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The American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (ASPCA), since 1866, has been endeavoring to make it a better world for animals. The ‘to-do’ list of ASPCA includes helping an accidentally poisoned animal to recuperate and in general, preventing animals from cruelty, abuse and pain. To achieve this end, the organization shares valued resources with animal shelters scattered all over the country.

On 15th April 2008 ASPCA’s much talked about event, ‘America’s Next Top Dog’ was held. At the end of this enjoyable dog fashion event, a pit-mix named Cali bagged the $1 million worth crown studded with Chopard diamonds.

Here English animal lovers have something to turn their noses upon – perfume for their beloved canine friends! On Monday, a London store launched an eau de toilette for cities pampered pooches that costs 38 pounds ($78.60) for a 50 ml bottle.

Pet shop Mungo & Maud hired perfumer Lyn Harris to create a fragrance exclusively for the best friend of the mankind. As said, the result was

A natural fragrance inspired with notes of French blackcurrant, Tunisian neroli, mimosa and violet leaf based on sweet vanilla bourbon along with some almond.

“This will refresh the dog and appeal the human nose”, says shop’s creative director, Nichola Sacher, about the perfume Petite Amande.

Source: Yahoo! news

People keep on innovating things which I at least feel are useless. In this case that may be because I don’t have a pet, nor I plan to do so. For all of you, who have pet and love them, here is a new product to own. This includes a rescue jacket, a rain coat and surprisingly, the rescue jacket contains an emergency kit plus food. The price hovers in between $238 and $425. Displayed and demonstrated at the Security and Safety Trade Expo in Tokyo on October 17, 2007, the product actually looks cute to me. I wonder how heavy that is!

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We have since ages been strolling around our kids. Thus, time to do something new, what do you think of pets. Yeah, I am sure you will never want a little baby of your pet to walk miles with you. So, here is this cute “Jogger’s Pet Stroller”. The stroller has a weight of the feather and is also durable. This will ease your traveling and also keep your pet comfortable. The stroller also provides you with ample space to keep your pet accessories and also, other products that you want to carry on. The stroller comes for a cool price of $249.95. As far as I am concerned, I found the concept pretty functional and loved the looks of the stroller. If you have a pet, I think it is worth investing in.

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We all love cats, don’t we? But what we hate are those scratches all over the furniture made by our pets especially cats. No wonder, if this is the reason why people may not be keeping them as pets anymore. But here are we to rescue your furniture as well as your pets from your naggings.

Seeing this dog costume for the first time, I decided to laugh it off, but then I realised the imporance of this costume to the loyal Darth Vader fans and I gave it full marks.

And the only point that made me sympathisize with the geeky Darth Vader fans was the proud face of that cute dog.

The pet lovers have long lamented that they cannot leave their beloved pet at home because the little thing would have nothing to eat in their absence and if the food is left behind it would finish it in one go, over-stuffing its stomach. The Two-Meal Automatic Small Pet Feeder seems to have solved the problem for you.

They are the most unlikely couple but they just refuse to be seperated from each other. This is the story of a monkey and a pigeon who have become inseperable mates.

Remember last time I told you about the crazy incident where Pete Doherty’s kitten was found to be having traces of cocaine in its bloodstream? Well, if you cast a good look over this sneaked out photo, it becomes apparent that the little cat is really into drugs. And the credit goes to its owner Pete Doherty.

If you think, you have to be a smoker for letting smoking harm you, you are vehemently wrong, so is also the case with your pet! Like humans, household pets such as dogs, cats and birds can also have health problems from other people’s smoking – and can eventually develop malignant cancer.

Fanny packs are making a comeback. Well, I don’t like them at all and they are bad for your pets. Why I am so against them? First of all, pets are not accessories that you need to carry at your side in bag. Secondly, I am rather sure that pets are not comfortable in such bags with their legs and head popping out. If you have a pet and you can’t leave without taking him, you can always tag him along rather than carry him.

Maybe fanny packs are comfortable or more stylish but that should be no reason for you to get them and deprive your pet from sense of freedom. Fanny packs are really not needed!

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The rare and the ancient breed of dogs, Tibetan Mastiff has become the latest craze in China’s elite class. The breed has become so much in demand that people are willing to pay whooping amounts of $500,000 to become its proud owners.

Once domesticated in the mountainous regions of Tibet some 6,000 years as a flock dog and guard dog, this breed is considered to be the oldest, biggest and fiercest of domestic dogs. Known to be excellent family protectors they are now being domesticated by Chinese as a status symbol.

Some few years back the breed suffered because of the limited genepool from the original stock, however the dog lovers and breeders helped in curtailing the genetic problems by selective breeding and internationally exchanging new bloodlines. As a matter of fact pure bloodlines are really precious as they can fetch high prices because of its rarity.

United States too has been gripped by the animal, as today there are a lot of breeders here and an American Tibetan Mastiff Association which has a great gallery of photos and a list of Tibetan Mastiff rescues in need of homes.

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As much as you love your pet, feeding your pet could be the last thing on your mind given your hectic lifestyle. Feeling guilty of not feeding you pet on time could be a thing of past when you get home the Perfect pet feeder as it promises to feed your pet even if you forget to do it.

