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Re: Our very own St. Francis, patron saint of the animals

michellenevada — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:23:20 -0000

You earned it! A lifetime of leading the way. I wonder if you guys at BF realize just how MUCH you mean to us all?

Re: Our very own St. Francis, patron saint of the animals

Lori Ragan — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:58:34 -0000

What an honor. Congratulations, Francis. You deserve it.

Re: Our very own St. Francis, patron saint of the animals

Dawn Olson — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:17:33 -0000

It's an honor to have met you, Francis. Congratulations on this much-deserved honor!

Re: Our very own St. Francis, patron saint of the animals

Rick Fredrickson — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:11:46 -0000

An inspiration to us all!

Re: Our very own St. Francis, patron saint of the animals

Cimeron Morrissey — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:59:10 -0000

Congratulations Francis! You so deserve it! :-)

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

MelissaLMiller — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:17:49 -0000

Hi P.L,

We're sorry that you didn't see the lightheartedness Francis intended in his post, but we've passed along your concern. We can assure you that all of the Battista dogs are extremely well-loved!

Thanks for all of your support.

Sincerely,

Melissa Miller
New Media Coordinator
Best Friends Animal Society

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

Peggy — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:16:59 -0000

We have an 8 year old tri color male pembroke corgi that we adopted from Corgi Rescue. He is the most mellow guy I've ever run across. Only 2 dogs in our neighborhood does he get tense about -- a Boxer and a Rhodesian Ridgeback who seem to want to fight. I feel alot of tensions goes on because owners assume their dogs are "perfect"!! Kai greets all at our front door and then comes back in to fetch me. Love those Corgis!
I don't feel it's the breed but the owner!

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

Linda Isenburg — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:08:55 -0000

Thankyou Nevada. I also add the hope that other states will follow. Wasn't it a famous dog trainer who said "there is no such thing as a bad dog only a bad owner" That says it all.

Re: Live release rate for cats approaches 90% in Albuquerque

Jule1 — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:28:01 -0000

Excellent results! So glad you are setting this example for other communities.

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

Sheila S — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:53:42 -0000

Responsible dog owners of any breed of dog have their dogs under control. Sadly, I have had more chihuahuas come up to my black lab and snap at her than any other breed. Responsible large dog owners understand people can feel intimidated by a large dog, and therefore, typically take extra care to make sure their dog is under control.

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

Juniper Rose — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:43:42 -0000

As a Native Nevadan, I am amazed and thrilled that this legislation has gone through in my state. I have had three pitties, 2 dobermans, several German Sheppards, and a number of other dogs. I've been rescuing dogs for more than 50 years and the only dog who has ever bitten me is a cocker. The man who carries a riot stick is a perfect example of prejudice, but what he said that was true was "if you don't control your own dog". That's the key!

Re: Live release rate for cats approaches 90% in Albuquerque

MelissaLMiller — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:51:47 -0000

Peter, check out some of our community cat resources: http://bestfriends.org/Resourc.... Included in them are some great handouts and action kits on how to start a program like this in your own community. Best of luck, and thanks for being a voice for your South Carolina community cats!

Sincerely,
Melissa Miller
New Media Coordinator
Best Friends Animal Society

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

ChrisinQ — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:36:23 -0000

Hip hip hooray. Finally - laws that make sense. Some of the sweetest dogs i have met have pit bulls. I have owned wonderful German Shepherds. I have only ever been bitten by a nasty little toy poodle. Breed bans are, well, stupid and ineffective. Hope Nevada sets a trend nationwide.

Re: Live release rate for cats approaches 90% in Albuquerque

Wisdom Speaks — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:01:09 -0000

Addressing self professed "nature advocate" (not) below, not the positive comments here. Nature Advocate is clearly psychotic as evidenced by writing.

Re: Live release rate for cats approaches 90% in Albuquerque

Wisdom speak — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:50:57 -0000

Way to be negative with the above comment.
So.... How many animals have you paid to be spayed or neutered, for a low income or indigent person who cannot afford the operation? Have you pushed for anti kitten/ puppy mill rules? Have you pushed for spay / neuter laws?
Do you educate people to spay neuter their pets, and keep them indoors?
Do you volunteer to educate people on not dumping their cats and kittens ?
Do you volunteer to help place animals who are adoptable?
Or are you just sitting on your fat backside spewing vitriolic hatred at people who are trying to solve a PEOPLE-CREATED problem?
And for the record, managed cat communities don't generally nail wildlife that people want around.
Unless you are an advocate for the rat population, which would make sense, with the way you write.
Now go scamper back to your little hole until you can come back with working solutions to the problem instead of mis-directed hate speech.

