Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks to fellow co-workers I end up with lots of pumpkins for the gang after the Halloween season. They love pumpkin...even the little ones! Here are some pics of them enjoying this festive feast!

What better way to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving from the gang! Whether you celebrate it or not, this is for you too because I am thankful for all your support of my furry little friends! A gracious thank you to you all!

May, Moose and Amy.

Dolci and Kinky....

Tash and Vin....I think the smile on Vin's face says it all! :)

Wait till they get their furry little paws on our Thanksgiving feast leftovers!

The Real Fox-Coyote Enclosure

This is a very disturbing practice that many of you will wish you never learned about....I know I wish I was blissfully ignorant to it still! However ignorance is not bliss for the wildlife victims of this barbaric practice! So forgive me, but I must share...the more people who know about it and fight it, the more innocent victims we can save. Many probably don't even realize this exists, so here is your wake up call people!

I am talking about fenced hunting, also referred to as wildlife pens or fox pens. Take a moment to click on the link above and read about it and add your voice of disapproval by signing the petition. Florida has recently (thankfully!) banned this practice...now tell Indiana to also!

Still don't have your attention? This will bring it brutally home for you........

The following video is disturbing....Lisa just don't bother watching it! And as sickening as it is, it is mild compared to some of the footage I have seen of this....of the dogs actually brutally killing these trapped and cornered animals WHO NEVER STOOD A CHANCE!

This outrages me beyond words, so my apologies but I'm stayin' up on this soap box!

One big (almost) happy family!

After a weekend of chaperoning meet and greets in the big pen, our 3 groups of coonies have become one! First the divider was removed and the little kids May, Moose and Amy were given access to the the big kids pen. Surprisingly the one's I expected trouble from were pretty good about the new guests and the quietest ones were wreaking havoc! Andy in particular.....wow what a brat he is being! May of course was the bravest and biggest pain....she started more trouble than she avoided! She went straight to the ground, searching out food ignoring all the rest until any of them dared to sniff, approach or otherwise look at her funny......then she became little Miss. Spitfire and all hell would break loose!
All 3 eventually ventured down but would retreat to higher ground...and one of the chaperons! LOL.....when things got sticky. Eventually they just opted to stick to the higher spots and wrestle among themselves until things quieted down.

Little did they know that was only the beginning of the excitement for the day! Once things settled down with the 3 babies it was time for Vin and Tash to try their luck! For Tash it would be a reunion with some. Pip, Merry, Kinky, Scrappy and Dolci were his step-siblings before he was taken to be released. Little Pip here was especially happy to have him back!

Tash got a lot of hugs and grooming from Pip......

...and was eagerly accepted back by the rest of the gang.

Easy going boy that he is, Vin had no personal issues with anyone in there, but a few gave him a hard time. (Yup-Andy had issues!) He took it all in stride though and basically turned the other cheek and kept a low profile...despite Stony's attempts to ruffle his feathers here!

I think Tash had a word with his siblings telling them Vin was a pretty good dude because they were more than happy to welcome him in like one of the family as Kinky did here.

So with the exception of a few disputes that are basically more noise than anything, everyone is getting along pretty well now or avoiding those they don't get along with. At this point Andy is still the primary trouble maker but no worries, May has already put him in his place! LOL

That leaves Vin's cage open for a new girl that came in last week and has been staying in Mary's pen until I could vacate one. She does not appear ill but that doesn't mean she isn't. She appears tame though so she'll be in quarantine for some time to rule out rabies. It's quite possible someone raised her then booted her out when she became too much trouble or when they thought she was old enough....not realizing they did more harm than good. Luckily she was picked up by an ACO that cared enough to give her a chance instead of just assuming the worst and killing her. Her appetite is great, she's a good weight and her coat is not unkempt so time will tell for this new girl.

May, Moose & Amy are growing like weeds!

The 3 youngest kids are doing awesome! I'm hoping on my next day off to try to mix them in with the older gang. Hopefully little May won't hurt any of them! LOL
Amy in particular enjoys tummy tickles from Mom.

I love this one! Moose has the longer reach...he just kind of holds Amy back by her head while she keeps trying to get her paws on him!

They are all just so cute I could take pics all day watching them play.

Enough already! Damn paparazzi! Gimme that thing! hehe