Author Archives: Adrian Meli

This is a great article: http://business.time.com/2012/12/07/giving-it-away-5-ways-to-make-your-charity-dollars-go-further/. The article mentions a novel idea called Giving Tuesday starting in New York with the idea that after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, people should focus on giving back around the holidays. This is … Continue reading →

A dog or cat seems like a great gift, but if an individual is not ready for the pet or does choose them, they have a very high chance of not being the right fit. Even if someone tells you … Continue reading →

There was a great article in the WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324001104578163423121970336.html?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f on service dogs that have been trained to detect Diabetes in individuals. The dogs are primarily used for Type 1 Diabetes, and can sniff out high or low blood sugar levels. … Continue reading →

The WSJ has an article recently about the overpopulation of Chihuahuas in California: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323316804578165243827123884.html?mod=wsj_share_tweet. I knew this was a huge problem that started from movie stars and various movies showcasing people carrying around Chihuahuas in stores and in purses, leading … Continue reading →

Mav’s Rescue Friends was set up with the goal of helping animals in need. At this point, Mav’s Rescue Friends is currently in the very early innings, but long term we will have two primary causes: 1) to rescue and … Continue reading →

Saw this interesting article today discussing whether allowing free adoptions leads to bad homes: http://www.examiner.com/article/does-free-adoptions-equal-bad-homes. It is an interesting question as waiving adoption fees helps shelters find homes for animals, but the removal of an up front cost/commitment/hurdle theoretically should … Continue reading →

We are still learning ever more about the rescue world, reading interesting ideas, following law changes around the country, and developing our own ideas. We have found that perhaps the greatest source of education for us has been reading the many great rescue … Continue reading →

I came across this article and thought it was pretty balanced, but more importantly I think its greater point is sound: http://www.examiner.com/article/if-you-bought-your-dog-i-m-not-judging-you?cid=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter. The main point of the article is that the dog rescue community should not attempt to vilify those … Continue reading →

Just read this pretty heartbreaking story about a 3 year old chow named Chen that was waiting for his owner to return for three years before someone rescued him: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/15/atlanta-dog-abandoned-three-years-new-home-ohio/1707377/ Chen was abandoned at a house and kept sleeping on … Continue reading →

We came across this post the other day http://yesbiscuit.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/stop-condemning-those-who-bring-pets-to-shelters/ from one of my favorite pet rescue bloggers. She makes a great case for the issues with speaking out against people who take animals to shelters. I think the salient points … Continue reading →