The Perfect pet feeder is dishwasher safe and the chic designed appliance is made of stainless steel. It is able to hold up to ten pounds of food at a time and is programmable for up to six meals and also has battery back up to ensure that your pet gets its meals on time. Its integrated sensor alerts you when the unit needs to be refilled

So, according to their own words “Simply put, the Perfect Pet feeder was conceived to do one thing, feed your pet flawlessly, for a lifetime. Succeeding in both substance and style, it allows you to effortlessly implement healthy, consistent, portion-controlled nutrition that’s customized for your pet’s optimum health, without respect for long work hours and busy schedules. Invitingly easy to use with features that surpass expectation, the Perfect Petfeeder has been warmly received by discerning pet owner’s as the automated solution of choice.”

A lifetime of ‘meals-on-time’ is guaranteed for your pet when you bring home this paw-proof pet feeder. The Perfect pet feeder comes with a 3 year warranty and costs $699.

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You must have shop to accessories yourself to look attractive and beautiful, now it’s time to accessories tiny and faithful member of your family that is your DOG. Your Tommy or Jakky (dog’s names) can look stunning with this bumblebee raincoat retailed at $21.95. This raincoat is available in x-small which fits chest 10”-12”, small fits chest 12”-14”, medium fits chest 14”-16” and large which fits chest 15”-17. So you can choose which size would be suitable for your dog. This stylish raincoat will definitely turn the heads of other four legged creatures towards your pet.
You can change your simple dog in to glamorous dog by including some stylish tees in its wardrobe.

How about tee with clear skull and crossbones logo print? Your dog can wear this tee in merely $24.00. You can give your dog a sporty look with the player tee that is retailed at $30.00. No wonder in few months we can see hair bands, jewelry and make up kit for dogs.

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Avis Lyons, 65, is an initiator of Animal Rescue, in Kerala (India). Presently, she has put up in Thiruvananthapuram and has decided to live here permanently as she has sold her property in England. Not only has she given shelter to wounded animals but has also sterilized and vaccinated numerous dogs and other animals. Scroll down to take a glimpse of her life as well as her work of rendering refuge to the poor animals,

1. You sold your own home in England for financing your altruistic work here in India, how far did the Indian government support you for your stand?

Avis: ARK (Animal Rescue Kerala) has Memorandums of Understanding signed by the local Panchayaths of Vizinjam and Venganoor , and we have had just over 2 lakhs in total from the Animal Welfare Board of India, but apart from that we have had no governmental support whatsoever.

2. You might have faced certain challenges in the region, especially from the Municipal Corporation, how did you cope up with those?

Avis: On many occasions with great difficulty. When the mayor of Trivandrum asked in August 2006 if we could teach Corporation staff how to implement the ABC (Animal Birth Control) program we were happy to help. To later discover that they had used the skills we had taught them to kill thousands of dogs, many of which were our sterilized dogs, I was devastated. If it wasn’t for the dogs I would have left long ago, they give me the strength and courage to continue.

3. Could you please tell us something about the Animal Birth Control program?

Avis: The program has been scientifically proven to be the only way of efficiently -and humanely- reducing the dog population.

Dogs are systematically collected, from one area at a time, and are sterilized and vaccinated against Rabies. At the same time we put a tattoo in one ear (for identification), and a v shaped nick (for identifying previously sterilized dogs from a distance). We have records kept for each animal that enters into our care, and their tattoo number and location of capture are recorded. Every animal is released to the exact location it was captured. This is extremely important as dogs are territorial, they need to go back to their territory in order to find food, but also they will stop other dogs from entering their territory, so once all the dogs in an area are sterilized/vaccinated it then becomes a stable population, no other dogs are allowed in, no puppies are born and the area becomes rabies-free (the panchayaths that we have been working in for the last 5 years are completely rabies free).

We also sterilize male dogs this makes the dog much more placid so the dogs are less likely to fight amongst themselves.

In areas where there is no ABC program, when the female dogs come into heat, the male dogs wander in packs and fight amongst themselves.
Killing doesn’t work as when you kill dogs other dogs take up the vacant territories. It is usually the friendly community dogs that are the first to be caught, and in their place come more nervous who maybe not so friendly. Where there is organic waste there will be animals looking for food. If there are no dogs there will be rats instead.

4. Critics postulate that there is an escalating graph of poverty in the country which does not allow a workable atmosphere to help the stray dogs. What do you have to say in this regard?

Avis: It is not a people v/s dog situation. The ABC program is important for both humans and our canine friends. Over the course of time the ABC program reduces the dog population so that you end up with a steady population of friendly community dogs as opposed to packs of roaming hounds. The ABC program, done as it is intended, in a systematic way, is the only way of eradicating rabies in the dog population.

5. What do you have to say about animals laws under the Indian administration?

Avis: The animal welfare laws of India are great, but they are very often not implemented and particularly not in Kerala.

6. How far have you reached in achieving your goals?

Avis: I came here when I reached the age of 60. I intended to sterilize the dogs in the Kovalam area and to stay for about 3 years. I have achieved this, but find I am unable to leave as there is so much cruelty and so many animals needing our care.

7. Where do you see yourself, let’s say, five years from now?

Avis: If would like to say that I would be retired and taking things easy, however as long as I am fit and healthy I honestly cannot see me leaving the Centre. The animals are my life.

8. Would you like to leave some message to our readers?

Avis: I believe that the world would be such a better place if everybody did their little bit to try and improve the planet and to help people or animals in need instead, unfortunately it seems to be left to a few people to do a lot.

Please try and do just a little act of kindness each day.

9. Finally, we would like to have your thoughts on the Instablogs News Network and all its related sites. Which one is your favorite?

Avis: Of course I will have to say the pets section.

Before signing off, I’d like to thank Avis for sparing out time for this wonderful interview and also to Odette, her daughter, for arranging responses. Furthermore, I’d like to wish both of them luck for all their future endeavors.