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  • #792664
    Moonshadow_NZ
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    #792680
    Buttercup
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    Silly kitty

    #792682
    Moonshadow_NZ
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    Awwwww, don’t cats look cute and funny when they leave their tongue poking out.

    #792683
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Waves @ Buttercup and Jan 🙂

    Love when they leave their tongue poking out >^..^<

    http://www.bing.com/?ssd=20131031_0700&FORM=HPBIFB

    Thank you, goodbye to canine comfort squad (What a beautiful Sammie, she and her owner have great hearts)

    #792685
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Tissues needed, terrible story but one that should be shared so maybe it won’t happen again….

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    On Aug, 28th, on a flight from Miami to San Francisco, United airlines killed my 2.5 year old Mastiff, BamBam. United’s “Pet Safe” program guarantees that your pet will be in an acclimated, a/c equipped cargo facility or Pet Safe van to and from the plane. All other airlines require a Certificate of Acclimation to fly, only United does not because of Pet Safe. On the day we flew, no other airline would have allowed us to fly because of the extreme temperatures in Miami AND in Houston, only United because of their program and their guarantee that pets remain in an air conditioned environment at all times. Cargo facilities, vans to and from the plane, the cargo hold. They broke every promise they made to us. We had a 3+ hour layover in Houston. Again, we could have flown an airline with a direct flight, but none of them offer the security, or guarantee of constant a/c that United offers. This is of paramount importance for a giant breed such as a Neapolitan Mastiff. After being seated in Houston for the San Francisco leg of our journey, watching out the window for the Pet Safe van, BamBam arrived on an metal closed sided luggage cart, not a van, looking hotter than we had ever seen him. My boy who was used to Miami temperatures. It was 97 in Houston on the tarmac that day. Outraged at the lack of a van and how hot he looked, but assuming he would cool down once inside the plane, and the airplane doors already locked, we watched them load him and we took off to San Francisco. Never, not once did it occur to me that he had been in that condition for close to four hours, since we landed in Houston. BamBam was dead on arrival. My beautiful baby boy. We were told he must be sent back to Houston for an autopsy, and so began four dreadful weeks of corporate America denying responsibility, non information, ridiculous necropsy interpretations and insulting offers. Eventually United offered us a return of his flight costs, the cost of his necropsy/cremation and travel vouchers. We have since found out from United employees that at no time in Houston was BamBam ever in a/c. He was removed from the plane, set under the wing on the tarmac until a luggage cart came for him. He was then transferred to a “USDA approved holding area with a cross breeze from open windows and fans” instead of the cargo area with a/c as promised. We have now been told in layovers of under 4 hours, NO animal is taken into the cargo area, only the “holding area.” Something we had never been told or accepted. No van would have been unacceptable, but no cargo area at the hight of summer? Outrageous. After 2+ hours he was put back onto a luggage cart and kept outside for another 40 minutes to travel 4 gates…until we saw him. He never had a chance. We have now learned that every 9 days a pet dies on a commercial airline. Yet the airline industry holds all the cards. Almost zero regulation, accountability or informing of the public of the actual dangers of airline flight, even though his one way ticket was double my round trip. The airline and law consider him “luggage” and my recourse has been exactly that. In fact, only “pet” deaths are reported, not the hundreds of deaths of commercial animals, breeding pets, livestock, exotics, primates, etc. How can the public not be informed of this? Unless you are prepared to take the exact same chance with your pet as with your bag, do not fly your pet on a commercial airline. The last words to me beautiful baby boy as I loaded him in the crate at the United cargo terminal, were,… “Be a good boy, I’ll be back for you, I promise.” For 4 hours in a heat wave, as his body was closing down, as United’s “trained” personnel walked by and ignored his distress, is this what went through his mind? If he was just a good boy I’d be back for him. United broke every single promise they made to us. They killed my baby boy and tried to buy me off with travel vouchers and a complete denial of any responsibility on their part.
    By: Michael Jarboe

    #792686
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Singing Pumpkins 3D Animations Halloween 2006

    #792688
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Cherry-Almond Cheesecake Bars – > http://tinyurl.com/m9tf49c
    The natural sweetness of cherries combined with the richness of cream cheese will make this less-than-15g-of-carbs treat an instant favorite.

    #792689
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    #792690
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?A=2859

    Dr. Marty Becker
    I posted a reminder about the dangers of the sweetener xylitol to pets earlier today, and realized from your comments that many of you were unaware that it was toxic to dogs and probably other pets, too.

    Xylitol is not just found in candy or other sweets; it is a common ingredient in human toothpaste and mouthwash and sugar-free gums. Please check your labels, and keep it safely out of reach, year-round!

    At the link, our friends at the Veterinary Information Network explain the dangers.

    #792691
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    They come for jobs only, yes this is what is said all the time…

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/drug-tunnel-tijuana-san-diego-held-tons-drugs/story?id=20741320

    #792692
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Well off to bed I must go, early appointment for the car and then a funeral in the morning.

    So sleep well my friends, have wonderful dreams and scritches for the kits.

    #792719
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    #792721
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Anyone have a name for our cliff loving collie resting on top of the amazing Cliffs of Moher? http://bit.ly/1hqqlQl

    https://scontent-b-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1425570_10151947336115629_1402422584_n.jpg (hope that the picture of the cliffs and the collie show)

    This is from the Tourism Ireland site on FB

    #792780
    Rubia in CA, 4/28
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    This photo of Tikka always makes me laugh! She was about 3 months old here and meowing for her dinner!

    Tikka-Psycho-Kitty-Aug-2001

    #792787
    JerseyJoan
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    Cool pics, and great pic of Tikka! We have to lure Ron here – I’ve always loved Cindy’s avatar.

    #792790
    Moonshadow_NZ
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    Wow, Tikka sure has a big tongue for a wee kitty.
    Deb, great links, love the border collie on the cliff tops of Moher.
    Wow, I love the NYC hidden rooftop houses, they are all amazing in their own unique way. Sometimes the incongruous can be so wonderful.

    #792796
    Renee in Arkansas
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    WHO, what, did someone call me. Sorry I was in the shower

    #792797
    Moonshadow_NZ
    Moderator

    Yes you were called so we could see your beautiful avatar Ron.
    LOL, even in the shower you sensed your name being mentioned? Cat senses maybe?

    #792800
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Creamy White Chicken Alfredo Lasagna, this is AMAZING!!!!!

    You gotta make TONIGHT, seriously.
    Ingredients 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts 1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained, chopped 1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA, divided 1/2 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese 1/2 cup chopped drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 1 cup milk 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 cup tightly packed fresh basil, chopped, divided 12 lasagna noodles, cooked Directions HEAT oven to 350°F. COMBINE chicken, artichokes, 1 cup mozzarella, Parmesan and tomatoes. Beat cream cheese, milk and garlic powder with mixer until well blended; stir in 2 Tbsp. basil. Mix half with the chicken mixture. SPREAD half the remaining cream cheese mixture onto bottom of 13×9-inch baking dish; cover with 3 noodles and 1/3 of the chicken mixture. Repeat layers of noodles and chicken mixture twice. Top with remaining noodles, cream cheese mixture and mozzarella; cover. BAKE 25 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining basil. Let stand 5 min. before cutting to serve. Gluten free: GF noodles. Original recipe from tasteofhome.com

    #792801
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Homemade Natural Lavender Soap
    http://www.diyhomeworld.com/homemade-natural-lavender-soap/

    Whether you want a thoughtful gift or a way to relax after a hard day, Lavender soap is your answer.

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