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December 2005


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12/31/05    It's Right Around the Bend, Waitin' For You! Picture  posted by mandy787 (3 comments)

On the last day of the year, his life was less than five minutes away from ending....
12/30/05    The Year of Being Ten Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Only a couple of more days of 2005.  

And as is traditional, most of us look bac...
12/29/05    Nature Is What It Is -- Why Can't We Just Respect It? Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

 "I am looking to adopt two little kittens, as young as possible in Jan...
12/27/05    A Simple, Unfettered Process - Love Over Demand Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

This morning I see two of the three white cats Renee sent out the urgent email on Christmas E...
12/25/05    "White Christmas" Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Among my emails this Christmas day is one from Renee of the Manhattan AC&C entitled, "Whi...
12/23/05    Welcome In Our Home! Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Coco is welcome in our home!" the email says.  

Unfortunately, that is all ...
12/22/05    Angels Hard At Work Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Some say "angels" are those beautiful creatures with wings who fly above us and somehow push ...
12/22/05    "Animals Don't Go To Heaven" Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

I am not a particularly "religious" person.

Though sent to Catholic school as a child,...
12/21/05    If Jesus Had An Animal Picture  posted by mandy787 (1 comments)

 This time of year most Rescue Groups and Shelters get many requests for (Christmas) "k...
12/20/05    The "Season of Good Will" Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Yesterday was one of those weird days when almost every call that comes in is a blood- pressu...
12/20/05    Amber Klein Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

 Someone at the Manhattan AC&C gave the " Bronx, Stray" Chow mix the nam...
12/18/05    When Love Finds Love Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

I just had to say, "good-bye" to Greystoke a short while ago.

But, he is now in a wond...
12/17/05    Damned If You Do and Damned If You Don't Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

It is distressing to receive in my emails each day, a "list" (including pictures) of all the ...
12/15/05    A "Blue" Thanksgiving Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

The big, gray cat looked at me from behind cage bars and loudly growled.

I did not dar...
12/14/05    A Little More Heart Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

I need to take a course in how to understand people better.

Because, I am having a har...
12/13/05    What Constitutes Happiness? Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

This morning I took a little time to look over a few of the recommended blog sites here...
12/13/05    If I Had A Magic Wand! Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

A woman called earlier today.

"I am looking to adopt a pair of kittens."

I told...
12/11/05    "Seek and Ye Shall Find" Picture  posted by mandy787 (2 comments)

 "I came here today to adopt a dog and I will not leave without one."  

So...
12/11/05    "No New Kitties" Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Tonight, in my emails, there is one from Renee, one of the New Hope Coordinators from the Man...
12/10/05    Holiday (Adoption) Blues Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Ah, the holidays!    

In past years, I used to dread this time of year beca...
12/7/05    Loss of a Shelter Director Picture  posted by mandy787 (1 comments)

The contract for Ed Boks, shelter Director for Animal Care and Control of New York City was n...
12/6/05    The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of Cyber (Outer?) Space Picture  posted by mandy787 (2 comments)
When NYCA volunteer, Anne Kolquist introduced me to the fascinating world of computers an
12/6/05    And Still the Struggle Goes On Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

No sooner was Sapphire adopted yesterday when Elaine drove me to the Manhattan AC&C to pi...
12/6/05    The Rewards Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Yesterday was one of those rare and wonderful days where what we work and strive for, finally...
12/6/05    Joe, Bo and Poe! Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

OK, folks.  Remember those three "feral" kittens that I opened this blog with?

We...
12/4/05    The "One" or "Two" Cats Dilemma Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Ah, it is that time of the year again!  

The time when we get a slew of calls fr...
12/4/05    Noelle! Noelle!  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)
Someone brought her and her one kitten in a trap," Cindy, the Rescue Coordinator for
12/4/05    To Pit or not to Pit? -- Russel's Tale Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

To Pit or not to Pit -- Russel's Tale  

What an awesome dog!   I was gazing...
12/4/05    The New Hope List Picture  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

As a "New Hope" partner of the Center for Animal Care and Control, I receive in my emails eac...
12/3/05    New York -- The "Prove it to Me" State  posted by mandy787 (2 comments)

   During the time Rudy Guiliani was Mayor of New York City, our municipal animal ...
12/3/05    Of Warm and Searching Heart - Jezzie's Story  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

Of Warm and Searching Heart -- Jezzie's Tale
The ad on Petfinder.com read as follows:
...
12/3/05    "Keep Looking" - But, What Are They Looking For?  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

"Keep Looking" -- But, What Are They Looking For?  

One of the most frustrating ...
12/3/05    Memorable Adoption (and other) Dialogues  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)
One of the major jobs of anyone trying to place animals is screening potential adopters.
12/3/05    The Three Little Bums  posted by mandy787 (0 comments)

As I begin this new adventure in cyberspace, there are three tiny kittens sitting in a cage a...
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