Update On Stanley, Just One Dog

Remember that gut-wrenching video, Just One Dog, about the dejected white pitbull with mange and eye infections in California shelter?  (The video was made by Cathy at CampCocker.) Well, a bunch of good things have been happening to Stanley since then and he’s doing so much better!  He’s now being fostered in a home by the Respect-A-Bull rescue group in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.  His skin and eyes are improving, he has more energy, he’s playing, sleeping in a snuggly bed, and giving out lots of kisses.

Here’s the post about his arrival in Canada. Respect-A-Bull has a blog with information on their other dogs and updates on Stanley.  Stanley also has a Facebook page with updates. And check out the video below from a news story.  What a sweet boy!

Stanley’s story is great, but here’s the thing I think we have to remember—Stanley isn’t special, at all.  He really is just one dog out of thousands and thousands of dogs. I think we tell ourselves the fiction that Stanley is special so we won’t feel so bad about the millions of dogs destroyed every year in the US alone.  The majority of the dogs destroyed in shelters are no different than Stanley.  They just never got a chance.  Tons of people have offered to adopt Stanley.  I hope so much that they will instead adopt just one other dog.

Please support your local rescue groups.  If you want to help out Respect-A-Bull, you can donate on their site or purchase a Stanley shirt.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you in the U.S.  This time of year, as the weather gets colder & more harsh, I think of how thankful I am that the animals with whom we share our lives (Raven, Sage, Saffron, & Crow—I know, they sound like hippy-dippy names…sigh) are inside where it’s warm & dry, and that they’re very loved.  I’m especially thankful for all those amazing people who do animal rescue work and try to improve the welfare of animals.  It’s a hard job and I really don’t know how they do it day after day.  Thank you!

We hope you have a wonderful day and that you have much to be thankful for!

Puppy Survives Being Flushed Down The Loo

Dyno, a 1 week old Cocker Spaniel puppy, was rescued from a sewage pipe after accidentally being flushed down a toilet in England. How does a puppy get accidentally flushed?  It can happen when a 4 yr. old child has unsupervised access to a puppy and tries to give it a bath.  The local plumbing company was critical in the rescue using a camera to locate the puppy 20 yards from the house.  They then prodded the soggy pup down the pipe to a manhole where he was pulled the safety.  Little Dyno was named after the plumbing company, Dyno Rod.

News Bites: Rescued Dog Rescues Dog, Little Dogs Big Cat, SW Allows Pets

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