You Can Haz Funnay

It's been a rough few weeks in the Childs family (as in my immediate family, which is me and my mom and dad). My mom is home from a two-plus week stay in hospital and on a painfully slow road to recovery. So, because I've had enough seriousness in my real life, I though I'd share some total fun-ness in the blogosphere.

All these pictures come from I Can Has Cheezburger, one of the funniest photo blogs I've seen. (And, yes, the appalling grammar is part of the fun!) They have hundreds (thousands?) of hilariously captioned animal photos. Here are some of my favorites:

Hope these brought a smile to your face like they did mine.

Hugs,
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My heroes have always been...

...people who take care of little animals.

I'm one of those types who cries at the drop of a hat when I see any kind of ad or mailing about mistreated or abandoned animals. My heart goes out to them so much because they're so helpless. They can't speak up and go, "Hey, can you help me over here?" So, I've always admired vets, their assistants, and rescue workers who, in the face of a disaster, are as concerned about the animals as the humans.

Case in point, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, literally thousands of pets were either abandoned or unable to be evacuated with their owners. Groups like the Louisiana SPCA went in and rescued pets in the heavily flooded areas. The Guard even helped out whenever they found animals.



It touched my heart seeing beloved pets reunited with their owners.



But many are still in shelters without their owners. Organizations like the Humane Society and the SPCA work hard to help these pets find loving homes.



It must be so hard not to get attached to all the little animals you work with in a time like this. But God bless these people for the work they do. Animals are strong-willed and smart and can take care of themselves for the most part, but I have to say that I greatly admire all the men and women who put themselves out there on a daily basis to help our animal friends.

My husband and I rescued an abandoned cat many years ago. She was probably 7 or 8 when we took her in and she had many medical problems. But we got her to the vet and got her on the right track and she was with us for another 7 years before crossing over the Rainbow Bridge. Here's my Puddy Tat:



And let's not forget our favorite boy here on Books, Boys, Buzz...Knut the Polar Bear in Berlin. Thomas Doerflein, one of the zoo keepers, has dedicated his life for the past six months to raising Knut so he would survive. He's definitely one of my heroes! As is everyone at the Berlin Zoo.



For more information on these wonderful heroes, visit some of these websites:

Louisiana SPCA
Mississippi SPCA
Boston's MSPCA Angell Memorial Hospital
Kitty Angels
Greyhound Rescue
Humane Society

Thanks so much to those people who help out the animals!!



We hope you'll stick around all week and let us know who your heroes are, as well.

Marley = )
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