Today I sent the check off to the Animal Rescue Foundation of Rincon. As promised, I matched any donations made and the total sent was $240. I know that ARF has been having problems staying open due to lack of funds, so hopefully this will help at least a little bit.
If you’d still like to donate to ARF of Rincon, you can send donations to:
ARF of Rincon
P.O. Box 592
Rincon, PR 00677
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So I was was reading a trashy celebrity gossip magazine today (I have to catch up when I’m off the island ;)…), and there was an article about Martha Stewart and her pet miniature donkeys…
MIniature donkeys?!? What?! Awesome!!!
I have never heard of miniature donkeys before, but that is EXACTLY what Stefan and I need! We have gone back and forth on what sort of animals/pets we want to have for the property, in order to keep the jungle growth in check. First we thought we wanted goats (or a small flock of pigmy goats), but goats eat EVERYTHING, including the young trees we have planted, gardens, palms, laundry, shoes, the house, etc. Then we thought that perhaps we should get a horse or a cow, since they are good mowers, but won’t eat our trees, but I think Stefan and I are both intimidated by having such a big and powerful animal such as a horse or cow (I was leaning more towards a cow…ha). So, how perfect would a pair of mini donkeys be?! Look at how cute the little beasts are!
Couldn’t you imagine Monkey and Cheech riding Buck Rogers (the mini donkey) around the property while Kuta is herding them all?!?
I am SO looking into how much it would be to buy and fly a pair of mini donkeys to Puerto Rico…
p.s. I’ve always wanted to be Pippy Longstockings, so I am going to carpe diam, damn it!
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Here is a cute video of Cheech that I made for Valentines Day:
He loves to nurse on that blanket!
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Stefan and I have kept Chichieto separated from Kuta and Monkey for the last few weeks since Cheech has joined the family. As Kuta and Monkey got used to hearing his little kitty crys and smelling him in the house, we started to slowly introduce the new kitty to the dogs. Last week we started letting Cheech hang out and everyone seem to be getting along okay. We still have to keep watch, since Cheech has no idea what sort of danger he really is in. Cheech likes to sneak attack the dogs with right-left-right combos and a death bite to the hindquarters. This doesn’t always go over well with the dogs…
So, with that being said, I never thought I would see the day…
As cute as that photo is, Cheech has no idea that Kuta would really, realllllly, like to chomp him to death. Kuta was just kickin’ it while we where making dinner and Cheech (tired from attacking our ankles) thought that curling up next to Kuta would be cool.
Kuta has always been our main concern when it comes to Cheech. I hate to say it but I’ve seen him kill a kitten before (It’s just instinct). Luckly, Kuta is also a very obedient dog, and he knows that he’s not allowed to kill Cheech. With that in mind, Kuta just tries to be passive aggressive towards our new kitty family member. I put a little kitty bed in my office for Cheech, and Kuta decided to try to fit into it the other day. He knew that would piss the cat off…
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Stefan, Sheena, Shay and I were dining at The Lazy Parrot tonight and I came across a sign from the Animal Rescue Foundation of Rincon Puerto Rico. A.R.F. of Rincon is a non-profit animal rescue and they are in danger of shutting down. A.R.F. of Rincon is staffed only by volunteers and is funded only by donations. Unfortunately donations are slow to come by for an animal rescue in Puerto Rico, so they are currently only able to run two days a week due to lack of funding.
I’m a total animal freak so I’m going to do what I can.
I am going to donate and figure that it would be a good opportunity for anyone else that would like to donate to this good cause, as well. ARF’s website certainly is lacking and donations can only be sent via mail (helllooooo 1990’s). So, I have set up a way to easily donate via this website:
AND, to sweeten the pot, I will personal MATCH any donations made here (up to $1000). One month from now, I will take any donations made here + 100% and I will mail a check to A.R.F. of Rincon.
A.R.F. of Rincon is a legit non-profit and donations are tax deductible. I will make sure anyone that needs receipts gets them (just let me know).
