Tenzin Dorje

Tenzin Dorje

September 15, 2006 - May 18, 2017

AZ Now Safer for Pets!

Today, the AZ Humane Society writes:

It’s getting safer and safer to be an Arizona pet! With your support, the Arizona Humane Society and the Humane Legislative Coalition of Arizona successfully led efforts to pass two bills that will soon be state law and benefit animals in our community.

Animal advocates have a reason to celebrate next year’s tax season thanks to the signing of HB2523, which allows Arizona residents to make a voluntary contribution via a check off box to fund much-needed affordable spay/neuter services throughout Arizona. This initiative is expected to generate close to $200,000 to support spay/neuter efforts statewide.

And, last week, Governor Doug Ducey also signed into law HB2494, a bill that aims to end hot-car deaths and allow Good Samaritans to take action without risk of civil liability if they rescue a child or a pet from a hot car.

HB2494 Provisions

A person who uses reasonable force to remove a child or domestic animal from a locked motor vehicle is not liable for damages in a civil action if they comply with the following conditions:

-The rescuer has a good faith belief that the confined child or pet is in imminent danger of suffering physical injury or death unless they are removed from the vehicle.
-The rescuer determines the car is locked or there is no reasonable manner in which the person can remove the child or pet.
-Before entering the vehicle, the rescuer notifies the proper authorities (defined).
-The rescuer does not use more force than is necessary under the circumstances to enter the vehicle.
-The rescuer remains with the child or pet until the authorities arrive.

Read more...

Keep up all your good work toward protecting our beloved pets!

May all beings be well and happy.

Is Pet Food Poisoning Your Pet?

As you know our dear dog is dying of cancer... cancer caused by toxins like arsenic, and we just saw a report about how commonly toxins are present in very high levels in most - if not all - dog and cat foods.

The brand we had carefully researched (or so we thought) and chose to feed him for the past 5 plus years, is likely what is killing our beloved little one.

This is heartbreaking, and helping to save other lives is the only good that can come of this horror.

PLEASE check this resource for your prefered brand to see if it is safe:

http://www.cleanlabelproject.org/category/product-list/dog-cat-food/

"Natural," "Grain free," and other labels as well as price have nothing to do with the risk of the toxin level. Please check your pet food now!

Watch the news report: http://www.abc15.com/news/national/are-pet-foods-safe-for-your-pets

And, see this excellent video by the Clean Label Project:
https://www.facebook.com/CleanLabelProject/videos/vb.1591831381135323/1788895824762210/?type=2&theater

May all beings be well, free from suffering and the causes of suffering.

All Sentient Beings - Water for Pigs

A Canadian activist who faced time behind bars for giving water to pigs has been found not guilty.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39799514

This is wonderful work, which I hope will continue and spread.

Indeed, pigs are sentient beings, as are cows, chickens, fish...

May more humans reach out to help them and fewer humans use and abuse them, unnecessarily.

May all beings be well.

Hot Summer Pet Safety

Especially for those folks who move here from other places: Please do not walk your dog on hot sidewalks and asphalt - even during early summer evenings - as it can (and does) result in serious burns to their feet. 

Many people come here from other places and don't know this. They think they can walk their dogs after work as the sun is setting, but they do not know that the asphalt is still too hot! 

We see people doing this more and more during the summers here, and it is very sad and frustrating to see.

It can be as much as 11 degrees hotter near the ground, where the dog lives. So in addition to the concern for the pads of their feet, they can quickly become dehydrated from the hot air low to the ground.

A good rule of thumb to check before you walk your dogs: If you can't comfortably hold your flat hand on the asphalt or sidewalk for 5 to 10 SECONDS, it is too hot for your dogs' feet!

Then, it is SO important to not leave pets in cars, even for any short amount of time, in the Arizona summer heat!

Do with your pet what you would do for a child - or for yourself! You would not walk barefoot on hot asphalt, and you would not sit in a hot car, so don't make your pets do it!
Be careful and enjoy your summer.

May all beings be happy and well, free of suffering and the causes of suffering.