Author Archives: Adrian Meli

As we have been morphing Mav’s Friends into a “charity of charities” we have spent a lot of time looking online for various animal cases and charities that we are hoping to help and work with over time. We search … Continue reading →

We saw a posting about and organization called Habitat for Paws that we think is just great: http://www.habitat4paws.org/ The basic idea behind this organization is similar to Habitat for Humanity. They raise money to build winter/summer dog houses for dogs who are not … Continue reading →

We saw this post on photographing aniamls online and thought it might be helpful for people in the rescue world: http://www.blackpearldogs.com/photographing.html. The page is very well thought out and full of great information. Some ideas include using light to make dogs look happier … Continue reading →

Dog rescue/animal welfare has interestingly become a huge cause around the world. The internet continues to inspire people and put pressure on lawmakers to protect animals. This is an interesting article flagging a new law in Ireland that prevents the inhumane treatment … Continue reading →

We saw this article about an amazing woman in California who has a terminal illness, and after reading a story about Detroit Dog Rescue she decided to donate over $1mm to them. Detroit Dog Rescue is working to save dogs … Continue reading →

We saw this posting on one of the better dog blog sites that we follow-YesBiscuit: http://yesbiscuit.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/a-little-more-influence/. We like reading her posts as they are not only very well informed but also contain ideas and solutions. All animal enthusiasts can agree … Continue reading →

As we promised when setting up Mav’s Friends, we are destined to change our approach a great deal as we learn about the rescue world. We originally thought there would be tons of people who found us organically through Google and … Continue reading →

We saw this video and could not resist posting it. This Jack Russell may be the best trained dog ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Fyey4D5hg and it already has 12mm hits. We trained Maverick to do a lot of tricks, but they do not … Continue reading →

We saw this post online in which a woman complains that she wanted to adopt a dog and the process was so difficult and costly that it killed her desire to do so:  http://blogs.kansascity.com/unfettered_letters/2011/10/costly-pet-adoptions.html. This letter discusses something we find largely … Continue reading →

We saw this article and actually do not disagree with it:   http://www.examiner.com/dogs-in-national/dogs-die-because-of-social-norm. The issue the author raises is why is it ok to give up dogs to shelters when they are ten because “you are moving,” ”the dog is not well … Continue reading →