Become a canine cupid The national group Dogs Deserve Better declares February 7-14th Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week!

'If you sponsor a Valentine for a Chained or Penned Dog during this time, we will do one of two things: Mail it out to a dog of your choice, you provide the address; or hand deliver it to a chained dog in the rural PA area (with biscuit). We would also be thrilled to have volunteers in other areas who would deliver some to chained dogs. So far we have volunteers delivering in Florida, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Nebraska, and Kansas.' [Dogs Deserve Better] 

Waitasec... some chained dogs have grumpy owners... you know, the kind who would think a rose is a thorn... such unwanted attention might prompt them to turn around and kick the dog after you deliver the valentine and biscuit... oh well... For $3 you can purchase a valentine for a chained dog (you provide the address, remaining anonymous if you want). Volunteers will mail cards and biscuits to chained dogs nationwide this week, along with brochures and other information aimed at educating the dog's owner....

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Mad Cow Disease in French wine?  'U.S. lawmakers, angry over France's and Germany's support of Saddam Hussein's brutal regime, are exploring whether the United States should require "bright orange warning labels" on French wines that are clarified with bovine (cow) blood. The process of using bovine blood was banned after the scare involving bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- or "mad cow disease" -- in the late 1990s...' [Washington Post via Exploding Cigar] (hmm... now we know why France is acting so funny lately... )

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DC Area  Bloggers - Meetup on February 19

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS is working on a story about weblogs to air sometime in the coming weeks and they will be attending the Feb. 18 meetup in DC to interview a few of you about your weblog and how and why you do it.  I encourage you all to vote and RSVP for the event ASAP (http://blog.meetup.com ) so they can have a good mix of people to talk to (and give your blog national television exposure!)    They are looking forward to seeing you there! If you're interested, you can see past stories about the media done by the NewsHour at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/index.htm . If you are a dog rescue blogger, here's a golden opportunity to gain support for pet rescue and education: Dog Rescue Meetup

Note: The meeting is for all DC Area Meetup bloggers. RSVP asap if you plan to attend... (I might attend... if it's at White Flint Mall... ) Voting for site meetup closes TODAY: Arlington, VA or White Flint Mall (Rockville, MD ... close to Bethesda, MD)

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