Proctor & Gamble recalls Iams canned cat food

It's a North American recall of all varieties of Iams ProActive Health canned Cat and Kitten Food in 3 oz and 5.5 oz cans, dated 09/2011 to 06/2012 on the bottom of the can, for thiamine deficiency.

Read about the symptoms of thiamine deficiency here.

Hat tip to Pet Connection blog.

Now, back to something like our regular programming....

Will someone tell the McGuinty Liberals that they are being extremely insulting, assuming that we're so stupid?

Ya, HST will help business. Right. NOT.

Not when consumers' disposable income is reduced so they shop less, spend less. No point in hiring more employees if there aren't any customers.

This tax is going to help no one but the Liberals. After they rake in incredible amounts of money, if they don't gaily squander it all in boondoggles like eHealth (thanks, Smitherman), they'll proudly announce a balanced budget.

Just wait and see.
And remember that they think you're stupid.
Really remember that at the polls in 2011.

It's a new dawn, it's a new day.....

No man is an island….and no board can do it all on their own.

It is up to US to participate.
To volunteer in whatever capacity suits one’s talents.

Walking dogs, petting and brushing cats, rabbits, rats, playing with birds, fostering special care cases, feeding motherless kittens.
Helping with fundraising.
Helping with adoptions.
Helping recruit, train and coordinate volunteers.
Donating to help care for the animals, be it one time or monthly.
Whatever best suits you.
There's a committee for you.

Find a committee and commit.
To help make THS into a world-class shelter.

If you love animals
Do it for the animals.

Addendum: There's a good editorial in the Toronto Star entitled "Humane Society Reborn", read it here.

Faces of CHANGE comprises the new board of Toronto Humane Society

This just in, from Canada NewsWire.

Results of Special General Meeting of the Toronto Humane Society

TORONTO, May 30 /CNW/ - The Special General Meeting to elect a new Board of Directors of the Toronto Humane Society was held on May 30th, 2010. The Honourable Sydney L. Robins, a former judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal who has acted as the Election Supervisor since being appointed by order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, served as Chair of the meeting.

Computershare Investor Services Inc. acted as Scrutineer.

Mr. Robins is pleased to announce the newly elected Board of Directors:

    Directors elected to serve a 3-year term:

   -  Johanna Booth - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Jennifer Downe - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Judi King - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Peter Newell - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Ferne Sinkins - a member of the Faces of Change slate

   Directors elected for a 2-Year Term:

   -  Karen Nasir - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Linda Mackinnon - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Marcie Laking - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Wendy Strickland - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Michael Downey - a member of the Faces of Change slate

   Directors elected for a 1-Year Term:

   -  Crystal Tomusiak - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Garnet Pratt Siddall - a member of the Faces of Changete
   -  Ian Wintrip - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Kimberly Cohen - a member of the Faces of Change slate
   -  Tom Ungar - a member of the Faces of Change slate

A copy of the Scrutineer's report will be available on the THS website when finalized.

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Now the hard work begins, to make THS into a world-class animal shelter. Time to put our shoulders to the grindstone and make it happen.

For the animals.

To me, definitive proof that Faces of CHANGE is independent. And my heretical idea of the day.

You may have heard about the 38 additional animal cruelty charges against all of the current directors of the Toronto Humane Society...OBAAT has the text of the OSPCA press release here.

To all the conspiracy theorists...how many tinfoil hats can there be in the world, anyway?

To me, this proves definitively that Faces of CHANGE is not allied with OSPCA. The timing of these charges is strategically very poor.

If, as the conspiracy theorists theorize, Faces of CHANGE and OSPCA were allied these charges would have been laid AFTER the THS board election on May 30th.

To have the charges laid before the election distracts from the election and gives the conspiracy theorists too much material to work with. Too much slaver on keyboards and spittle spewed on monitors. Someone could get electrocuted. Again. Bad strategy.

Strategically, having the charges laid after the election would give more leeway for messaging. It would be "you chose right" if Faces is the winning slate, and something else if Faces is not the winning slate.

Thank about it.

Then it's rabies shots on the house for the conspiracy flakes.
Although it might be too late for some of them.

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Heretical idea of the day:

Do we really need the Toronto Humane Society?
The city has survived six months without it.
Would the animals of the city be better served if we pushed the city to make Toronto Animal Services no-kill for all species, using the Calgary model? And got city funding for Toronto Wildlife Centre, to help with the non-domesticated animals? Push the mayoral slate for their stand on animal services? Push the city councillors?

All it takes is knowledge.
And will.

Think about it.