Pet-ty Politics

Cafe Press

Kate S. Peabody of the Pensacola News Journal collared a nearly month-old article about political dog fashions from the Colorado Gazette, among other news sources, slapped some local lipstick on it, and today it appears, recycled, on the front page of PNJ's Life section.

So what if the whole thing started as a cheap marketing ploy by Petlane? It's still amusing.

Saturday Mutt Blogging

Even many locals in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties are not aware of this worthy organization, run by dedicated volunteers: the Junior Humane Society, providing ethical "foster care" and adoptable pets throughout Northwest Florida directly, by appointment, or twice a month at Petsmart, 6251 N Davis Hwy, Pensacola.

How can you help? Click this link and scroll down the page for dozens of ideas, including --

• Qualify as a "foster home" for abandoned pets
• Help provide food, bedding, toys, etc. for the animals
• Donate what you can afford, through PayPal or by check
• Take a dog to the vet
• Visit a 'foster' dog to help socialize it
• Volunteer to 'dog sit' for a foster family, to give them a break
  
• Donate your services or time - raking, fence repair, kennel cleaning, printing services, screen printing, advertising, etc.
• Help wash & groom foster dogs
• Donate old towels and blankets or your old pet items
  

Above all, spread the word and save a pet from misery, confinement, or early death.