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Hello This Message Is Respectfully Yours! I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With due respect , trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patient and read through my letter, I wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country so i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business having gone through your remarkable profile, honestly' i got your profile in Google data base when i was searching for a reliable person who could stand as my Trustee, i will really like to have a good relationship with you and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you, i decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation, Wendy Kipkalya Kones is my name, a girl of 23yrs of age, single and I held from Kenya in East Africa. My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong'a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June, 2008. You can read more about the crash through the below site: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and sold my father's property to an Italian Expert rate which the shared the money among themselves and live nothing for me. I am constrained to contact you because of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and uncle. They planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile i wanted to escape to the USA but they hide away my international passport and other valuable traveling documents.Luckly hey did not discover where i kept my fathers File which contains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where i am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina Faso. One faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out the documents which he has deposited huge amount of money in bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I traveled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money for a better life so that I can take care of myself and start a new life, on my arrival, the Bank Director whom I met in person told me that my father's instruction/will to the bank is that the money would only be release to me when I am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for transfer of the money to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own sister. Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you may be the true person to help me. Moreso, My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of (US$5.800,000) Dollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement of the fund in your country. As you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete my studies, as i was in my 1year in the university when my beloved father died. It is my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above. I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely. Awaiting your urgent and positive respond. Please do keep this only to your self for now until the bank will transfer the fund. I beg you not to disclose it till i come over because I am afraid of my wicked stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have the money alone ,I thank God Today that am out from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my father deposited these money with my name as the next of Kin. I have the documents for the claims. Yours Sincerely Miss Wendy Kipkalya

 

Home Alone

Dog day afternoons can be long, lonely for pets left alone: report 

  

BY MISTY HARRIS, POSTMEDIA NEWSMARCH 9, 2011   

New research finds a quarter of dogs are being left alone for too long, putting them at risk of separation anxiety, distress and depression.

It can be hard to take a dog's anxiety seriously, least of all when turning on a vacuum cleaner is treated as an act of terrorism.   But in one of the largest-ever studies of pet well-being, animal welfare experts report that virtually a quarter of dogs are being left alone so long, so often, that they're at very real risk of loneliness, distress, depression and separation anxiety.

The newly published research finds 23 per cent of canine owners in the United Kingdom leave their dog unattended for five hours or longer on a typical weekday, or don't bother to monitor the time at all; fully one-third of those aged 18 to 24 do so, compared with just 10 per cent of owners 55 or older. "People aren't doing this out of deliberate cruelty," says Elaine Pendlebury, a senior veterinary surgeon with the animal charity PDSA. "They just think they're right."

The U.K. report, issued by the PDSA and research firm YouGov, draws data from 11,261 pet owners — including 4,675 dog people — and veterinary professionals. The study finds 52 per cent of canine owners think a dog should be left a maximum of five hours alone; 17 per cent consider six hours the ideal limit, 15 per cent say eight hours, and four per cent believe a dog is fine on its own for upward of 10 hours (the remaining owners are unsure).

Pendlebury says the study's notion of four to five hours as a recommended maximum is guided by best-practices set forth by the U.K.'s Animal Welfare Act.  This side of the pond, however, the question of how long is too long to leave Fido home alone remains a subject of fierce debate.

"There's no research whatsoever on this, to the best of my knowledge," says Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia and a widely published author on dog behaviour.  "Different dogs tend to have different social needs. Hounds, for example, are extremely social. . . . But you take your working breeds and guarding dogs and they're perfectly happy for 10, 12 hours by themselves."

Nicholas Dodman, of thepetdocs.com, contrarily believes that to leave any dog alone for a 40-hour workweek is "a travesty."  "It's perfectly reasonable to expect your dog to remain alone for three to five hours," says Dodman, director of the animal behaviour clinic at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. "But it's certainly not ideal to have a dog alone in the house every workday for eight hours — especially if no efforts have been made to enrich the environment or there's no canine company."

Dodman notes that crates are fine, provided the door is open or removed — ultimately making the space an optional den — and suggests a TV be left on, and other forms of amusement made available. "Ideally, they shouldn't be left alone; they are, after all, pack animals," says Dodman. "But that's not the real world."

According to the pharmaceutical companies, between 15 and 17 per cent of dogs suffer from separation anxiety, a mental condition for which there are a number of prescription drugs that specifically target pets. A Quebec veterinarian says one of the only ways to properly diagnose such a disorder is by videotaping the dog while it's alone, watching for panting, pacing, barking, elimination and obvious distress.

"In some cases, a dog can't cope with being alone for even 15 minutes," says Enid Stiles, a small-animal practitioner with a special interest in behaviour. "But there are many, many other cases where (regular) dogs — my own included — are perfectly fine being left for eight hours a day. It becomes part of their routine."

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REBECCA'S SNAKE TALE

2 hrs before my trip to San Diego I realized pink snake Preacher was missing from his cage. Left two sad, frightened roommates for a week. Whole week, no sign of him. Then last night, I saw him trying to tuck himself behind my dresser, mere 2 feet from cage. Grabbed him. He rebelled by pooping at my hands, trying to muscle away, and rattleshaking his tailtip. I was victorious in the end, and not bitten.

RECECCA'S SNAKE FOUND!

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Sleeping with Pets

www.baltimoresun.com/features/sns-pets-sleep-in-bed,0,6843480.story

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Should you let your pets sleep in bed with you?

Steve Dale
Tribune Media Services
March 3, 2011
The following reader question was answered at the 83rd Annual Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, Feb. 20-24. Nearly 15,000 veterinary professionals attended for continuing education. Speakers included many of the world's top experts in veterinary medicine. Several of them agreed to weigh in on your queries.

