April 29th, 2010Box turtles to the vet
My box turtles Fred and Ethel had a checkup this week. We went to Acacia Animal Health Center in Escondido, CA. This is the most upscale deluxe vet office Ive ever seen, complete with boarding…
April 28th, 2010elephants save stray Houston pit bull
Houston residents who’d like to adopt a pit bull still can’t rescue a friend from local shelter: the Houston SPCA is still holding to it’s no-adopt policy, which means literally thousands of beautiful homeless pit bulls die in the shelter each year without help or hope.
April 27th, 2010"She was, quite simply, the best." Pit bulls that inspire
Darla: An Artist’s Muse
April 24th, 2010Baby time! Sadie helps her people raise a Tiger
We love getting check-ins from our adopters, and this one came with cute baby videos. What fun!
April 23rd, 2010photo of the day: a sign of times to come
the setting: on site on the porch of the BR barn, 8am on a sunny day
the characters: two foster dogs (Pinky and Roadie) and husky playboy
the scene: right before contractors arrive, three young dogs fall into crazy fun social time. to be followed by psycho-zoomies, grass grazing, breakfast and blissfully peaceful naps
April 23rd, 2010appreciating volunteers – round two
So many volunteers to thank, so little time. Here are four more people who keep BR alive and moving forward. Once again – we salute everyone who volunteers their blood sweat and tears to help the underdogs among us. You are compassion defined.
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April 21st, 2010Dogfighting videos = free speech, Part II
(Read Part I HERE.)
April 20th, 2010Angels in action: BR volunteers
It’s National Volunteer Appreciation week. If you’re someone who gives your time to make the world a better place – we salute you. Throughout this week we want to introduce you to some of the folks who work behind the scenes to help us help the dogs in need. These people have been super loyal to the pit bulls, and work tirelessly to keep the mission of securing the future for this breed in front and center. They’re truly warriors of the heart and we would be lost without them.
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April 20th, 2010The “ideal low-fuss” pet: a recipe for neglect?
This weeks Parade Magazine featured an article by my friends Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori of the Pet Connection titled Fish: The low-fuss pet. The story bothered me a little bit,…
April 19th, 2010Lovin’ on pit bulls in Hayward
The rain gave us a break last Saturday so we could finally do our spring ‘Celebrate Your Pit Bull’ public outreach event. This was the first time we’ve done an event in Hayward, and we were excited to see who would show up with their pit bulls.