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The number of animals hit by cars has plummeted during the pandemic. The first community…

The 15th horse this year has been killed at Santa Anita. A new study finds…

The pandemic has revealed both the tremendous progress we have made in animal sheltering practices…

So long story short (which I am terrible at but I thought hey maybe start there and see if it helps), I spent 2018 in a state of depression and by the end of it had the idea that getting a lap dog would help me to help myself.  I looked in area shelters and […]

It’s been a year of milestones including (in chronological order) – losing my job, losing my Dad, getting married, losing a dog, changing my career, turning 50 and a family member experiencing a sudden medical emergency with an initially grave prognosis (she’s much better now, thankfully).  Naturally, I’ve been thinking a lot of thinks – […]

This morning, a beagle who shall remain nameless apparently injured a little frog.  This little frog: I found him writhing and nearly upside down on the porch.  I set him over the right way around but he appears to have a bum back leg.  He’s stayed in the same spot all day, continually making pitiful […]

Yesterday was "Clear The Shelters Day" for many shelters across the nation. The Clear The Shelters event is sponsored by Hills Pet Nutrition, Telemundo and NBC Universal, and based on stats from their website, more than 90,000 pets from 1200...

On Tuesday, June 18th, there is an important mayoral election in Kansas City. While mayoral campaigns are full of promises, many of which will never come true, I think it's often best to look at what the candidate HAS ALREADY...

Last week, Kansas City, Kansas repealed its 29 year old ban on pit bulls. In the process, KCK joined 27 other cities in Kansas, and 25 in Missouri in repealing its laws. One of the more recent repeals was Liberty,...