The man that got me interested in animals. My dad has always been my influence with animals. I grew up with them my whole life. I was always taught that you treat them the way that you want to be treated.

My dad and his old buddy Cash.

Nodaway Humane Society

Make a donation to your local Humane Society!


New Nodaway Humane Society
P.O. Box 185
Maryville, Mo. 64468

Some fun photos to brighten your day!

Buying pets from a pet store

I would not recommend buying a pet from a pet store, especially a puppy. I got my dog Goose at a pet store. I believe that a lot of pet stores do buy from puppy mills which is really sad! I didn't know a lot about pet stores and puppy mills before buying Goose. When I called my dad and told him I was buying Goose he told me it wasn't a good idea. Now I know! Goose has had quit a few small health problems. When we first brought him home we noticed that he had kennel cough, which is highly contagious. This was really hard for me to handle. Goose sounded awful and there was nothing I could do. He was on antibiotics for awhile and eventually got over it. He has also had a few other health issues. From my experience's with Goose I will never buy from a pet store again, although I feel I need to save them all! I'm just glad that Goose is healthy and happy now!

Goose

Tucker has been a lot of fun to have around. I love puppies! When he feels like a handful I just think back to when Goose was a puppy. Goose is a Great Pyrenees. Great Pyrenees are very large dogs and can be very stubborn. He was such a cute puppy, now when he stands on his two back legs he is almost as tall as I am and I am 5'9". He has settled down for the most part, but still has his rowdy moments. Goose's favorite thing is snow. I'm excited to take him out in the first snow!

Follow up on Tucker

Tucker, the puppy I adopted from the Humane Society is getting so big. We finally made it through the potty training! He is very very sweet and loves to cuddle and nap.

Animal Hoarding

What Is Animal Hoarding?

Animal hoarding is a complex and intricate public health and community issue. Its effects are far-reaching and encompass mental health, animal welfare and public safety concerns.
The following criteria are used to define animal hoarding:

• More than the typical number of companion animals
• Inability to provide even minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation, shelter and veterinary care, with this neglect often resulting in starvation, illness and death
• Denial of the inability to provide this minimum care and the impact of that failure on the animals, the household and human occupants of the dwelling

Why Do People Hoard Animals?

It is not clearly understood why people become animal hoarders. Early research pointed toward a variant of obsessive-compulsive disorders, but new studies and theories are leading toward attachment disorders in conjunction with personality disorders, paranoia, delusional thinking, depression and other mental illnesses. Some animal hoarders began collecting after a traumatic event or loss, while others see themselves as “rescuers” who save animals from lives on the street.
"Historically, a person who collected animals was viewed as an animal lover who got in over his or her head, but the truth is that people who hoard are experiencing a total loss of insight,” says Dr. Randall Lockwood, ASPCA Senior Vice President, Forensic Sciences and Anti-cruelty Projects. “They have no real perception of the harm they're doing to the animals."
In the majority of cases, animal hoarders appear intelligent and clearly believe they are helping their animals. They often claim that any home is better than letting that animal die. In addition, many hoarders possess the ability to garner sympathy and to deceive others into thinking their situation is under control. They often are blind to the fact that they are not caring for the animals and to the extreme suffering they are inflicting.
According to Dr. Lockwood, "Being kept by a hoarder is a slow kind of death for the animal. Actually, it can be a fate worse than death."

http://www.aspca.org/

ASPCA Commercial

This commercial gives me an awful feeling in the pit of my stomach everytime it comes on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu_JqNdp2As&feature=related

Part 6...Last Source

William, Erin E. Why Animals Matter: The Case of Animal Protection. Amherst: Prometheus Books, 2007. The purpose of this book to inform people why animal abuse matters. This book examines the exploitation and lax legal protection in hunting and the meat, medicine, fashion, entertainment, and pet industries. It is a good source because it answers the question of "Why it matters."

Part 5

Vaughn, Michael G. "Correltes of Cruelty to Animals in the United States." Journal of Psychiatric Research (2009): 1213. The purpose of this article is to examine the sociodemographic behavior and pychiatric correlates for cruelty to animals in the United States.  This article infroms us about how cruelty of animals is associated with elevated rates observed in young, poor, men with family histories of antisocial behavior and personal histories of conduct disorders in childhood, and antisocial, obsessive, compulsive personality disorders. This is relevant to my topic because it tells us a little bit about why people abuse animals.

Part 4

Society, The Humane. The Humane Society. June 2010. <www.humanesociety.org>. The Humane Society of the United States is the largest animal protection organization. The purpose of the webpage, The Humane Socitey wants to reduce suffering and improve the lives of all animals. They work to get better laws, and investigate animal cruelty. The Humane Society is a good source because they want to elliminate animal abuse.

Part 3

PETA. "Animals Used for Clothing." 2010. PETA. <www.peta.org>.  The purpose of this article on the web is to inform people about the negative affects of  killing animals to make clothes and to persuade people not to buy the clothing. This article talks about all the differenct ways animals are used to make clothing, whether it is for their fur or skin. People are killing animals everyday because they can sell them and make money. When most people think of animal abuse they think of animals being beaten or neglected, they often don't think of them being killed to make clothing, this applies to my topic because it is just as much animal abuse as beating your animal is.

Part 2

Loew, Brian M. Confronting Animal Abuse: Law, Criminology, and Human-Animal Relationships. Contemporary Sociology, 2010.  The book focuses on the law side of animal abuse. It talks about laws for animal abuse and how they are taken into action. The purpose of this book is to inform people about the laws and consequesnces of animal abuse. This book is relevant because it has all of the rules and regulations of animal abuse which goes along with my topic. After reading this, not only do I know about animal abuse, but now I know all of the consequesces and differenct laws.

Sources for Animal Abuse Part 1

Gauldin, Cliff. "Dairy Industry Insider." Dairy Awaits Outcome After Undercover Video (2010): 14.  The purpose of this article is to inform readers about animal abuse in dairies farms. This article talks about a video that was released. The video shows a man striking a cow in the head with a wrench. The video is still under investigation. Gauldin's article about the dairy supports my assumption that although dogs and cats are the most common to be abused, there are other animals that are victims too.