Sunday, March 23, 2008

Help Include Pets In Being Protected Against Domestic Violence

Imagine a society where everyone -- including their pets -- is protected from abuse.

Each year, throughout Georgia, countless victims of domestic violence feel they have no choice but to remain in violent households to protect their defenseless pets from harm. Research has shown that up to 48 percent of domestic-violence victims remain in abusive homes out of concern for what might happen to their pets if they left them behind. Sadly, animals are not currently addressed in Georgia’s domestic-violence law.

Georgia House Bill 1242 addresses this issue. The bill would allow judges to include pets in domestic-violence protective orders -- legal orders that would require abusers to not come into contact with, harass or interfere with their victims’ animals.

We owe it to the countless domestic violence victims and survivors throughout Georgia to get this bill passed.

Please support this important legislation by asking Judiciary Non-Civil Committee Chairman David Ralston and Vice Chairman Robert Mumford to schedule HB 1242 for a committee vote and to vote in favor of the bill.

This action alert is for residents of the following states only: Georgia

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

A Couple Dress In Dead Dog Jumpers


Check out this story about a couple who had jumpers made from the fur of their dead dogs. The couple's friend spun the wool of their dead dogs into sweaters so that they could keep their fuzzy friends close to their hearts... Literally. The couple lost their white Samoyed 12 years ago as well as a Swedish Lapphund in 2002. After seeing Princess Diana wearing a dog fur stole at Crufts they collected thousands of dog hairs from brushes and carpets.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

A Not So Fuzzy Dog

Check out this robotic "dog". Of course it is not really a dog but it is called a "big dog". Made by Boston Dynamics it is a great tool during wartime and intense urban situations that would normally be unsafe for humans.



Monday, March 3, 2008

Soldiers Torture A Puppy

See for yourself. I think this is screwed up and of course only fits what has been proven throughout statistics, science and time which is that there is a clear and concise link between animal abuse/torture and serial killing which is what these soldiers do for a living. Sad but true. I have to admit I feel sorry for the soldiers and the puppy equally as they are both obviously damaged not by their own choice.



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