Stuff You can Do With Your Smart Phone

Stuff you can do with your old smart phone: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2013/10/04/uses-old-smartphone-iphone-android/2896947/

Updated: Medicine Hat Paint Mare Going to Slaughter Monday 6/10/13 Near Shippensburg

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Medicine Hat Paints are rare. Add one blue eye as she has and they are even rarer. This mare was sold to a Kill Buyer near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. A Kill Buyer travels around the country looking for horses to buy and then has them transported to slaughter. Sometimes as in this case the Kill Buyer will offer the horses for sale. She is 8-9 years old, friendly and said to ride. She needs her hooves trimmed and has a few scrapes and a little sunburn. She is being sold for $495.00. There are many horses listed on this same facebook page as she is, but none of them tore at my gut the way she has.

A Medicine Hat Paint (Pinto) is a horse that is predominately white with very few spots and one in particular around the ears like a war bonnet or hat--the colors of the paint can vary. There are some that claim the horse must have paint on the chest (the war shield)--but actually the less paint the more magical. One blue eye or two is considered very lucky. There was a certain (and still is) mystique to the Medicine Hat Paint especially to certain Plains Tribes of Native American. It was thought that the Medicine Hat could render their rider invincible in battle and protect the rider from spills. The horse could also bring good luck and protect from danger--even sense danger. In some tribes only the chief or medicine man was allowed to own a Medicine Hat.





It is a national disgrace that some many horses like this mare are ending up in Kill pens waiting to be shipped off to be slaughtered for meat because it has become increasingly difficult for owners to afford horses, their upkeep and vetting. Have you ever seen one of these transport trucks on the highway? They come through Tennessee quite often. Some with no protection from the elements and the horses packed in improperly.  Such fine and regal beasties deserve the respect they so richly deserve as companion animals and God in Heaven they don't deserve to be packed off  and slaughtered for meat as if that is the only thin left for them.

‘Game of Thrones’ actor Clive Mantle’s ear bitten

 

The UK may have banned most guns but they seem to be cornering the market on drunken thuggery, and this guy Clive Mantle is 6 foot 5 inches. He was attacked for asking some fellows to quiet down a wee bit because it was 4:30 in the morning and they fell upon him like a pack of wolves.

Doctors were able to reattach the ear but 3 surgeries will be required to totally repair it.

Los Angeles Animal Services: 'No Night Care for Animals in City Shelters'

 
This has got to be one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. The  head of Los Angeles Animal Services has decided to save money by doing away with the night shifts at the LA County Shelters. Yeah there will be some issues: dogs will be left unattended for 8 hours; a security company will have to be hired to guard the outside of the shelters (like that isn't going to cost just has much or more than the night shift; dogs are kenneled together but there won't be fights; injured animals can't be brought in for care till morning--too bad; and the kicker maybe that the person is charge of this looming fiasco makes over 200k a year. No wonder the state is going broke.
Los Angeles Animal Services' Brenda Barnette: 'No Night Care for Animals in City Shelters'

PETA is no friend to animals

Don't ever think that PETA is out there doing good for the animals when they are killing more than they are saving. I used to give them money back in the early 90s when they were supposedly saving lab monkeys. Sadly, they always had a a twisted agenda--check out this article
This is PETA : Nathan J Winograd

HB621/SB865 would regulate pit bulls in Tennessee

From Bless the Bullys:
HB621/SB865 would regulate pit bulls in Tennessee | Bless the Bullys

Tennessee State Legislature is wanting to force anyone with what they consider a dangerous breed of the dog to get very expensive liability insurance (the article cited above suggests it is just Pit Bulls but local news sources in Nashville indicate it's more than just Pit Bulls).

Sponsors of the Bill--need to understand why this is wrong headed and creates an undo burden to responsible dog owners.

