Entries by Carol

Giving Thanks

An upate: Ema has a surgery date – October 27th! I am especially thankful for this, and I’m trying to think of the two week waiting period as a time of reflection and grace. I have numerous things that I am thankful for every day, but this year seems especially poignant to me, because this […]

Fabulous French Bulldog Stuffies!

Since someone I know (cough:Brenda:cough)  is now making fabulous custom stuffed animals, I’ve been hinting that it would be nifty if she added stuffed French Bulldogs to her repetoire. In a serendipitous moment, I stumbled on this absolutely stunning ‘vintage’ French Bulldog stuffie on Flickr. It’s available from Whendi’s Bears –http://www.whendisbears.com/dogs.html Whendi does gorgeous custom […]

Richmond BC Bans Pet Store Sales

The city council of Richmond, British Columbia, decided unanimously to ban the sales of puppies and kittens  through pet stores. As usual, a few vocal pro-commercial breeding proponents objected strenuously to the proposed legislation, saying that a law banning sales of animals in pet stores would lead to a ban on puppies and kittens being sold […]

Katherine Heigl Says “Yes” to No Kill

The list of celeb-u-tards who are also Peta spokes-wanks is so long that even the scientologists are jealous, which is what makes Katherine Heigl’s news announcement so fantastic. Instead of jumping on SpaceShip Peta, where killing pets equals saving them, Katherine has stepped up and donated $1 million dollars to no kill shelters, and to […]

Happily Ever After for Peanut

Peanut, our Frenchie foster -slash- whirling dervish house guest, went off to her forever home over the weekend. I got her as far as Beamsville, and FBV foster volunteer Karen took her to Buffalo, NY, where she met up with Peanut’s new mom, Denise. As sad as we are to see her go (right up […]