Yesterday, we woke up to snow – not a huge amount but enough to be annoying for everyone but I refused to put open a new bale and start lugging hay everywhere. And so, after breakfast, I opened the gate and let all the Shetland ponies into the middle of their track field where the […]
Help needed at Vermilion Co. Animal Shelter ahead of spring influx
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — With warmer months ahead, the Vermilion County Animal Shelter is asking for help. The shelter’s adoption manager Kathleen Orcutt said spring is prime breeding time for stray pets, and she’s especially concerned about cats and kittens. They’ve already got a couple of litters brought to the shelter. Danville City Council greenlights […]
First Day of Spring | My Shetland
Apparently the 1st March is the first offishul day of Spring (and will end on 31st May). In the garden snowdrops and crocuses are appearing and that make me hopeful. It’s been a grotty winter which is by no means over but has to end one day because according to the Meteorlogical Office today is […]
Brookfield Zoo to feature epic 130-foot Ferris wheel this spring – NBC Chicago
Brookfield Zoo is pulling out all the stops to celebrate their 90th anniversary, including the addition of a towering Ferris wheel that will allow patrons to experience the facility in a whole new way. In a press release this week, officials said they will roll out a 130-foot Anniversary Ferris wheel to mark their 90th […]
Spring Clean! | My Shetland
You know when you start something and it grows into a mammoth task? Yup, well that was us today. OH and I took up our old Persian carpet in the sitting room. It has been a job pending. The rug is huge – 3.5 x 4 metres and weighs a tonne. But we folded it […]
A Sunny Spring Walk | My Shetland
Fed the zoo at Leradale and came home, knowing a dog-walk was next on the agenda. Or cat, depending on your perspective. I laughed at the running. So sweet. I looked behind and saw just how the sheep get under the fence, despite the gate being open. Everyone but Ster who can’t. The seggies – […]
Spring, Most Definitely Spring | My Shetland
Oh yes. Spring is on it’s way. I was surprised to see my banks of primroses starting to appear. I think it is early but I am happy to be wrong. But they lighten my heart and make me think Spring is finally on its way despite the many recent meteorogical set backs. Winter […]
A False Spring Day | My Shetland
It was lovely today. Blue sky and not a breath of wind. Just perfect. Days like these are called a False Spring – The term ‘false spring’ refers to a period in late winter or early spring when temperatures become unusually warm, before suddenly growing cold again. During a false spring, the warm weather can […]
Wordless Wednesday #368 – Spring thaw means muddy, wet paws
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How PETA started the animal rights movement in Silver Spring
Social revolutions erupt in the most unlikely of places, but perhaps none more unlikely than this. On the morning of Sept. 11, 1981, Montgomery County police raided a nondescript warehouse on Brookville Road in Silver Spring, confiscating 17 rhesus macaque monkeys after receiving a tip from Takoma Park resident and animal welfare activist Alex Pacheco. […]