Q: Is it OK to let your pets sleep in bed with you or not? You've supported the idea, but now I see some don't believe it's a good idea. -- J.K., Houston, TX

A: You're referring to a study from the University of California-Davis which pointed out potential dangers of sharing your bed with a dog or cat. Much of their report focused on parasite transmission.

"The truth is that the vast majority of these parasites are preventable, using products recommended by your veterinarian," says Dr. Larry Kornegay of Houston, TX, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

As for reported dangers of being on the wet end of a dog kiss, Kornegay laughs and says, "Well, regular dental care can control much that bacteria." He adds, "Listen, I'm all for using common sense." Allowing pets to lick open sores -- not a good idea, for example. Or to give you a kiss after having been in the trash -- also not a good idea.

Immuno-compromised individuals, for example, should probably not be sharing the bed with a pet. Ask your physician.

"I can tell you humans have shared their sleeping spaces with dogs (actually ancestors of today's dogs) since the Stone Age," Kornegay says. "The human/animal bond has more benefits than potential risks, which are minimized with regular veterinary exams."

Kornegay concedes that his daughter shares her bed with a Miniature Schnauzer, and sometimes two cats squeeze in, too.

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Pet Talk: Velvet and Bugs and Thumper - Leavenworth, KS - Leavenworth Times

Pet Talk: Velvet and Bugs and Thumper - Leavenworth, KS - Leavenworth Times

POOP IN THE CITY

Do you poop patrol? Getting serious about the pet poo problem in L.A. (and everywhere else, too)  http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted
MARCH 01
Really interesting article in the L.A. Times this past weekend. It's to do with pet poop. Yes, this topic a-gain. You'd think two poo posts in a month (check out the last one, if you dare) might mean something sinister, but I assure you, scatological obsessiveness is not one of my many vices. To prove it (well, sort of), this time stool is getting the serious treatment. Mostly, anyhow. On the Tail End of Animal Waste, by Susan Carpenter, delved into deep doo-doo as it tackled the unmentionable subject of the animal waste that pervades our human existence — whether we're aware of it or not. (And most of us are not.) There's no doubt animals add a lot to their owners' quality of life, but they also contribute something else — poop. Most of it goes to landfills. Estimates for animal waste are, not surprisingly, difficult to locate. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency doesn't track it. Nor does L.A.'s Bureau of Sanitation, except for horses, which generate about 25,200 tons of manure annually in L.A. Extrapolating U.S. Geological Survey figures for the 2.14 million tons of clay that is mined for use in kitty litters each year and L.A. County's human population of roughly 9.85 million, I estimate at least 50,000 tons of cat litter are sent to L.A. area landfills every year. As for dogs, the amount of doo they generate varies by animal size, but the average is 274 pounds annually, according to a report from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. In L.A., that's 548 million pounds of dog doo that is wrapped in plastic, tossed in the black bin and trucked to oblivion. Ouch! Those are some serious stats! So what are responsible pet owners to do if they don't like the notion that they're a bigger part of the problem than they'd previously estimated? Luckily, Ms. Carpenter's article plows fearlessly into the apparently unpopular solution: poop patrol! Yes, scooping your pet's poop, whether it's your dog's or your cat's, and keeping litter and paper out of the landfill's gaping maw would seem to be a good thing. Sure, some landfills are capable of turning methane gas-producing items like feces into electricity, but not every landfill does … and not very efficiently, either. Turns out, the idea of flushing dog and cat stool is probably a more efficient method, electricity-wise. That's because, just as for human waste in the sewage treatment system, some electricity can be harnessed from methane gas production. And much more efficiently than in a landfill setting, even. Which is why flushable cat litters and biodegradable poop baggies exist. But wait. Isn't that a health hazard? Or at least a plumbing hazard? Turns out that, at least in L.A., cat feces flushing is not allowed due to the possible contamination of the water supply with toxoplasma. And as for plastic biodegradable bags, the local department of water and sewer prefers a "black and white message" that includes flushing nothing other than human waste so that people don't get all confused and start flushing everything in their homes down the loo. Should you live in a home with a yard, you're hooked up. Composting poop and soiled litter (the type made with organic materials - I like the piney ones, myself) to apply to your ornamental plants is soooo doable! (There are lots of resources online for this.) And yet this article informs us otherwise, explaining that only vegetarian pet doo-doo is compostable. (Think: rabbits, chickens and goats.) Potential contamination with pathogenic bacteria and/or parasites like Toxo means edible plant compost application is a no-no. Only ornamental plants need apply. That is, unless you're willing to try an Alaskan sled dog team's approach: employing a heated compost method, which kills the "bugs" dead. Turns out, however, that you need at least seven or eight dogs to undertake this adventure efficiently. Twenty big sled dogs with enormous appetites is probably even better. In the end, the article invites you to read between the lines on the flushing and composting thing, but officially informs us that the best-est, most greenest method is that of the dig-a-hole variety, by which you pop your poop into an underground container that has been designed to take in stool and digest it with enzymes you apply to the mix. Slowly, the now-harmless material will trickle into the soil around it. Yummy! For my part, I compost my chicken coop shavings and my goat bedding. I was throwing doggie doo in for a while but then decided otherwise. It just seemed too gross and the resulting compost too limited for use in my yard (I have tons of avocado trees). So the pet doo goes down the toilet, sans baggie, seeing as I scoop and dump. Or it gets hosed into the bougainvilleas that surround my side yard patio, where the dogs unkindly deposit their poo at times. That's my way. But what say you? Do you poop patrol? If you do … how? If not, would you ever tackle doo-doo detail? Could an article like this one ever persuade you otherwise? Think about it and let us know. Dr. Patty Khuly