimming portion!”
And the best part? The puppies are all from shelters and rescues across the nation! Check out the Puppy Games site to get more information on the participating shelters, rescues and puppies.
Toothpaste is one of many things we cannot go without. We’re constantly buying it.
Imagine this: buying toothpaste, beauty essentials, books, CDs and all your everyday items online, only now it makes a difference for your favorite worthy cause. At iGive.com®, you can shop for just about anything, from the smallest tube of toothpaste to the biggest flat-panel TV, and a portion ofevery purchase is donated to WellPetUSA.
iGive.com is FREE for you and free for our organization. Shop for everyday items at 650+ participating online stores including Apple iTunes, Staples, Barnes & Noble, drugstore.com, Target.com, and PETsMART. Up to 26% of each
purchase is donated to your favorite worthy cause.
Though you’re likely to find dozens of items more enticing than toothpaste, a simple purchase is a good way to start giving!
Start Today: www.iGive.com/WPUSA
For a limited time: get a $5 bonus donation with your 1st purchase at any iGive.com store!*
* First purchase must be made within 45 days of joining. eBay bids are not considered for this purpose.
Stores Include:
1-800-Flowers 1-800-PetMeds A&E Online Store ABT Electronics American Eagle Ann Taylor & LOFT Apple iTunes Apple Store Armani Exchange Art Gazebo Avon Barnes & Noble BBC America Shop Bergdorf Goodman Best Buy Blockbuster Online Blue Nile Bombay Company Bose.com Brooks Brothers Brookstone Cabela’s Calendars.com Camping World Chadwick’s ChefsCatalog.com Cingular Wireless Circuit City Coldwater Creek CompUSA Dean & DeLuca dELiA*s Dell.com Discovery Store DisneyShopping drugstore.com eBay.com EddieBauer Enterprise Car Rental Entertainment Books Epson Store ESPRIT Expedia.com Fandango Fannie May Candies FinishLine Footlocker.com FOSSIL FTD.com GameFly Gap.com Gardener Botanika Gardener’s SupplyCo. Gateway GiftCertificates.com Gloss.com GNC Store
Godiva Chocolatier Hammacher.com Hilton Hotels Home Depot HP Home/Small Business HSN Illuminatons iPod Store Joann.com Johnston & Murphy JosABank.com Kodak EasyShare Kohl’s Lands’ End Limited Too Linens ‘N Things Macy*s Mikasa.com MLB.com Musician’s Friend Neiman Marcus Netflix Newport News Nirvana Chocolates Nokia USA NOVICA Nutrisystem Office Depot Office Max OldNavy.com Orbitz Oriental Trading Orvis Overstoock.com PBteen Peapod Grocer Pet Food Direct PETCO Petscriptions.com PETsMART Philips Priceline.com RedEnvelope REI RestorationHardware
Ritz Camera Saks Fifth Avenue Sam Goody Sears.com Sephora Sharper Image Shutterfly Snapfish SONY Sports Authority Sprint Staples.com Starbucks Store Steve Madden Sun Coast Sunglass Hut Sur La Table T-Mobile Target.com The Body Shop The Children’s Place The Container Store Things Remembered ThinkPad/ThinkCentre Thrifty Car Rental TimeLife.com Tower Records Travelocity.com Tupperware ULTA Uncommon Goods United Airlines Urban Outfitters Verizon Wireless Vermont Teddy Bear Vitamin Shoppe Vons.com Weight Watchers Wolf Camera …and over 100 more!
Another interesting show on a different group of the Michael Vick dogs (see Animals Planet post below.)
National Geographic Channel: DOGTOWN, Saving the Michael Vick Dogs
Airs Friday, September 5th at 8pm (check local listings)
“On April 2007, the nation was shocked when dozens of traumatized pit bulls were discovered on Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vicks property. Follow the journey of four of the most challenging Vick dogs as DogTown helps rehabilitate them.”
Photo contest will allow America to vote for their favorite rescued pets for WellPetUSA’s Holiday Calendar, benefiting the Meow Bow Wow fund
DREXEL HILL, PA – August 18, 2008 – WellPetUSA, an animal welfare nonprofit that raises funds to offset the costs of animal rescue groups, is now accepting submissions of photos for its Holiday Calendar photo contest, sponsored by Botanical Animal.
