Author Archives: Adrian Meli

Saw this online and thought it was just great. The memo is on how to run a no-kill shelter and the trials and tribulations involved. His response to any questions of what to do and options available to his sometimes … Continue reading →

I recently read a list of ideas that emanated from a no-kill conference, and I particularly liked the idea that all shelter staff should wear t-shirts with bright colors.  Every time I enter a shelter the environments are very cold and … Continue reading →

In our limited experience so far in fostering the process feels very inefficient. It would seem very worthwhile for every animal group to put videos of their dogs on the sites as well as tons of updated information and stories … Continue reading →

We saw this online and thought it was a great idea: an online petition to stop animal abuse along with following it up with a quilt made from various animal lovers’ patches to present to the UN. This type of … Continue reading →

We have been extremely fortunate to work with some great organizations over time and have gotten more involved with SFTH recently with our fostering of Cosita. The people there could not be sweeter and nicer and it is truly a … Continue reading →

We are still more than a bit surprised that we have darling Cosita still at our house. We live not too far for Manhattan, where people pay thousands of dollars for dogs much less cute than Cosita (we are clearly biased … Continue reading →

Saw this short article about this great dog the military adopted that has served to help the military overseas. http://www.examiner.com/military-community-in-national/willy-pete-self-taught-marine-dog-of-helmand-province?CID=examiner_alerts_article He works around the clock to alarm the guards of danger and has even taken a bullet in his line … Continue reading →

So, we took Cosita Bonita too Manhattan for Broadway Barks yesterday to see if we could find her an amazing family. The event is pretty cool in that stars from various Broadway musicals bring dogs on stage for rescue groups, … Continue reading →

As we have spent a lot of time thinking about and writing about spaying and neutering, we thought we would comment on this new law proposed in St. Louis to require mandatory spaying and neutering. While this is a step … Continue reading →

A couple of cities in Ohio are backing away form labeling all pitbulls as dangerous just because of their breed and are now taking a “breed specific” approach to the issue. A councilman said “it just seemed fundamentally wrong to say … Continue reading →