Among the many gifts given me by Rumpy and June Buggie is the gift of health. Because of Rumpy I get out and get moving each day. June Buggie keeps me on a regular schedule with his insistence he be fed at the same time each morning. And then there is the gift of mental […]
MEOW! June Buggie here. It’s always chapped my ass that dogs seem to get more of everything in this world. They have more money spent on them. There are more medications available for dogs than cats. There are dog parks, dog weddings, dog food out the butt. But FINALLY it looks like us cats have […]
There’s a mouse in the house! From where? I don’t care. The evidence of his arrogance: Footfalls on the ceiling, A shelf containing tiny poo. What’s a woman to do? I worry not if mice are here. My cat reports he enjoys the sport. Cabinet doors are found ajar as he hunts the little runts. A mouse […]
Oh Dog! Hello from windy northwest Florida! We are happy to report the weather didn’t get bad here where we live like it did in some places. It was quite breezy today, though. It felt good blowing through my fur while Jen and I walked. We had two walks this morning! Jen said we both […]
During the economic downturn we stopped spending money on lots of things. But what did we not stop spending money on? Our pets. In fact, spending on pets actually increased during the recession, which is why every bozo with a gimmick is starting a pet-related business. So why does that love for our pets not […]
The robins came this week, signalling to us that spring has sprung, at least in the Florida panhandle. It’s always a joyous occasion when the robins return. They aren’t here long, perhaps a day or two. And while here they are noisy, messy, and outrageous in their antics! And boy, do i love it. The […]
MEOW! I wrote a poem for all you lovers of me….. and of other cats too….. for the big VD. May you take it to heart. Seriously. I mean it. For Valentines Day, your kitty Wants nothing that’s mushy or pretty, just give him some fish on a well-worn dish. In return, he won’t act […]
Every day we hear voices from around the world protesting the abuse and/or death of innocent dogs and cats. But when it comes to dogs and cats being used in laboratory experiments around the world, those voices are eerily silent. Why is that? Some studies indicate we tolerate the cruelty of animal testing because we think it […]
According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida has more nonnative reptile and amphibian species than anywhere else in the world.There are more non-native lizards breeding in Florida than native ones. The US suffers an estimated $120 billion in damages each year from non-native species. You were all excited about the possibility of winning a couple […]
I recently read a paper published in 2010 by Oscar Horta University of Santiago de Compostela entitled, “Debunking the Idyllic View of Natural Processes: Population Dynamics and Suffering in the Wild.” (accessed through Faunalytics.org) Horta mentions that we have some romantic idea of what it must be like for animals to live in the wild and do […]
Dogpaddling Through Life 