This contest will allow animal rescue groups to submit photos of recently adopted pets or pets still available for adoption. These photos will be open for general public vote and the top 12 photos will be included in the Holiday Calendar whose sales will benefit the Meow Bow Wow fund. The rescue group with the most votes will also receive a special gift pack of flower essences from Botanical Animal, to help treat trauma that neglected or abused pets often suffer.
“This photo contest is a wonderful way for rescues to promote their name and at the same time help raise funds for WellPetUSA’s Meow Bow Wow fund which will ultimately support the medical costs of these rescues and others, if they meet eligibility criteria,” said Heather Read, Chairman and Executive Director of WellPetUSA.
Any rescue group may submit their high resolution photo online at http://tinyurl.com/holidaycalendar . All photos must depict the animal only, and no humans. WellPetUSA will review all photos submitted prior to posting for public vote. Photos will be accepted until midnight September 5, 2008. Public voting will commence on Monday, September 8, 2008. Voting will close on Friday, October 3, 2008.
“Botanical Animal is proud to sponsor this wonderful cause that will help rescue groups in their efforts to care for and place rescued pets,” said Stacey Small, CEO of Botanical Animal. “We also look forward to awarding the winner with a set of flower essences. Our essences help the animals to get through their emotional issues and process and release them in an accelerated time frame. This makes life easier on the pets as well as humans caring for them.”
About Botanical Animal
Headquartered in Parker Ford, PA, Botanical Animal ® is the distributor of all-natural botanical products for animals. They are best known for their private label of Flower Essences. For additional information please visit www.botanicalanimal.com
About the Meow Bow Wow Fund
The Meow Bow Wow Fund reimburses qualifying non-profit rescue organizations for the spaying and/or neutering of adoptable dogs and/or cats and for the vaccination of dogs and/or cats commensurate with requirements for adoption. Reimbursable costs include anesthesia, medication, vaccinations, and veterinary services. In 2008, the maximum amount of a reimbursement award will be $500 per organization. Reimbursements will be made for past medical expenses only and will require proof of services performed.
About WellPetUSA, Inc.
WellPetUSA, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 IRS-recognized non-profit organization. From 1996 through 2000, WellPetUSA held private and public pet adoptions, collected donations and worked with numerous veterinary doctors, volunteers and organizations. In 2000, the founders and volunteers refocused the organization to concentrate in the areas of fundraising and community pet education and welfare creating The Meow Bow Wow Fund and P.E.A.T. The Meow Bow Wow Fund distributes funds to rescue groups and the general public to help offset medical care costs. The Pet Education, Awareness and Training (P.E.A.T.) program is designed to educate the community and pet owners about pet welfare. In 2008, WellPetUSA’s founder, Amber Pedraja, passed away from cancer. In her memory, the Amber’s Pets Fund was created to reimburse a needy rescue group or family for medical costs of treating a pet with cancer. For additional information, please visit www.wellpetusa.org .
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Aug 24, 10:00 pm ET
Animal Witness
The Michael Vick Case
TV-14 (V)
“For the first time, we go inside the dogfighting investigation that helped bring down star quarterback Michael Vick…
A Motion was filed in Virginia U. S. District Court to move all but one dog to foster families or sanctuaries. Evaluation reports revealed that only one dog displayed aggression towards humans and numerous dogs presented ‘no threat to other animals.’
Later in October, BAD RAP began a quiet, cross-country road trip with 13 of the Vick dogs who were moving to their new homes in foster care or sanctuaries on the west coast.”
One of the Vick Dogs today:
Another one of Vick’s dogs today
To see the whole crew, visit the California based rescue BAD RAP Vick’s Dog Blog
National Dog Day
(Tails Pet Media Group Article)
August 23 is bound to be one doggone good day. Although none of us need a special occasion to celebrate humankind’s best friend, National Dog Day is a time to honor our canine companions. From the law enforcement, service, and bomb and drug detection dogs who put their lives on the line daily, to the millions of shelter animals in search of a forever home, National Dog Day is a reminder that pooches rule.
National Dog Day is the brainchild of animal behaviorist, author, and Animal Miracle Foundation founder Colleen Paige. According to its website, the annual event has already helped save the lives of more than 14,500 dogs. Celebrate the day by taking part in one of several official nationwide events, cheering National Dog Day’s 2008 Great American Shelter Dog Luka (read his story online), or visit your local shelter and adopt a new best friend.
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