Its been a while since I have had any time to do anything else but work.....The Sanctuary is planning a move sometime this coming May.....We will be moving out of state and setting up shop in and around Gold Beach, Oregon.....Most of the spare time around the Sanctuary is spent planning the move.....And to put your minds at ease.....we have allowed for the "Murphys Law Syndrom".....

For more info about our new home enter Gold Beach, Oregon in your search mode.....Its nestled on the coast 30 some miles north of the Calif. state line.....along the Rogue River.....They have fishing, crabbing, hiking trails, horse back riding and lots of other boring things to do when you're retired.....I,m making up two signs....."Do not disturb"....."Gone fishin'".....

WEB SITE OF THE WEEK.....PETFINDER.COM

Animal Plant has greenlighted a weekly primetime series based on pet-adoption Web site Petfinder.com whcih the network acquired last year.....

Similar to the site, Petfinder will aim to match families with pets....ranging from pythons to pigs to puppies.....from local animal shelters.....The series is scheduled to begin the first part of 2008.....

The show will contain comedic and dramatic stories of the families looking for pets and animals themselves.....

Be sure to tune into this one.....It seems Petfinders has done it again.....

  BYE-BYE.....

Last U.S. medical school that uses dogs for surgery has ended its practice of operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts and disposing of them after the lesson.....

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine was the last to use this method.....

Among the 126 American medical schools, 11 still sacrifice animals for teaching.....Othe than Case, none of them use dogs.....

The use of animals was not done lightly and had value, but students will still become good doctors without it.....

PET SAFETY TIPS.....

• ID YOUR PET.....Making sure your pet has ID is one of the most important ways to keep your pet safe.....
• TAKE A HOUSE TOUR.....Think about how you can keep your pets from getting out in the first place.....
• PREPARE FOR PROBLEMS.....Put together a first aid kit for your pets.....
• SEND DOGS TO SCHOOL.....Training is one of the best kinds of mental excercise.....
• DON'T FORGET THE CATS.....Playing with your cats more is an obvious way to get them to excercise.....
• KEEP CATS CLEAN.....Don't forget that many cat behavior problems can be headed off if the humans keep up with routine maintenance.....

THE HIGH COST OF LAST CHRISTMAS.....

The cost of everything has gone up.....of course, we all know this.....So I am sending you another bill.....

Prices of items in the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" according to PNC Wealth Mangement.....

PARTRIDGE; $15 (last year; same)

PEAR TREE; $150 (last year; $130)

TWO TURTLE DOVES; $40 (last year; same)

FOUR CALLING BIRDS; (canaries) $600 (last year; $480)

FIVE GOLD RINGS; $395 (last year; $325)

SIX GEESE A-LAYING; $360 (last year; $300)

SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING; $4,200 (last year; same)

EIGHT MAIDS A-MILKING; $47 (LAST YEAR; $41)

NINE LADIES DANCING (PER PERFORMANCE); $4,759 (last year; same)

10 LORDS A-LEAPING (PER PERFORMANCE); $4,285 (last year; $4,160)

11PIPERS PIPING (PER PERFORMANCE); $2,213 (last year; $2,124)

12 DRUMMERS DRUMMING(PER PERFORMANCE) ($2,398 (last year; $2,301)

Well ya' all, thats about it for now.....if I can find the time I will do an article on feral cats and how some law enforcement agencys are using our "Feral Friends"

Until then, ya all have a great rest of the day and a better tomorrow.....ttfn.....Reid and Debbie

               UPDATE.....UPDATE.....        

                   PET FOOD DEATHS INDICT 3

Companies of Chinese and U.S. origins charged.....

Two chinese businesses and a U.S. company were indicted Wednesday in the tainted pet food incidents that killed dozens of family pets and raised worries about products made in China.....

Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co., Suzhou Textiles, Silk Light Industrial Products, Arts and Crafts I/E Co., and Las Vegas based ChemNutra Inc. were charged in two seperate indictments.  The U.S. attorneys office in Kansas City said the tainted food led to death and serious illness of pets in the United States last year.....

One of the indictments charged Xuzhou Anying Biologic, located in China's Jiangsu Province, and Suzhou Textiles, in Suzhou, China, with 13 counts of introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce and 13 counts of introduction of misbranded food into interstate commerce.....

ChemNutra and company owners, were charged with 13 counts of introduction of adulterated food into interstate commrece and 13 counts of introduction of misbranded food into interstate commrece and one count of wire fraud.....

It also says the shipment was falsely declared to the Chinese government in a way that would avoid a mandatory inspection of the company's plants.....

The staff at "Homewardbound kittens" still are very careful about the food we purchase for our fur people.....

"Homewardbound kittens" has been blessed with 10 more furry little "Tribbles".....

Ya' all have a grear rest of the day.....and a better tomorrow.....ttfn(again).....Reid and Debbie