Monthly Archives: February 2008

Cape May cats update

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Rose Hayes

Cape May’s outdoor cats are in serious danger. Passage of proposed Beach Management Plan on the table will mean the end to Trap-Neuter-Return. Instead, the outdoor cats will be caught and killed. Despite much outcry, the City Council still plans … Continue reading →

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Judy needs tumor removed

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Rose Hayes

This is Judy, a 7-year-old tri-color beagle that spent her entire life outside in a pen. Lucky for her, she’s at the Hillside SPCA now, where she will be loved and adored until she finds an INSIDE home. Judy needs … Continue reading →

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A Rescue Prayer

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Rose Hayes

Now I lay me down to rest I pray my soul can stand this test Of watching critters lose their homes While owners gripe and cry and moan I long for strength of spirit that They’ll find a loving home … Continue reading →

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Juno needs heart surgery

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Rose Hayes

Juno was diagnosed with pulmonary stenosis, which means that she was born with a valve in her heart that is too small to pump blood properly. She seems fine now, running and playing, but as she grows, her heart will … Continue reading →

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Grimes sentenced in Doogie case

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Rose Hayes

From Dogs Deserve Better: On Friday (Feb. 22), Tammy Grimes was sentenced to 300 hours community service for a “people organization.” She was also ordered to pay for the cost of the trial. (Note: this is not court costs, but … Continue reading →

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PET RULES

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Rose Hayes

To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door (at nose height for pets): Dear Dogs and Cats, The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping … Continue reading →

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The difference between dogs & cats

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Rose Hayes

Excerpts from a dog’s diary: 8:00 a.m. Dog Food! My favorite thing! 9:00 a.m. A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 a.m. A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 a.m. Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing! 12:00 … Continue reading →

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Sentencing set for 11 a.m. in Grimes case

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Rose Hayes

From Dogs Deserve Better: Tammy Grimes will be sentenced Friday, February 22 at 11a.m. in Courtroom 1 at the Blair County Courthouse, 423 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, PA. If you can come early and bring a sign to protest her conviction … Continue reading →

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Hillside finds 60 cats abandoned in home

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Rose Hayes

From Hillside SPCA: Sixty cats, many blind — 10 dead and more dying — abandoned in a home and living in three inches of feces, without food or water — this is what Hillside staff and rescuers found when they … Continue reading →

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Ask the governor to pardon Tammy Grimes

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Rose Hayes

A petition has been started on the Care2 Network to Ed Rendell, the Governor of Pennsylvania, to pardon an Altoona woman who was charged in December 2007 for trying to help a dying dog. Tammy Grimes is the founder of … Continue reading →

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