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It's All About Home, Isn't It?

Because it's that time of year, when 'home' means so much. I could not resist sharing this. As noted on Facebook, where I first saw it, it's the anti-Michael Vick story.

 

Pet Net: Participate and feed shelter pets

Pets and people elsewhere are participating in this today. Check it out!

By taking any of the simple steps below on November 16, 2011, Iams Home 4 The Holidays and their Bags 4 Bowls initiative will donate bowls of food to local shelters in honor of Pet 'Net 2011!

Kinship Circle in Thailand for Animals

Head's up, pets and people. The following press release requires our attention. Share this and spread the word. Help is needed!

*All Photos: Kinship Circle Disaster Animal Response Team, Thailand Flood 2011 / Ione Lexie Cataldo

USA nonprofit Kinship Circle deploys overseas to save animals in Thailand's historical flood. 

Bangkok, Thailand -- It might take Noah's Ark to save them all. Dogs bark from rooftops. Animals are submerged chest deep. The skin rots, if underwater too long. Others paddle toward any surface taller than the water. Clinging to a tiny refuge, their howls and cries punctuate the night.

Canine Companions Serving in Iraq: A Tribute

Couldn't resist this - with Veterans Day on the horizon. Our canine companions deserve respect and admiration, too.

DC Tribute Honors Military Dogs: MyFoxDC.com

 

Man's Best Friend Serves with Pride

As we all take time today to remember the tragic fall of the Twin Towers ten years ago, let's also remember the four-legged heroes who gave their all to the search and rescue efforts.

As noted on Animal Planet: "Alongside the many brave human heroes, we should also remember and honor the quietly heroic Search and Rescue (SAR) dogs who, along with their handlers, risked their lives to help save victims of the World Trade Center attacks."

And, to that end, on The Bark, this announcement: