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LibertyBell
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Scotlund Haisley, senior director of Emergency Services for The HSUS has a portrait made in front of the White House with Liberty Bell, a Portuguese Water Dog rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Allentown PA during a raid on Almost Heaven Kennels. Haisley walks by the White House with son Coltrane. Rescuers from The Humane Society of the United States found a young, female Portuguese Water Dog during the June 23 raid of a notorious Lehigh County, Pa. puppy mill.





The dog, who was rescued from cramped, unsanitary conditions, will be transported to the nations capital today by The HSUS. Liberty Bell received her name because she has been liberated from a life of neglect.

She and the other 216 dogs rescued in Tuesday's raid on Almost Heaven Kennels have been placed with partner shelters and rescue groups throughout the region, and will soon be made available for adoption..

Ugly is...

This year's World's Ugliest Dog was named at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
Miles Egstad rescued the new title-holder, Pabst, a boxer mix from a shelter three years ago. The dog's "bitter beer face" inspired his name.

Pabst upset a seven-year stretch of wins by members of the Chinese Crested breed. 2007's winner took 3rd this year. Elwood, a 6-pound Chinese Crested, was rescued by the New Jersey SPCA during an animal-abuse investigation.

Normally undesirable features like a severe underbite and a rumpled up face earn this dog a blue ribbon, $1600 in prize money and a modeling contract with House of Dog.

All the participants had to provide proof of health by a veterinarian. Celebrity judges included Jon Provost, the actor who played Timmy on "Lassie" and Karen "Doc" Halligan, known for her TV roles in "Groomer Has It", "Dog Tales", "Animal Rescue 911" and "Dogs 101". As Judge and Fair Board Member Brian Sobel said, “We were looking for dogs who were naturally ugly.” And Pabst was. Although thrilled about his win, Pabst's owner disagrees, "I don't think he's that ugly!"

Check out the The Daily Beast's Worst in Show round up.

RIP Michael

Michael Joseph Jackson 8. 29. 1958 – 6. 25. 2009

Remembering dads today

Another sweet friend is gone

dear sweet Crystal,
we hope you're on the stoop with Stella once again...

Respect

“I use this chance to honor the emotions of the nation of Iran and remind them that Iran, this sacred being, belongs to them and not to the fraudulent.” ~ Mir Hossein Mousavi

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