I wasn't able to do any advance promotion for this "day" celebrating shelter pets, but now that it's here, I'm jumping on the bandwagon!  Throughout the day, I'll be posting on Facebook about the shelter pets I've adopted over the years.   Here are the details about the day from the Shelter Pet Project's Facebook Page.

It’s probably no surprise that I read a lot of dog books.  Unfortunately, many of them are disappointing.  Publishers seem willing to release just about any sentimental clap-trap that comes down the pike – especially if the author has name recognition - in order to make a quick buck off the dog-loving public. 

It’s true, we do occasionally have cats surrendered to the humane society because of cat-infant conflict.  And it seems to be happening a little more than usual lately.  What’s the actual problem in these cases?  We’ve been hearing this complaint:  the cat keeps jumping into the crib.

This summer I picked up the charcoal and started drawing again – a hobby I had dabbled in back in 2004, but then abandoned after becoming director of the Champaign County Humane Society – a job that can be “all consuming” to say the least.

Last night’s election brought great news for dogs in Missouri with the passage of the State’s Proposition B – legislation setting in place “common-sense, enforceable standards for large-scale dog breeding facilities” throughout the State.