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Chichieto has been named, wormed, shot and fattened up, and he’s starting to ease his way into the family. He has doubled in size since we found him and we moved him out of the crate into the downstairs bathroom.
We are still keeping Cheech and the dogs separated, but the dogs are starting to get used to his smell and they arn’t getting as worked up whenever they see or hear him. So, so far so good. I think that they will all eventually get along.
I’ve been taking Cheech outside to play everyday so he gets used to being outside, since he will eventually be a primarily outside cat once he is big enough to fend for himself (and fat enough that an owl or hawk can’t fly off with him).
All in all, Cheech is pretty darn charming. And I think he really likes his new bed…
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Lorenz has a chicken in a bag, in his trunk. It’s his new pet.
Stefan and I ran into Carrie (Lorenz’s girlfriend) at the convenience store today and she told us that Lorenz was in Ponce and apparently he decided to buy a chicken as a pet.
I think Lorenz may be drinking Jameson.
(only in Puerto Rico…)
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Thank you for all the suggestions on what we should name the new kitty! We’ve narrowed it down to the following 6 names, vote for your favorite!
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Well, I think we official have a new kitty. Stefan and I were driving to dinner tonight and Stefan swerved to miss a kitten that was standing in the middle of the road. I thought we ran it over, but Stefan saw that it went between the wheels and was still standing, frozen, in the center of the road. Stefan pulled over and ran back to the kitten and snatched it off the road, just before another car came around the bend.
The poor little guy was tiny and was mewing like crazy, but other then that he was fine and pretty sweet for just losing one of his 9 lives…He was obviously hungry (as he is pretty much skin and bones under all that kitten fur), so we drove back home and fed him some turkey. We took him to dinner with us and after a few minutes he was purring like crazy with his little belly full and getting lots of love.
So, here he is…What should we name him?!
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We’ve heard a lot of this and that about pitbulls and hearsay about Puerto Rican laws regards owning pitbulls, since one of our dogs is sometimes mistaken for a pitbull. So, here are the facts:
In 1998, a bill (HB585) was signed by the Governor of Puerto Rico, which bans introduction, importation, possession, acquisition, breeding, sale, and transfer of Pitbull Terriers or hybrids resulting from a breed of these dogs or with dogs from other races, are all prohibited. The banned race of canine is defined as “a race of bull terriers that include the Stafforshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers and combinations of these and other terrier races.”
The bill also states the following:
“Any person, as of the date of enactment of this Act, who owns any of the canines mentioned, shall register said dog or dogs in a registry intended for those purposes, at the Agriculture Department. The registration will take place within the eight (8) months following the approval of this law. After that grace period has expired, the opportunity to register them will cease and the Registry will be closed. The registration application must contain the name, address, and telephone numbers of the owner, the location where the animal will be kept, and all the information needed to identify the dog. Said application must be accompanied by a registration fee of twenty-five (25.00) dollars. Every dog so registered will be assigned a registration number which will be engraved on a small metal plate to be affixed to said dog’s collar. The owner of the dog will receive, in addition to the duly engraved plaque with the registration number, a certificate of registration as evidence of the dog having been duly registered with the Department of Agriculture. In the case of a female, she is to be sterilized, tattooed with an indelible mark indicating this surgical procedure has been performed, and the corroborative document signed by a veterinarian will be required by the department of agriculture prior to her registration. Any dog that fails to carry a plaque indicating its registration number and whose owner fails to produce the registration certificate after the eight (9) month grace period shall be immediately confiscated by the pertinent authorities.”
So this is the just of it: Pitbulls were officially banned from Puerto Rico, when the bill was passed in 1998. There was a 8-month window where they allowed you to register your Pitbull with the Department of Agriculture. You can no longer register a Pitbull or bull terriers and they are illegal to possess if they are not already registered. If you are caught with an unregistered Pitbull or bull terrier, the dog will be confiscated and you will be charged with a misdemeanor.
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