Jenny is a beautiful black Labrador Retriever dog who is temporarily staying with the Humane Society of Missouri St. Louis animal shelter. This sweet girl is only about a year old. Jenny appears to be housebroken and loves to go for walks on a leash.
As you can see from her adoption video, she's a friendly girl and that tail just doesn't stop wagging. Jenny can sit on command and is eager to learn some more tricks. If you're looking for an active companion with lots of love to give, fetch more information about Jenny. Call the HSMO St Louis animal shelter at 314-647-8800. Jenny's animal ID is A542541
Looking for love? Here she is! Her name is Aphrodite and she's a young Doberman Pinscher mix dog. Just look at that face and tell me you don't see love.
Aphrodite is only about 9 months old, so she still has lots of that wonderful puppy energy. Curious about everything and ready to explore the world with you.
According to the Doberman Pinscher Club of America, the Doberman Pinscher is breathtakingly perceptive, intuitive, and sensitive. Dobermans are nice-named "Velcro dogs" because they stick to their people. They also suggest that the Doberman dog breed is not for everyone. Dobies need a calm, stable, firm leader or they may assume that role for you.
Dobermans are a dog breed that need plenty of exercise every day and plenty of mental stimulation. If you're looking for an active companion that's smart as a whip, consider Aphrodite.
Right now this beautiful girl is calling the Human Society of Missouri St Louis animal shelter home. If you can give Aphrodite a forever home, call HSMO at 314-951-1562. Her animal ID number is A538578
Spay Day is The Humane Society of the United States' and Humane Society International's annual event to inspire people to save animals' lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats. Spay Day officially takes place on the last Tuesday of February, but events will be running all through the month. The 17th annual Spay Day will be Feb. 22, 2011.
To support Spay Day, The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International host the Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest—a great opportunity to celebrate our pets, raise funds for spaying and neutering, and win great prizes!
There are two ways to win prizes in the contest: the Judged Category and the Fundraisers Category. There are LOTS of prizes to be won and there will be many winners! The grand prize winner in the Judged Category will win:
a studio session with Amanda Jones
their photo featured on the HSUS homepage in March 2011
their photo and story featured as Pet of the Weed in March 2011, as well as the 2012 Jan/Feb issue of All Animals magazine
a $500 shopping spree to Humane Domain
a copy of I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird by Robert B. Haas
The grand prize winner in the Fundraisers Category will win:
a weekend trip to two to Hollywood for the 2012 Genesis Awards
a custom painting of your pet based on your winning photo by pet port6rait artist Janie Coleman
a $500 electronic gift card to Humane Domain
Entering the contest is easy and free. Visit the HSUS web site here (http://photocontest.humanesociety.org/contest.html ) and upload a digital photo of your pet and tell a little about him or her. To make it even easier, you can enter using your Facebook account and upload a photo directly from one of your existing Facebook albums. You can also enter as a memorial tribute to a pet who is no longer with us.
While you're there you can review the latest entries - sure to bring a smile to your face.
Pet owners are reminded each April that it is important to know what to do if your pet is ever injured or has a medical emergency. There is no 911 number for pets so take the time to learn how to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies for your pets. Good family health should also include our pets. Read more about first aid for pet at the Humane Society of the United States web site.. Everyone who shares a home with a pet should have a basic pet first aid kit on hand. Keep a kit in your home and in your car if you travel with your pet. You can buy a first aid kit for people and add pet-specific items to it, or you can purchase a pet first aid kit from a pet supply store or catalog.
All of us at For Love of a Dog encourage you to put safety first and have a first aid strategy for your pets.
On February 25, 2010, working in cooperation with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force today is rescuing 157 animals from a property in Franklin County near St. Clair, Missouri. The animals include: 131 domestic rabbits, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 1 guinea pig, 3 baby goats, 5 doves, 7 chickens, 2 pigeons and 1 duck.
