Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Pet Of The Week

This sweet Border Collie mix is very playful and loving. The animal is not neutered. It is about a year old. For more information on this animal or other animals that are available for adoption please contact the Louisville Animal Shelter at 662-773-4320 or go by the facility on 110 Thompson Street. Thank You!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

WWN'S PET OF THE WEEK



Description: This wonder kitten is very playful and full of life! He deserves a wonderful home!
He is not neutered and about two months old. For more information on this animal or other animals available for adoption - call the Louisville Animal Shelter at 662-773-4320 or go by the facility at 110 Thompson street.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Whether We Like It or Not - School Starts Soon!

The start of school is less than a month away for all of the county schools. We thought we would give you a heads up on schedules, supplies and information so that maybe all of us won't be scrambling at the last minute to send our kids off to a good start. We are including links to all the school's websites but recognize that some information may not be fully updated yet. Here's some basic info:

START DATE:
 ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS              AUGUST 5  (OPEN HOUSE ON AUG 3@ 3 TO 6PM)

 WINSTON ACADEMY                AUGUST 9 (OPEN HOUSE AUG 8@ 2- 3:30 PM)

 GRACE CHRISTIAN                   AUGUST 11

LINKS TO SCHOOL SCHEDULES: (just click on the school name)

WINSTON ACADEMY

GRACE CHRISTIAN

ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

***The public schools also provide a set of supply lists needed by different grade levels. A link to these lists are provided here:


NEEDED SUPPLIES

Sports schedules and other academic info will be provided in the near future. If you have questions or want to browse your school's site, just click below:

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WINSTON ACADEMY

GRACE CHRISTIAN

Thursday, July 15, 2010

A Message about our Animal Shelter


Information from the Louisville Animal Shelter will be available here on a weekly basis. Check back frequently for animals for adoption, information and news.

All Our Pets by Buzz Wiygul

Dear Buzz:

My owners are talking about getting a kitten from the animal shelter. They have been arguing about whether to make the cat an indoor cat or an outdoor cat. Can you advise them? I am tired of hearing them go on about this. Ranger, their dog

There are good points to each. Me, I am an indoor cat and always have been so the two times I went out through an open door, I was scared to death. Alice, the barn cat, a former stray, has always been outdoors so she might be unhappy inside. The former barn cat, Tishomingo, was an indoor-outdoor cat and he liked both but then, he was a risk-taker who liked to wander afar, but when it got cold, he wanted to be closest to the wood stove. He probably had the ideal life but it was also too short because something finally got him and my owners found his torn-up body. He lasted the longest of all the barn cats at this farm, lasting seven years but he was also everyone’s favorite so my owners took it hard when he died. The thing to remember is that we cats don’t really know the difference. Alice, always being outside, thinks that is normal. I have always been inside and think that is normal. We don’t sweat this stuff the way owners do. I get to lie on the furniture, get special treats, have scratching posts, and get lots of petting. Alice gets to lie on the barn steps in the sun, rub up against the horses, and dine on all the rodents she wants. However, she also probably kills some songbirds, a fact my owners do not like and she is in constant danger. Most people think it is the hawks, owls, and coyotes that kill outside cats but it is usually someone’s roaming dogs or speeding cars. Whatever decision you make, your cat will be happy.

From my owners’ viewpoint, there are negatives to my being indoors. I have a cat friend that lives inside with me and my owner’s least favorite household task is cleaning the litter boxes every few days. Owners of outside cats complain that their cats use the flowerbeds or the kids’ sandbox. If you have close neighbors, they may complain that your cat uses THEIR flowerbeds or sandbox and will surely get mad if your cat leaves footprints on their cars. We inside cats sometimes mistake the couch for the scratching post and that really sets our owners off. Declawing is an option but we try to behave well enough that we avoid THAT. It is a last resort move.

You humans worry way too much about stuff. Indoors, outdoors, give us some good food, fresh water, a warm bed, vaccinations, and flea and tick protection and we will be happy. Well, we aren’t too happy about the vaccination part but we do want long lives so we put up with it. Spay or neuter us so we don’t crank out hundreds of babies (or father them if we are males) who will suffer as strays. We will be happy. Have you ever seen a cat that didn’t seem as though it were satisfied? Our motto is--Dogs grovel; cats command.

If you have a cat-related question for me, I will gladly answer. My email address is pet-info@inbox.com. If you have a dog-related question, you can write to my canine friend, Peace, at the same email address. I am better educated than he is because I spent my first year in a high school biology classroom. I will admit that for a dog, Peace tries but the poor things just have their limits.