I get confused by magic, too

Dogs wondering where the treat went. Damn magicians!

Feline facts Friday

How about a few cat-behavior facts for the first Friday of spring?

Here's the link to Ultrafacts.tumblr.com.

Regarding the last one — about cats hiding — I can attest to that. I once was asked to cat-sit for a weekend. I was warned that the feline was not the friendliest.

True that, because, except for one time the first night when I reached under the bed to pet her and received an extremely painful scratch, I never saw her again.

The food, however, did disappear.

Watch this video; you'll lap it up

A documentary called The Secret Life of Dogs has a fascinating slow-motion video of how dogs drink water.

Whoa, it's amazing!

Here's the source.

A boy and his dog

Peanuts makes its 3D debut next year.

Snoopy has fur?

Dose of funny: dog vs. bed

What is it about dogs and getting up on their human's beds?

I once caught Kate doing the same thing and I was in the next room at the time.

Pets Alive animals relocated; building condemned and close

The good people at Pets Alive Westchester and their volunteers worked the weekend to get everything out of their Elmsford, N.Y., facility. They report that the building has been condemned.

Here's is an update from their Facebook page:

Our shelter facility in Elmsford is now CLOSED indefinitely due to the structural condition of the building. There are no animals there and the building is empty and locked. We do not need volunteers there at this time. Thank you all so much for your help in getting all of our animals to safety!!

We now have a way for you to see a list of our dogs available for foster or adoption! Please go to:
http://www.adoptapet.com/shelter71703-dogs.html

To apply to adopt or foster a dog our application is on-line at:
http://petsalivewest.org/dogapp.htm

PLEASE CONSIDER ADOPTING OR FOSTERING A DOG! WE NEED YOUR HELP! We do not currently have a place where dogs can be seen in person but we're working on it and we'll let you know!

If you are interested in one of our cats, most have gone toPets Alive in Middletown and Mid Hudson Animal Aid in Beacon, New York. Please contact them for information on fostering and adopting. Anything you can do would be gratefully appreciated. Tell 'em we sent you.

All of our bunnies have been adopted or fostered.

Pets Alive Westchester, a no-kill shelter in Elmsford, N.Y., has determined their building is not structurally sound, and they are in the process of evacuating all their animals.

They posted the following on their Facebook page:

This is a very difficult thing to say to all of you, but our building may potentially be in serious jeopardy. It has been determined that Pets Alive Westchester is structurally not sound and needs to evacuate as soon as possible. There is no way around these horrible words. Our plan is to set up trailers on the property to house all of the animals, and we are in desperate need of foster families and adopters for our dogs, cats and rabbits. Although this is going to be a difficult time, we know we shall get through this. We will set up shop right on the property, trailers will be brought in as soon as possible. Dog runs will be there. Some of our cats thankfully will go to the rescues of our sister location in Middletown as well as Mid Hudson Animal Aid & Pibbles and Kits, such amazing people who have done so much to help us through this - but we would much rather see them in foster homes or adopted. All of our dogs, however, are in need of foster or adoptive homes and we are pleading to all of you to consider taking one of them in. All adoptions are free and are desperately needed, immediately. Please come to the shelter this weekend and adopt. If you're interested in adopting or fostering a cat, dog or rabbit, contact adoptions@petsalivewest.org to find out who will be the best fit for your home during this time. Please use email to contact us right now as we are not sure how long we will have access to our phones. We will keep you updated as the days progress. One thing you can be certain of is that Pets Alive Westchester is a survivor of all that it has endured and been though. We will get through this and together we will celebrate a new page. Thank you for all your support and help us to spread the word. We need adopters, we need fosters, and we need them now. We need YOU now. We need your help.

They are also in need of pet carriers for transporting the animals.

For contact information, click on the link at the top of the post.