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Every day at Adopt-a-Pet.com we encounter people all around the world who have a unconditional love for pets. And recently we caught up with Chan Kah Yein, a mathematics professor who was able to share with us her ebook entailing 7 stories about pet adoption. Kah Yein founded and coordinates AnimalCare, a group dedicated to providing for the well-being of animals. She also rescues and fosters abandoned animals. Kah Yein gives public talks regularly on cultivating compassion to animals, and ways to lead a simpler and more spiritual life. To date, she has written four books and many of her talks have been produced on audio CDs, all for free distribution. With a love for all things small and simple, her motto is to embrace simplicity and travel light in life. The ebook can be downloaded here Pawprints on My Heart e-book, and a summary of each story written by Kah Yein is outlined below.

1. Pawprints on My Heart is a collection of seven true stories from my life. I hope you will enjoy reading them as much as I have enjoyed writing them.
2. Remembering Puffin and Remirth is a biography of my first dog-friends who saw me grow up from a little girl of eight until I was twenty-two.
3. Mother’s Day Gifts from Heaven describes my first encounter at rescuing kittens and how love and unrelenting determination can beat the odds.
4. The Big Rescue Operation is a detailed account of how my friends and I carried out a near-impossible task of rescuing forty-five dogs from being put to sleep at the local pound.
5. Tiger’s Tales tells how a little cat fosters peace and friendship with other animals, and shows how kindness begets kindness in a loving environment.
6. Farewell, Little Pans is about the reality of life where we can only do our best and be prepared to let Nature take its course, sometimes unexpectedly.
7. The Crow in the Drain reminds us that even when we face seemingly difficult situations, we still have choices in life. We can always choose to be a little bit more compassionate and not opt for the most convenient way out.
8. The Miracle of Vixey tells how faith and compassion helped bring a little one-month old kitten miraculously back to life from the brink of death.

Please help me spread this message of love and kindness far and wide. Share this book, pass it on, talk to a friend, lead the way and set an example by doing little acts of kindness, in your own way, within your means. Every little bit helps. Every act of kindness that comes from the heart matters, and makes a big and positive difference to the lives of others. You will never know the wonderful ripple effect that it creates and how far it can spread. – Kah Yein

Here at Adopt-a-Pet.com we love hearing stories about successful rescues and the animal that benefit from a second chance. There are thousands of folks everyday who work tirelessly to help our four legged friends. One of those people is Kyla Duffy from Boulder, Colorado. She has been fostering animals for several years, and decided to put together a number of thought provoking and entertaining stories about adoption into a series of books entitled, Lost Souls: Found! Each book focuses on a different breed, from Boston Terriers, Dachshunds, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, to Pit Bulls, and highlights their stories from homeless to adopted. Stories are submitted by rescuers from all around the world. Proceeds from the book have raised about $4,000 dollars for animals so far.

Here are some remarks about the book, “I began reading the Lost Souls: Found! series after my friend submitted a story about her puppy mill Golden Retriever for the Golden Retriever book. Inside each book I’ve found wonderful, heartwarming stories with happy endings, but what has impressed me most is the vision and dedication the publishers have for these books and for dog rescue… They took their passion for helping our canine companions to another level. Not only are the Lost Souls: Found! books a great read, but the Happy Tails Books project is a great cause to stand behind. Buy them all, read them all, and pass them along to your friends…. Oh, and don’t forget the box of tissues!” –Jo Ann Farley

Learn More at Happy Tails Books

This week a story about two Pittsburgh native girls who raised $1,200 by hosting game nights, ice cream socials and selling raffle tickets and baked goods around their township to help out local animals. All proceeds benefited a non-profit shelter, Animal Friends. Also, a story from the Daily Wag about one adoption advocate who was able to work diligently to save the life of a dog called Georgie.

It’s the holiday season, one of the most popular times for families to adopt a pet – and for pets to end up in the vet emergency office! Both new and experienced pet owners are unaware of how many common items can be hazardous – even fatal – to household pets. Plus, during the holidays our homes are often filled with family and friends who may not fully realize the dangers. You may think your pet would enjoy a party, but the safest thing to do is keep all your pets closed away in a bedroom or otherwise away from the guests, who may, in the generous holiday spirit and excitement of the festivities, not realize that giving a begging dog “just one” treat could be fatal.  Especially if your home or festivities include any of these pet-toxic foods or decorative items, please be careful they stay safely out of your pets’ reach…  so everyone can safely enjoy the holidays!

If your pet ingests any of these potentially fatal items please CALL YOUR VET IMMEDIATELY.

