Monday morning...

Don't you love this picture - this is exactly how I feel today!

Actually it isn't really me - but it is one of the wee pups (as yet unnamed).

He is exactly one week old in this pic and life is composed pretty much of eating and sleeping - sounds lovely to me!

I hope you had a great weekend! The weather here was gorgeous - clear and warm and crisp! Not that I got out much...

Bijoux continues to do well - thank you all for your kind thoughts! She has fit right in with the other cats and is really making herself comfortable. She is on antibiotics because last week I thought I could hear a bit of odd noise to her breathing and the vet agreed that it sounded like the start of something. (She is at high risk for aspiration pneumonia because of her condition). But better safe than sorry and we did catch it early!

She doesn't have to wear a full t-shirt really, (just enough to keep the feeding tube in place) so last week I took the black shirt off and now she is fashionably dressed in half of a slightly fuzzy, nice pink sock. I will post pics here soon - she looks so cute and she is not fussing with the shirt or tube at all. I guess the concept of the feeding tube was bothering me much more than it seems to be bothering her...

We had a "yipee!" moment on Saturday - Larry and Wonka were adopted together! These two kittens had been with me since early spring, and although they were from different litters they are fast friends. They have been adopted by a really nice family and I am so happy for them!

I also had a very nice family come on Sunday to meet Luna - the mama beagle - and they would love to adopt her when she is ready to go! The mom of this family has a brother who has adopted 2 dogs through Project Jessie - one a beagle who was used in research and an large husky/shep/mix??? who was to be sent. It is SO nice that Luna will have a permanent place to go once she is done raising her babies and is ready for a new home of her own, and WONDERFUL that this family is so compassionate!

Although I try to stay non-political here, I thought I would mention that on October 10, election day, there is also a referendum on changing our voting system to a new citizen-designed voting system called MMP. One of the benefits of the new system is that it would make the Ontario legislature composition more closely match the popular support for each party across the province. This means that all voices would be heard, and parties would have to work together, and be much more responsive to the public. Given that public support for anti-cruelty legislation and for ending the Animals for Research practices is high, but the parties are not receptive currently, I think that the new voting system MMP would give us a much better chance of success. You can find more info at www.voteformmp.ca. Let me know if you have any questions or would like more info!

One example of why I think this is a good idea is illustrated by the scary (but true) story that can be read about here:

http://wagthedog.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2007/9/25/3253427.html

The DOLA (more commonly known as "the Pitbull Legislation") has made it very scary to have a black or brindle mixed breed dog in this province - even if your dog is very sweet.

Hopefully we can convince a new government to readdress the issue but I am not holding my breath!

And a big also, please don't forget about the Project Jessie reunion! October 14th is only 2 weeks away - yikes! For more info you can visit the website (http://www.projectjessie.ca/) and check under "Events" or stay tuned because I will definitely be bugging you about it tomorrow!

ttys, Shelly