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The hilarious “Atlantic City Warnings And Dangers” page on VirtualTourist — sample quote: “Another thing that really bothered us was the amount of peep shows and adult book stores in this town. This could be rather disturbing if you have small children.” — isn’t the only great thing about Atlantic City. There are also the boardwalk cats, groups of kitties that live on the beach under the boardwalk.
Cats got on the Atlantic City beach a long time ago, and the colony of feral cats is now fed by the AC Cat Action Team (CAT!). Thanks to them, the cats are among the most well-fed outdoor kitties you’ll ever see. It’s fun to walk along the boardwalk and check out the cute cats lounging around on the beach, chasing bugs through the sand dunes and even walking right up on the boardwalk (specially when there’s nobody around in winter).
Above is my favorite shot; I took it Sunday morning. So cute! There should totally be a sports team in AC named the Atlantic City Boardwalk Cats. This is so much better than “Surf” it’s not even funny.
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dmac | 11:04 AM | 0 Comments
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Nov
7
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Sorry for the low number of posts today, I just saw this puppy cam and have been watching it for the past few hours. Gaww.
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dmac | 2:53 PM | 4 Comments
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Jul
30
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You had to know the fat New Jersey cat was going to end up as the main story on Philly.com at some point. (This was from yesterday.) If this cat was homeless and lived in Rittenhouse Square, though, the Inquirer would be calling for it to be executed.
Thanks, John
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dmac | 8:32 AM | 3 Comments
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May
15
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Yesterday, about 100 dog lovers — along with their yawning four-legged friends — protested in Harrisburg yesterday in favor of new legislation against puppy mills. As you may know, the Amish — who I can write anything about because they don’t have the Internet — and other unsavory types run a ton of puppy mills in Pennsylvania. I believe we’re the “Puppy Mill Capital of the East Coast.” (We’re #1! We’re #1!)
“If you’re a breeder that doesn’t give a dog adequate water every day, doesn’t give it food free from toxins, and doesn’t take the dog out of the cage to clean the cage,” said Rep. James Casorio Jr., D-Westmoreland, the bill’s prime sponsor. “We’re coming after you today.”
Meanwhile, inmates in Philadelphia have roughly the same conditions as puppy mills and this protest was covered and the marijuana march much closer to home wasn’t and blah blah blah. Aww, doggies!
Dog Lovers Push For Pa. Puppy Mill Laws [CBS 3]
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dmac | 12:44 PM | 0 Comments
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Feb
13
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Oh, yes! Despite my doom and gloom prediction yesterday, the judge sided with the (extremely loud!) crowd and Uno the Beagle is your Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Champion! This makes him the President of Dogs, I think, just like Miss America is the President of Women.
Uno beat out a couple other solid dogs in the final, including a poodle that has won something like 750,000 Best in Shows. (There was also a pretty cute Akita who was my second choice. The Weimaraner also ran more graceful than any animal I’ve ever seen.) Uno howled after his victory and celebrated as if he knew he had won; the crowd went bananas. You think the Knicks fired Isiah the Garden was so loud.
The longtime announcer for the dog show on USA, David Frei, told the Associated Press this is going to be the most popular dog show champion in a while. (And 2006 champ Rufus the Colored Bull Terrier made two appearances at the Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s show last year.) “If he wins best in show, I’ll rent him an apartment in New York City because I’ll be traveling with him all year, so many people will want to see him,” Frei said. “If he won, it would be the greatest thing for our show.”
Ooh, do I sense some sort of mainstreaming of Westminster? Will angry poodle owners stage a protest? Whatever. The cute beagle won. Yay!
By the way, until Uno won the best line of the night was the judge for the Working Group, who the camera picked up saying, “Move that bitch up.” This needs to be in a dance remix, STAT.
Update: Aww, and look at this photo!
Hail, Snoopy! Beagle Wins Westminster [AP/Google]
Yesterday: Cute Doggies Take Over Dog Show
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dmac | 8:20 AM | 2 Comments
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Feb
12
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Tonight is the second and final day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the annual cutesy wutesy exhibition at Madison Square Garden. While dogs like poodles and bull terriers usually win these shows, last year an English Springer Spaniel (i.e. a dog I find cute) won. And last night, a beagle — a beagle! — won the Hound Group for the first time since 1939.
While a poodle also advanced, Uno the beagle has an actual shot to win tonight. Let’s all root for him, so that we can be disappointed like when that awesome golden retriever didn’t win two years ago.
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dmac | 12:34 PM | 2 Comments
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