Senator Reginald Tate
sen.reginald.tate@capitol.tn.gov
Representative Brenda Gilmore
rep.brenda.gilmore@capitol.tn.gov

The Story of Two Dogs Adopted and Then Senselessly Killed By The Adopter

 I didn't write this story--Urgent Part 2 (a woman responsible for sharing dogs from the New York City's Animal Care and Control (the City Animal Shelters) on Facebook which is a daunting and all too often heartbreaking task). I share this in its entirety rather than sharing just the link because Facebook has gone insane these days when it applies to Animal Advocates so just sharing a link might open to a dead link and this is an important story of two dogs dead and the stupidity of the people who murdered them (that would include the idiot adopter who didn't tell the Shelter that she already had a houseful of small animals and the vet who helped her by euthanizing the two dogs--one of whom did nothing wrong except being adopter by this pitiful excuse of a human being.

Little Debbie entered the ACC on January 8th, 2013 as a stray, and was quite perfectly named.  She was dessert personified...... a tasty snack cake with a short stocky marble coated body and a chubby little face.  She instantly became a huge staff and volunteer favorite for her extremely calm and loving demeanor . Little Debbie was a quiet, well behaved girl with a sensitive nature and chocolate eyes that would peer into your soul while always looking for snuggles and hugs.  This is Little Debbie: 

 

Dutch entered the ACC on February 4th, 2013 as a stray. Dutch was outgoing, affectionate, confident and extremely handsome!! He had one blue eye and one brown eye, and although volunteers weren’t totally certain, he was believed to be hearing impaired (special needs) This is Dutch: 

 

 Sadly, these two very different and remarkable dogs were soon to be joined together in a tragic way.   What kills us is that EVERY SINGLE person that failed these dogs, took no responsibility and shifted blame.  Little Debbie was failed at every level: 1) Failed by a rescue 2) Failed by a foster 3) Failed by the ACC 4) Failed by an adopter. Dutch, was not failed as many times as Little Debbie, but was “guilty by association" and became collateral damage.  Their story needs to be told.

On Wed, Feb 6th, A rescue announced publicly they pulled Little Debbie. Volunteers and staff were thrilled that this delightful pup would have rescue protection and be placed in a loving foster home.  Finally, Little Debbie would have the life that she deserved and longed for!   The rescue made no hint that anything was amiss, and joyously posted “freedom”  pics and adoption information on their site. Behind the scenes there was trouble. Sadly, the new fosters claimed Little Debbie did not get along with their current pet and they DUMPED her back in to the shelter again.  The fosters did not allow time for her to decompress.  They did not seek the help of a trainer and they did NOT stop to think they may be costing her life.  The rescue claimed they never authorized the person to pick up Little Debbie at all, but that was only AFTER she was dumped back at the shelter. The rescue was aware that Little Debbie was once again headed for the shelter; but since they could not find boarding for her where else could she go?  Staff and volunteers were heartbroken at her return, and there is where the blame game began.   

 
The rescue blamed the foster for not wanting to employ training as a means of solving the problem. They blamed the foster for taking a dog that they never approved her to foster.  They blamed boarding facilities for not taking dogs with kennel cough.  Blame abounds..solutions... not so much.  They should have stood behind this dog instead of coming up with a million flimsy reasons as to why they couldn't.  In the meantime, this precious dog is in a kill shelter, taking up a kennel and thereby creating a reason to kill.  She's confused, she's sick and she's in danger.  Excuses matter little to Little Debbie.  She needs solutions..instead she is in the middle of a blame game.

Little Debbie was dumped on Sunday, Feb 10, 2013.

  

Fast forward to Monday, Feb 18th, and two young women drove from Indiana to NYC with the intent of adopting Dutch, and were immediately won over by his winning personality and striking good looks. These two young women (Maddyi  E. & Brittane T.)  have subsequently deleted their pages.  

They also met and fell in love with Little Debbie.  The meet and greet between Dutch and Little Debbie went very well. When they filled out the adoption paperwork, they essentially lied about everything. Maddyi stated on the application she has NO PETS even though she currently has FOUR dogs and TWO cats.  Apparently, some brain surgeon on the thread privately told her to LIE about having pets so that the adoption would be approved.  Big mistake.  Huge mistake.  The kind of mistake that cost not one, but TWO lives.  Whoever is instructing a potential adopter to lie on their application is an IDIOT.. and a dangerous idiot at that. 

