My husband Virgil and I have three retired racing greyhounds. We know something about their racing lives, and we’ve realized that there’s inspiration here for dogs in any active dog sport, like agility. On race day, a greyhound starts out with a very small breakfast. The small meal cues the dog that it’s a race […]
9/11 and Hurricane Katrina have made us all think about what to do for our pets when disasters strike. Preparedness in the face of fires, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, etc. will help increase chances of survival for us and our pets. Please make every effort to take your pets with you in the event of a […]
Every year, millions of animals are dissected in elementary, secondary, and college science classes. This constitutes not only animal lives lost but abuse and environmental havoc. Animals earmarked for dissection are gassed and injected with formaldehyde. Sometimes they are still alive while being injected. Formaldehyde and other carcinogenic materials are used to preserve the dead […]
