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Dogtime salutes Illinois's Hope Rescues
Hope was founded in November of 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The rescue started with 17 dogs from that region who were scheduled to be "put down" via gas chamber because their owners could not take them back. Today we are a non-profit corporation whose mission is to save pets from death by gas chamber. In July of 2009, the state of Illinois passed a law banning such a barbaric way to euthanize homeless pets and we were proud to be a part of that bill: HB4844.
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by Vicki Larson (Around the Watercooler - Mommy Tracked)
“I've been saved ... by a woman/ She won't let me go/ She… Read More »
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“Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blending and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is sting less indeed, and as beautiful as…
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So there we were talking and walking around the park like we do most every night. It’s always nice to catch up with friends for us and our dogs! We were talking about this great movie (ca. 1993) The Bear, when we see a tiny puff of what looked like fur or feathers right in our… Read More »
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I've said it before, people pass through our lives for a variety of reasons, some you'll rememeber because as they pass they leave a lasting impression, a mark of sorts. Well there are those who come just to show you what flaws you have, to show you how human you are, to remind you or in this case... Read More »
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I was in Los
Angeles last week and went to the launch of Celebutantes,
a book written by Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper. It is a
wonderfully entertaining flick through Oscar week for Lola Santisi, the
daughter of an Oscar winning director who is working (she is trying to... Read More »
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