Muffin’s Pet Connection: Meet your new Foxee friend

RUFF RUFF…Who’s the best dog in the land? Why, it is FoxeeShe is about four to five years old and a definite love bug and couch potato. Unfortunately, she was given up by her elderly person when he went into the hospital. He can no longer take care of her so Tuff Tails jumped in.

Foxee is being fostered by a good friend of ours in Queens. We are trying to find her forever home in the New York City or Long Island area for the most part. She would love a home with another dog but will do just fine as your sidekick as well. Foxee, a medium size Terrier hound mix, is spayed, up to date with all vaccinations and micro chipped.

If you are interested in hearing more, please email info@tufftails.org today. Let us make this girl’s dream come true — she is guaranteed to make you smile daily, as she is sugar sweet. Thank you for caring.

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BE AWARE: CORN PRODUCTS-UNHEALTHY FILLERS IN PET FOOD…read labels carefully. Usually ground yellow corn (aka cornmeal) corn bran, corn gluten, corn flour, whole grain corn, corn grits found in pet foods, are used as source of energy which boosts calories.

The vast majority (85 percent) of corn in the U.S. is genetically custom-made (GMO). Livestock and poultry in the U.S. are fed GMO corn. Meat products, beef and chicken which are added to pet foods, can cause our pets digestive issues.Corn gluten meal is challenging because it is used primarily as a cheap substitute for meat. Dogs and cats are by nature carnivores and do best with a meat-based diet.

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The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals’ Dramatic Progress Toward a No-Kill New York City: 2012 Progress Report: More than three out of four lives saved; close to 67,000 spay/neuter surgeries; over 14,000 transfers from AC&C. Over 16,000 animals were transported through Wheels of Hope — 237,000 lives saved since 2003 — a coalition of150+ non-profit shelters and rescue groupsworking endlessly to stop killing healthy and treatable cats and dogs at our city shelters,Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C).

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ADOPTION UPDATES: Tabs is in a Brooklyn foster with the wish of the woman (Roz) adopting her. Roz has other cats, and hopes everyone gets along. At this moment, Tabs’ new name is Babs — named for Barbra Streisand. Babs enjoys playing with the cat-dancer wand and little toy mice.