http://www.wisn.com/cnn-news/18214694/detail.html
Dog Left Outside Freezes To Sidewalk -
I am truly sickened by this story...
So so very sad.
I thought maybe the woman had taken ill, and passed out.
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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- A woman was arrested after she left her dog outside in 6 degree weather, causing it to freeze to the sidewalk.
A neighbor called police after the dog was stuck to the pavement for more than 12 hours. Jiffy’s owner, a 59-year-old woman, was taken into custody on suspicion of animal neglect.
Owner Arrested After Dog Freezes To Sidewalk
Animal care providers had to use warm water to gently pry Jiffy free from the ice. Locks of his hair are still frozen on the pavement in front of his house.
Jiffy, an 11-year-old border collie, can now crawl but is too heavy to walk. The extra 50 pounds he’s carrying almost cost him his life.
"It is very disturbing to see a dog that overweight and then to actually come up and see the dog frozen to the sidewalk. It was very, very traumatic for me,” said Carey Payne, who is with the Sheboygan Humane Society. “I've never seen a dog actually frozen to a sidewalk before.”
The owner told police she made frequents trips outside to check on the dog, but workers at the Sheboygan County Humane Society suggest the dog was abused long before he was frozen.
"You can overfeed a dog, and when you do the dog becomes extremely overweight, it cannot move properly, it puts a strain on all of their organs,” said Payne. “It's abuse. That’s plain and simple."
Todd Wagner, the neighbor that called police, said the owner tried to free the dog.
“I tried to help (the owner) with it on Wednesday night, but I got bit by it so I left it alone. She had other people coming to help and everybody did make an effort, you know it's not that it was total neglect on her fault,” he said.
Investigators said the owner was released shortly after she was arrested, and it will be up to the district attorney to decide what charges she will face, if any.
Aside from being overweight, the dog is in good health, according to the Humane Society.
The organization said it has received multiple calls from people who are interested in adopting Jiffy.
Anna~Anna
"Flintville Annie"
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Thoughts n Stuff
Look closely....
Miss Milly is peeking out from behind the pallet.
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Good Morning.
More snow last night, and my snowplow man still hasn't come.
Maybe today.
He was working in Minnesota this last week, perhaps he hasn't made it home yet.
Randy called about 5 this morning. Methinks his project for today will be to get some water flowing SOMEWHERE in this old house! If I could run the laundry drain to the dang tub I swear I would do just that.
A mouse nest, then filled with water that froze does not make me happy.
Damnable varmints...
A few thoughts that cross my mind after reading a few little stories.
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Having been born and raised on a dairy farm, my immune system is one of the finest.
- Yes, I get migraines and panic attacks.
- Yes I have a few battle injuries.
I believe the way I was raised had much to do with how I am now. (And in more ways than one).
People that continuously keep their homes and their babies and children squeaky clean are doing them more harm than good.
These kids never have a fighting chance to build up their own immune systems.
I was never filthy gross; but spent some long sweaty hours working in caca and other stuff until my dad retired when I was 17.
Mom had a garden, and so I was out digging in the dirt too.
We had acres of cucumbers that we picked by hand.
Strawberries too-
And yes, we stole bites of them without washing them off.
Mama had read somewhere that by the time you are an adult you will have eaten a bushel of dirt. She just might have been right too.
We swam in the river, drank from the hose, or the waterer (whichever was closer to our thirst).
LET YOUR KIDS GET DIRTY, or I promise you will be raising the next generation of sick people.
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This is especially for Casey. hehehe
At one time it had been cut out of the paper, and hung on my little bulletin board.
It has taken me a long time on here this morning to find it for her.
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~~~~~~~~~~ CALVIN AND HOBBES~~~~~~~~~~
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On to another thought.
Casey raised this point the other day.
It is a fallacy that getting cold or wet makes you ill.
Getting cold or wet makes you well, cold or wet. It does NOT make you ill.
Likewise, going outside with wet hair does not make you ill.
If it is winter and the temps are below freezing your hair will freeze, but even frozen hair does not make you ill. (Not that it does any good for your hair).
Getting a flu shot will not result in you actually getting the flu.
This will happen if, AND ONLY IF, you already have the virus, latent, within your system.
It is also false that going in/out within temperature extremes will make you ill.
It should make you feel warm or cool though.
I am sure there are many, many more of these fallacies flying around.
Please add your own in my comments area.
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I had a bit of fun "playing" this morning...
~~~~~~~~~~Your result for The What is Your Spirit Animal Test...
The Otter
Your spirit animal has a Nobility ranking of 11 out of 18.
- Your spirit animal is the otter.
- Playful, curious and fun animals, they are truly the start of what can be considered a noble creature.
- Otters are good at figuring things out, and make great friends.
- You are lucky to have one as a spirit animal.
- Otters are fairly rare as spirit animals.
***Wondering how this animal was chosen for you? These questions were carefully thought out to see how important you hold certain virtues such as: humanism, self-knowledge, rationalism, the love of freedom and other somewhat Hellenic ideals. Some of the questions were very subtle. Your score was then matched with an animal of corresponding nobility. However, you shouldn't think this was a right/wrong sort of test, but more of an idealistic values test. It's ok to not hold these values, you'll just get an animal spirit of lower stature if you do!***
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Yes, I even like paying in the water...
as long as it isn't the water in the laundry room
~~~~~~~~~~Your result for Who's Your 80's Hero? Test...
John McClane
60% McClane!
John McClane is definitely a good choice for your hero. He can be very resourceful under pressure.
He doesn't care if he's extremely outnumbered because he can think on his feet even when they are running to avoid and explosion.He's an Irish American born on August 11, 1957 and works as a detective for the New York City police department.
He is divorced with two children, but still seems to be a bit hung up on his wife.He faced off a group of terrorists and won.
He's very handy with a gun and doesn't look at all bad in a soiled tee shirt.You can see him in the 1988 movie Die Hard played by Bruce Willis.
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Shall I be offended that I am compared to a man?
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Time to fly!
I hope you are all having a 'wunnaful' weekend!
XOXO
Me
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