Max's new hair cut!

My poor boy! He looks so pitiful with his short haircut!!

The ride home from the vet's office!

Look how light he looks with no fur!

And his head looks so big!

Trying to ignore me at home!
His little rat-tail!!

Fur-Baby Friday!

This was my cat Max on the way to the vet this morning... not a happy kitty...


I told him it was his fault. Yep, he did this to himself... I woke up to find a fly strip, you know those nasty sticky things that trap fruit flies, ON MY COUCH. When I went to bed, it was hanging in the kitchen, doing its' job. Well, Max must have gotten into it because his entire right side was sticky (and his butt too)... this called for a quick bath, which didn't work, and then an emergency trip to the vet's office. Thankfully I have a great vet who worked him in. I'll post photos of his haircut later... he is currently being monitored at the vet's to make sure he didn't eat any pesticide. Yep, definitely his fault... as the vet said this morning - "Curiosity killed the cat" - I definitely have a curious cat on my hands.

Sweet girl...

This little sweet pea, Oksana, recently had her Reece's Rainbow grant almost double. She has $10,388.90 available for her adoption. I am over the moon excited for her. She needs a family, and she needs one soon, before she is transferred in January to a mental institution from the safety of the orphanage. This large grant will help her to get there... I can't believe it, what a great day this is...

Day 28-Something that stresses you out

I am EXTREMELY stressed out by the idea of animals that are being abused or mistreated in any way. I love animals so much and the more I get involved in animal cruelty awareness, the more I know about the inhumane ways they are treated. Animals are not objects, they are not unfeeling, they are not disposable. They think, they feel, they love, they adore, they desire human affection, they depend on human kindness, they are God' precious gifts to humans and it SICKENS ME that more people do not understand or care about animal welfare. I encourage everyone to dig deeper into animal cruelty case files, into the truth about animal testing facilities, into the lack of laws protecting animals who are beaten, killed, made to fight, raped, or starved to death. Our laws are deplorable, and need to be re-evaluated. Trust me, if you dig deeper, and actually educate yourself, you will never be the same. Yes, you will come face to face with some truly evil humans (monsters), but you will think twice about the way you live your life, and that's a good thing. Our animals depend on us. They are voiceless, and we have an obligation to speak for them.

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

My vacation in videos...

Me riding on the tube... our first day on the lake!

Me towing Roman on our last day...

Poor little tube...

I will post photos and stories later, but I wanted to post just a couple of videos!!!