The House of Representatives will meet today and tomorrow to prepare for the vote on the new legislation concerning puppymills this Wednesday, September 17th. Rep. James Casorio , primary sponsor of House Bill 2525 is cautiously optimisitic if not more than that Let me remind you that House Bill … [Read more...]

Oprah devoted an entire show to puppymills earlier this year with Bill Smith from Mainline Rescue, Chester County and Wayne Pacelle from the Humane Society of the United States as her guests. When I had seen Bill at the candlelight vigil this past August for the 80 puppymill dogs who were shot and … [Read more...]

A couple of months ago and many entries earlier I showed you a video of "Christian the Lion" who had been bought by two gentlemen, John Rendall and Ace Bourke, in England at a department store back in the '60's. After watching a movie early this morning " To Walk With Lions", a movie about … [Read more...]

Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall in the early morning hours tomorrow according to the weather channel. Ike appears to be a massive, potentially deadly storm headed towards Texas. This storm is capable of producing a life-threatening surge (as was the case in Slidell, LA with Katrina)on the … [Read more...]

I felt the need to pay homage to the men, women and children who lost their lives that fateful day seven years ago. It is a day I will always remember and none of us will ever forget. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims' families and friends. September 11th has always been a somber day … [Read more...]

I just received an email from the Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus and it said they are going to vote on House Bill 2525 NEXT WEEK! It said after hearing from people from PA, "House Democrats spent the majority of the summer attempting to bring more lawmakers and interested parties into the … [Read more...]

September 20th ~The 5th Annual Puppymill Awareness Day ( as previously stated in another entry) will be held this year from 11 AM - 5 PM at Intercourse Park in Lancaster County, the puppymill capital of the East Coast, some even go so far as saying the United States. There are 10,000 puppymills all … [Read more...]

Check out this video of the candlelight vigil that Last Chance for Animals held on August 30th in Malibu, California...http://www.youtube.com/v/HmORYKA0Bfg&hl=en&fs=1. It runs over 13 minutes. Chris DeRose, founder of Last Chance for Animals, is an animal rights activisit and former actor … [Read more...]

One by One Cat Rescue is an all volunteer, no-kill organization that takes care of many, many cats until they find permanent homes. It's a great organization and they're always looking for volunteers. Check out their website to learn more about how you can help them. They have the following events … [Read more...]

According to the Reading Eagle, nine dogs have been seized from Aaron Burkholder's kennel farm in Maxatawny Township. This is another Mennonite farm as was the case with Elmer and Ammon Zimmerman who shot and killed 80 dogs after being cited by a dog warden.( You can read more about the candlelight … [Read more...]