Maddyi, the adopter, was instructed by a seasoned long term volunteer of Little Debbie’s prey drive and warned her about having Little Debbie around small animals. Maddyi’s Facebook page had both cats and dogs everywhere and alarm bells were raised about the validity of their application.  Still Maddyi insisted on being a rescue angel and went about rescuing not one but two babies.   The ACC was formally notified about issues with these women, but for some reason the normal checks and balances of placing TWO PIT BULLS in to a home 10 hours away (that had six existing pets and  a small child) were not done.  Placing ONE pit bull who is possibly special needs due to a hearing impairment and ONE pit bull who has a high prey drive and a history of being returned for "pet conflict" requires much thought and careful placement.  Apparently, NO ONE was thinking, warnings were ignored, and that would prove fatal.

The two women from Indiana, basked in the glow of their new “fame” of dog saving heroes and created a FB page devoted just to Little Debbie and Dutch ( https://www.facebook.com/dutchndutchess).  This charming and adorable page was called "Dutch and Dutchess" and was proudly shared far and wide.  While they were busy creating this adorable page, who was watching the new kids? Who was in charge of ensuring they acclimated in to the current (secret) pack? Who was doing slow intro's and keeping an eye on them? 

We tried to get the dogs back after learning about the situation, and that Little Debbie had killed a cat.  We called the only animal shelter located in their county, in Indiana. What we learned was that the dogs were never dumped there, as initially thought. The reason Maddyi probably did not contact the shelter was because her mother is an employee AT the shelter, and Maddyi was a former shelter worker there!! Her mother had no idea {that Maddyi] she left her child (in someone else's care) to go on a road trip to NYC, to bring home two pit bulls to her already full house of 6 animals (4 dogs, 2 cats), and a small child.  So, rather than reach out to the shelter community and people she knew that could have helped these animals,  

Maddyi (NOT HER MOTHER!!) quickly KILLED them, to wash her hands of the "mistake" she made in bringing them to her home. When we questioned Maddyi about why she did not seek assistance, the only thing she kept reiterating was how they were “bad dogs” and somehow deserved this fate?!?!  Poor Dutch was just collateral damage to all this mess. We would LOVE to know what private vet agreed to kill these two precious souls.

             

There is a reason we want all communication open on threads, and this is the reason why far, out of state adoptions, are bad idea. To the people that post, “You’d rather have the ACC kill the dog than allow someone to take them?” The end result is when a dog is this far away, and someone can’t jump in a car and quickly assist, logistically getting a dog back becomes incredibly difficult, and can’t be done quickly.

Remember Bougart?

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=501918353154382&set=a.504184132927804.122657.152876678058553&type=3&theater

His adopter Nikki was also instructed to lie to everyone as well, and look what happened, he ended up being dumped in a kill shelter in Texas, shortly after being saved, and no one could just jump in a car to get him. Thank god his story ended on a good note.

To the people, and there are many,  who also instruct people to lie, hide and cover-up their true intentions on threads because you don’t understand the rules and want to see a dog with an adopter, ANY ADOPTER, rather than the right home – you are an IDIOT and contributed to the death of two amazing dogs. Two dogs that were placed in a home they never should have been in. 

 

Rest in peace Little Debbie and Dutch – You were failed by people on every level all the way until the very end. 

I don't remember encountering Little Debbie on Facebook but I do remember Dutch and it tears at my soul to think that he was so senselessly killed. I don't believe out of state adoptions should be stopped. After all, there are too many stories of out of state adoptions that have happy endings. I personally think I would have known this person was an idiot from a mile away. What should have been in place was at least a home check. A decent rescue wouldn't have let her have Little Debbie because of the cats she had. I can understand why she had Little Debbie killed--I don't condone it--if I'd have been there, someone would have probably had to pull me off of her (it was out of spite for the dog killing the cat), but I can't understand why she had to have Dutch killed too.

If you haven't guessed by now I have been an animal crossposter and advocate for 3 1/2 years on Facebook (you'd be amazed at the dogs and cats and other animals that have been saved as our circles of friends expands exponentially).  Looking back, I realized I've been saving animals all my life when I could.