Re: Live release rate for cats approaches 90% in Albuquerque

Nature Advocate — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:01:05 -0000

typo: more than 95.5% = more than 99.5%

Re: Live release rate for cats approaches 90% in Albuquerque

Nature Advocate — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:58:50 -0000

Ooops. Just one slight problem. That is less than 0.5% of all the feral cats in Albuquerque. So more than 95.5% are still breeding out of control. A far far cry from the 75%-85% that is required for TNR to START to become the least bit effective.

Isn't it fun how easily that you TNR psychotics are so easily deceived and manipulated by your own minds?

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

MarionDee — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:00:03 -0000

The two sweetest, most loyal and playful dogs I have ever known are pit bulls. They have given me more joy than I can tell you. And the only serious injuries I have witnessed have involved yes. a pit bull (the spikes on his collar as well as his owner's leather jacket--I do not kid-- are suggestive, though I try not to judge), but also breeds known for their gentleness--a poodle, and (believe it or not) a very golden lab. ALWAYS ask an owner if you can approach a dog. And if you don't like a dog running toward your children, tell them to calmly walk away.

No one should pre-judge a dog by breed. Francis, thank you for your post and for founding your organization. And BRAVO NEVADA!

Re: Live release rate for cats approaches 90% in Albuquerque

Peter C McNaughton — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:55:35 -0000

How do we start this in Charleston and Walterboro, SC??? I have thought this idea was so simple for many years... since I heard of it in Cali.

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

P. L. Hatfield — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:25:42 -0000

Dear Mr. Battista,

I, too, am not in favor of breed bans. In fact, in March I attended my first ever rally, a peaceful Anti-Breed Specific Legislation Rally on the 16th Street Mall in Denver, CO that was put together by organizers at teampitaful.org. Dogs are not born mean, they are made mean, and that's what my sign said. A chihuahua could rip your face off if the dog has always been mistreated.

I appreciate your information about Nevada AB 110 but, in reading the article, my heart sunk when you mentioned 'our corgi mix, Joe-Joe, an ungrateful little so-and-so, whom I rescued from the streets of Los Angeles.

Perhaps this was an attempt at being witty but, personally, it made me feel awful for Joe-Joe. Why would you say something like this about your dog?

There's probably a good chance that you don't know a lot about Joe-Joe's background and I wonder what kind of message this statement sends to your readers about how you, the Co-Founder of Best Friends Animal Society, really feel about your dog?

I have always adopted rescue animals and have been a foster mom for over 12 years and a foster failure twice. I've always felt these dogs are genuinely grateful. I can only hope you truly will have a talk with the person in the mirror and perhaps in the future, this kind of comment could be reserved for a personal conversation between you and your trainer.

Sincerely,

P. L. Hatfield

Re: West Virginia legislation aims to crack down on puppy mill abuses

Rebecca — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:25:31 -0000

I think it is about time. Not many people care about animals any more. Most of the time humans need animals more than animals need us.

Re: West Virginia legislation aims to crack down on puppy mill abuses

Jessica Perrins — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:53:44 -0000

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Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

Paige's Diary — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:00:20 -0000

I am not in favor of BREED bans, but I am in favor of BREEDING bans. Too many people who get a "gladiator" type dog do it for status and because other people fear them. Then they neglect the dog and don't give it proper exercise, boundaries and discipline, at best. Many times they are trained to be fighting dogs, and if not good at fighting, they end up as bait dogs. Pit bulls are the No. 1 animal put down in shelters. That is not acceptable. Let's ban BREEDING and BUYING pit bulls and if you really love dogs and care about the breed, then you can go to the shelter and adopt one.

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

Paige's Diary — Thu, 30 May 2013 09:57:10 -0000

Did you even bother to read the article?

Re: Nevada AB 110 is signed into law

Joe W. — Thu, 30 May 2013 08:07:29 -0000

Listen up Francis, keep your dogs aways from me and my children. I don't know you and I certainly don't trust you to be a responsible dog owner. You can count this as reason number one why I will never financially support your organization.

If pit bull and other giant dog nuts are bringing their dogs to parks and other areas where my children play, then they need to understand one thing... I am a responsible riot stick owner who will fully exercise every legal right I have to control your animal when you fail.