All of the animals were living in filthy conditions. The rabbits were housed in raised wire-bottom cages with feces piled up high enough to come through the bottom of the cages. Many of their cages had no shelter from the weather. The dogs and fowl were living outside, also with no shelter and the only sources of water were frozen. The cats, goats and guinea pig, which were inside a home on the property, also were living in extremely filthy conditions. The goats appear to be suffering from an upper respiratory illness.
Aware of a possibly neglectful situation, the Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force contacted the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department which conducted an investigation resulting in the Sheriff’s Department serving a warrant to remove the animals.
The rescued rabbits, dogs, cats and guinea pig were taken to the Humane Society of Missouri’s Headquarters shelter in St. Louis City for triage and care. The goats, dove, chickens, pigeons, and duck were be taken to the Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union, Mo.
As of March 10, the rabbits are stable after receiving fluids for dehydration. They have been treated for ear mites and other bacterial ear infections. Approximately 25% of them are being treated with systemic antibiotics for an upper respiratory infection. They continue to receive excellent care from Humane Society of Missouri staff and the House Rabbit Society of Missouri.
24th Genesis Awards Saturday, March 20, 2010 International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA Ticket info 310-440-0600 or on theweb site of the Humane Society of the United States Celebrate all animals, with a special tribute to dogs. Each year, the Genesis Awards honors outstanding individuals in major news and entertainment media whose artistry and journalistic integrity has raised public awareness of animal issue
Geese Peace classes will be offered in St Louis, MO. Friday, February 26, 2010 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm at the Humane Society of Missouri 1201 Macklind Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 phone: 314-951-1562 Visit:: www.geesepeacestlouis.org for more information
Learn how the Canada geese overpopulation problem can be solved with a humane solution. The St. Louis Chapter of Geese Peace, an organization dedicated to slowing the population of Canada geese by preventing the eggs from developing into goslings, will be hosting an educational class at the Humane Society of Missouri. To keep the Canada geese populations from increasing, Geese Peace advocates prevention rather than the lethal "round-up and removal" technique. St. Louis Geese Peace will be offering a free class to homeowners, trustees, private or public managers of properties whose Canada geese nest on their property.
NATIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK Sunday, November 1 - 7, 2009
Acknowledges and promotes the invaluable role shelters play in the community and increases public awareness of animal welfare issues and shelter services. For more information : www.animalsheltering.org
Background: In 1996, The HSUS launched National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week (based on an idea from the Capital Humane Society in Lincoln, Nebraska). This campaign was designed to acknowledge and promote the invaluable role shelters play in their communities and to increase public awareness of animal welfare issues and shelter services. During National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, the first full week of every November, The HSUS promotes and celebrates animal shelters across the country through media and public outreach We probably don't need to tell you that all of us at For Love of a Dog Jewelry support the National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!
Not only do I live in Missouri, but I live in one of the counties with the greatest number of puppy mills. In my county, Laclede, the numbers are staggering. 57 in my county alone. That's many more than most states. Read some survivor stories and they'll break your heart.
My sister, Lucy, and I are from Virginia. Very few puppy mills there. But there are plenty of homeless animals! I was homeless. I just showed up on the front porch one evening at mama and daddy's. Loaded with worms, mange, puncture wounds and more. Whenever mama and daddy came near me I cried. I've never told the story of my homeless time, just trust me, it was bad!
Lucy was the result of the dog owner procrastination / laziness / ignorance (take your pick). Her mother Rosie was never spayed. And her father was never neutered. When Rosie's people decided to wean a litter at 4 weeks, mama and daddy stepped in. They rescued Lucy and found homes for two other puppies.
Jeffie is from Missouri, but not from a puppy mill. He and his two brothers were picked up with their mother as strays up near the lakes. That was no way to spend some puppy time; Jeffie has some personality quirks that are probably from being homeless.
But I'm getting off the subject, which is puppy mills. It seems like a week doesn't go by that the Missouri Humane Society doesn't do a puppy mill raid and rescue some poor hopeless souls. We support them, but also the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation. MAAL was founded in 1990. It's a not for profit lobbying groups that works for positive change in animal related legislation in Missouri. It's very important work and that's why you'll read about their events and activities here in my blog.