Human Food: Chocolate, grapes, raisins, avocados, Macadamia nuts, onions or onion powder, garlic, caffeinated drinks, alcohol, any type of cooked bones, fish bones, moldy or spoiled food, raw yeast dough, products sweetened with xylitol which is found in chewing gum or mints.

Common holiday items: antifreeze (tastes sweet pets may lick off floor), ice melting products, liquid potpourri, electrical cords, mothballs, Christmas tree water (pesticides used on the tree can leach into the water), ribbons or tinsel which can clog up intestines.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

This week a story about the Humane Society’s Dog Tags Program in which soldiers recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center bond with homeless dogs teaching better behavior, and making them more adoptable. Also, a story about an abandoned dog, who was injured and now 3 months later can walk again.

There’s still time to order some ADOPT collar and leashes, which are uber-hip gifts that help homeless pets! Artist Shepard Fairey and his Obey clothing company created these items, and chose Adopt-a-Pet.com as their latest Awareness program partner. Their Awareness program is their way of raising awareness and support for certain causes. The pet overpopulation crisis and the resulting plight of homeless pets is one they care deeply about and they believe in the non-profit efforts of Adopt-a-Pet.com to get homeless pets seen and saved. As they say on their website, “Dogs, pet owners, and supporters can proudly weart the ADOPT image Shepard created to show their support.” All of the proceeds for collar and leash sales go to help the cause! https://shop.obeyclothing.com/c-126-adopt-a-pet.aspx

Recently Pia has been involved in a super fun campaign — it’s a campaign to end the negative stereotype of the “crazy cat lady” and to be quite frank, we all think it’s long overdue. Pia shares her home with three amazing rescued cats, and many other Adopt-a-Pet.com staff  also have adopted cats, so we can all attest to how off-base the crazy cat lady mythology really is. A recent survey revealed that 71% of cats in homes actually live in multiple-cat households. Yet, while having multiple cats is clearly a way of life for so many Americans, negative and misleading stereotypes still exist. Read the rest of Pia’s fascinating research on this sterotype-shattering movement in Pia’s Daily Wag blog on MarthaStewart.com.

This week features a two stories, first a story about a local student raising funds to help his local shelter. Second, a new law in Las Vegas now requires most dogs and cats to be sterilized.

This is Part II of our Hero story about Kelsey & Sunny. You can read Part I here. Karma. This story happened earlier this summer, without much explanation or leads on who the criminal was that threw Sunny off the bridge. When Sunny was rescued she showed physical signs that indicated that she recently had puppies. Many backyard breeders force a female dog to mate, sell the puppies and then dispose of the mother, never facing justice. However this time would be different. Months later, the criminal who threw Sunny off the bridge, was caught when he was throwing two kittens down a sewer while admitting he was the same person who had thrown a dog off the bridge! (Read the full story here). When he was found guilty on 99 charges of animal cruelty (and is currently in custody in Louisville, KY) we couldn’t help but wonder, could he have been Sunny’s former owner, with Karma bringing him to justice?

This is a story of a true animal hero. Heroes are people like Kelsey and other folks that do the right thing and work to protect animals above all odds, even when it’s difficult. After Sunny’s rescue, Kelsey dedicated herself to teaching the community about animal cruelty and responsible pet ownership, including hosting a fundraising event at the restaurant, which she called: “Sunny Day: Shedding Light on Animal Cruelty.” There’s a lot of work that needs to be done on behalf of animals, but for now, this is one story closer that brings everyone hope that there is good in the world. Thanks Kelsey and Sunny!

Reposted with permission – HarleysMission.blogspot.com

Last week, the Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs (ACC&D) awarded its first EsterilSol grant! The grant will allow a clinic in Colombia to sterilize 750 male dogs by injection. EsterilSol is an injection that sterilizes male dogs without changing their male appearance or behaviors, which is important to many dog owners, particularly in some cultures.

The clinic receiving the grant is Sentir Animal in Felidia, Columbia. Sentir Animal’s projects for companion animals include weekend sterilization and education clinics in communities in and around Cali, Colombia. Many owners refuse to have their male dogs castrated because they don’t want them emasculated; only 14% of the dogs brought into the clinics are male. Cost of surgery is another obstacle for Sentir Animal. A faster and less expensive method of sterilization will allow them to help more dogs with sterilization and owner education.

The grant will cover training-related travel expenses and help purchase injections for over 750 dogs.

You can read more about ACC&D on their website or their Facebook cause, “Sterilize a needy dog with a $4 injection.

(photo: Outside a Sentir Animal clinic in Felidia, Colombia)