By Editor on May 1, 2012
By June Hurt Anyone who receives the safety alerts from the CYCA, or regularly visits our Facebook page, should notice that we spend a lot of time looking for our residents’ lost pets. For the most part, it’s the sneaky canines that decide to slither under fences or wriggle through unknown loose boards, sometimes snagging [...]
Posted in Community News, Pets, Safety |
By Editor on May 1, 2012
By June Hurt Those who know me well, know that I love dogs more than most people. I really love my dogs in particular, because they love me unconditionally, occasionally bring me gifts of dead things, and never talk back or ask for money. Losing either of them for even a few minutes is unthinkable, [...]
Posted in CYCA, Letters from the President, Pets |
By Editor on April 3, 2012
The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County will host two big events this month. The Trot for Spot Pet Parade and Canine Carnival will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14 at the humane society office at 935 Farm Road in Shelby Farms. Pet Parade Participants will be entered to win awards [...]
Posted in Pets |
By Editor on March 30, 2012
By Trisha Gurley Twice a day, my cat Milton runs to the kitchen. He hears a sound that will rouse him from sleep or batting paper wads. This rustling sound makes him dart up to whoever is responsible for the noise. He begins to purr and dance around our ankles. Lo, it is mealtime. It’s [...]
Posted in Pets |
By Staff on March 5, 2012
House of Mews received a new lease on life after its benefactor was purchased by an out-of-town company. Service Assurance, a Memphis-based IT support and management company, adopted the no-kill cat shelter on Cooper Street in 2010, after founder Elain Harvey considered selling her house to keep the facility afloat. That partnership faced an uncertain [...]
Posted in Business, Pets | Tagged House of Mews |
By Staff on February 8, 2012
By Trisha Gurley By now the new year isn’t quite so new anymore, and myself, my husband and my ever-awesome cat Milton have settled in to 2012. I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, but I have promised to look out for my health and the health of those I love. Milton the cat is [...]
Posted in Blog, Pets | Tagged pets |
By Staff on November 1, 2011
By Milton Note: Milton the cat decided to write this month’s column while his mom, Trisha Gurley, was at work. Hi everyone. It’s my understanding that my mother writes a column for this here paper. I know what you’re thinking: how does a cat type with no opposable thumbs? None of your business, silly [...]
Posted in Blog, Pets | Tagged animals |
By Staff on October 6, 2011
By Holly Smith The House of Mews had two surprise additions during September’s Cooper-Young Festival. A box labeled “Free Kittens, Take One” was left on Evelyn Street near the Festival. A passer-by discovered the box containing four five-week-old kittens. Two kittens were adopted by Festival-goers on the short walk from Evelyn to The House of [...]
Posted in Business, Community News, Events, Goings On!, Pets | Tagged animals, fitness, fundraiser, The House of Mews, volunteering |
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