The Blog
The Great Beagle Rescue
It has been called the Great Beagle Escape. BeagleMania. Beagleopogus. Beaglearama. BeFreegles. ...and many more names that were both tender, funny, or sweet. In reality it was very simple. It was about telling 120 beings that their lives were worth something. That we...
Beagle followup – The truth about animal testing
The first Beagle went home a few days ago. Isn't that amazing? Watching him through the window of the car as his caretakers took him to his forever home was incredibly heartwarming. Shortly after the Beagles arrived here I surfed the highways and byways of the...
Kerry's Update – July 4th 2010
WE NEED YOUR VOTES! With just a week or so left to vote, we are on track to win $20,000! We are in the top 100 favorite charities and need your Facebook vote to keep us there. We are number 72 right now. Please vote and keep us in the top 100. It means $20,000 to our...
Freedom and Liberty
Independence Day is a day of great celebration at my house. In fact, it is the only party that I host all year. The party is today, and I'm expecting 50 to 60 people this evening. Unlike certain people and Presidents, I do not apologize for being American. This is the...
Best Friends…Welcome to New York
Let me preface this blog with a disclaimer. I am technically NOT a New Yawka. I was born in Connecticut, New York's bedroom state. I have worked in New York, owned businesses in New York, paid taxes in New York, and spent a lot of time here. I truly LOVE New York. I...
Paying it Forward
So Best Friends said this, in the recent backlash they are getting over Oreo's Law: >>In 2007, Best Friends rescued a failed and dilapidated Pets Alive sanctuary by investing over a million dollars and 8 months of a rotating cadre of Best Friends staff to get...
Being the change
We are still reeling from the trouncing we took in the New York Assembly Agriculture Committee over Oreo's Law. Now we're watching Nathan Winograd and the No Kill Advocacy Center take Best Friends Animal Society to task over Best Friend's "neutrality" (read lack of...
Oreo's Law: David versus Goliath?
There are so many forces at work with trying to get Oreo’s Law passed. The ASPCA and the Mayor’s Alliance, both charged with saving animals and given millions of dollars to do so, are pouring money and resources into defeating the bill, ensuring that they continue to...
Oreo's Law WILL "die" without your calls and letters! – we NEED YOUR HELP!
On Tuesday, Oreo’s Law will be voted on by the New York State (NYS) Assembly Agriculture Committee. But it is not likely to pass without a large showing of community support between now and then. That is because the Committee Chairman is recommending a...
Feral cats – educating communities
I know. I know. Everyone that knows me is shocked. Wait...huh, who is writing this? Is this Kerry? KERRY IS WRITING A BLOG ABOUT CATS?? Yes. Why, yes I am. Contrary to what many of you believe I do NOT dislike cats. I am just more of a huge dog lover, but there are...