The Golden Poodle Award goes to the Wichita, Kansas Fire Department for all the time, equipment, and manpower they used to save Taz, a dog caught under a concrete embankment with the water rising.
No doubt they will be criticized for wasting taxpayer money on just a dog.
But they know that what is important in life… is Life.
The Lizard Brain Award goes to Associated Humane Societies of New Jersey for abysmally poor public relations.
They have done a lot of good work in the world of dogs and they feel they have a legal right to Patrick. But Patrick is not property. After his horrendous treatment he deserves to be left with the people who saved his life and continue to love him.
A message to AHS: your continued insistance on custody has alienated the mayor, the judges in court cases, and the public. Whether true or not, our perception is that you want to use Patrick for fundraising. This is not the image you should be projecting.
Patrick was never your property. You were an ambulance service. Move on.
The Neanderthal Award goes to Nestle Purina whose Waggin' Train treats made from chicken jerky from China have been blamed for more that 600 dogs getting sick or dying for the past two years.
And yet the treats keep appearing on the shelves of almost every store that sells dog products.
Purina is a trusted brand going back to the 18th century. They have made $$$billions selling dog products. We expect more from them.
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An organization or business that loses public support is in trouble. I hope businesses will stop importing crap from china that poisons pets.
Posted by: Jerry | April 30, 2012 at 07:22 AM
I agree with your assessments!
The jerky thing really gets me; if it were people getting sick, those products would have been pulled already. But it's dogs.
Posted by: Jen | April 30, 2012 at 07:33 AM
which is why I make my own doggie treats..
Posted by: jackie | April 30, 2012 at 12:38 PM
I AGREE!!!! I had some of that jerky in the cupboard...I thew it away, after I destroyed it!
Linda
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Posted by: Linda | April 30, 2012 at 01:40 PM
Scary stuff!
Posted by: Clive | April 30, 2012 at 02:01 PM
Toward the end of each month I like to stop by and visit a few blogs that aren't on my regular stop.
I came over from Yellow Dog Granny. You have an interesting blog. To be quite honest I never heard of a Neanderthal Award but one can't be to surprise about that considering it “Purnia”...Hope you can chance to stop over and the coffee is on.
Posted by: Peppylady (Dora) | April 30, 2012 at 06:32 PM
I hesitate to buy dog treats any more. So many issues have been associated with them over the past few years. The man we got Gil from has a great recipe for biscuits and one of these days I am going to try them.
Posted by: threecollie | May 02, 2012 at 09:25 AM
Yet again, some great awards. But your mention of the Wichita F.D.'s priorities was so eloquent.
Posted by: Pamela | May 02, 2012 at 02:17 PM