Pet Monologues

Center for Biological Diversity. Global warming.

Legal victory forces acknowledgment of global warming. Read the rest of this entry »

Holiday shopping. Here come the animal products!

“vengo anch’io” translates into “I’m coming too” and is Alessi’s small contribution to ensuring that pets are not abandoned when their owners go on holiday. a block of 10 detachable sheets of impermeable paper can be detached one at a time and, origami-like, folded so that a food bowl for your beloved pet can easily be set up. each bowl can be reused several times. 5″ x 5″ x 2″

designed by naoko shintani

Seen at unica HOME

Holiday shopping. Here come the animal products!

Much like a canteen for campers, this simple design is a compact carrier for your pet’s food and water. Made of two halves, the Charlybox includes a two-liter canteen for fresh water, and two bowls for water and kibble.

Great gift for a pet owner. Or treat yourself if you are an outdoors type person.

Seen at Design Within Reach (DWR)

The poop on where to hide your old pills.

WASHINGTON — Got some leftover drugs — the kind that someone else might want to use, such as painkillers or stimulants? Wrap them up in used kitty litter or other pet droppings, the U.S. government advises. Read the rest of this entry »

A sequay from art to…endangered. What are the products below made of?

Fish skin! The jacket from salmon and found at the Textile Museum of Canada. The shoes by Puma are from the wolf fish. The bikini by Mio Destino from talapia.

The pros: waterproof, odorless (they are not fish sandwiches but cured hide), interesting patterns. The cons: not elastic like spandex, more like canvas. Yes, they are still animal products. But it does start one thinking about all the other materials available other than animal products.

Inspiration: Fishalicious

I am not in today so I can’t read emails or do much on PM. Caw to art! #1 still a work-in-progress. BH is going to pick me up about 8pm so we can eat dinner. She has two bottles of wine in the trunk of her car. I hope we only drink one as it is late and a school night = weekday.

We bought a new book titled—BYOB—and she is relieved we have many places to choose from. You see, I like to go to the same proven places and not even order, the food is just served up. We are sort of on a roll to look for fine eateries that do not charge a corkage fee and we wind up throwing the savings in the tip. We are highly principled diners…

This blog has tainted by thinking. I am thinking about writing up something about BYOP = restaurants that are pet-friendly and getting feedback on what folks think of oysters, wine, and toy poodles, all in the same place.

Just a little research points to a very controversial topic. I’ll close with a surprising tidbit, to me, Chicago ranks #1 in dog-friendly cities. to be continued…

Center for Biological Diversity. Support fossil creek wild and scenic designation!

Thanks to your support, Fossil Creek in central Arizona is one step closer to becoming a congressionally designated Wild and Scenic River! Read the rest of this entry »

Irving council approves ban on unattended tethered dogs.

Owners of unattended, chained pets to receive Class C misdemeanors. Read the rest of this entry »

Center for Biological Diversity. Save endangered species.

Dear PM,

We’re in the fight of our lives to save the Endangered Species Act from an all-out attack by the Bush administration, and we need your help! Read the rest of this entry »

For those who are into design-driven products there is a company in Texas, One Form Design, that is pushing the envelope in pet-products. Here are two examples.

Leading Edge

The Cat Cocoon

At this writing we are not sure if there is a push for “green” products although The Cat Cocoon fabricated out of a paper product might qualify. We will wait to hear from the designer. PM is currently looking where these products can be purchased. If you have retail information and/or are aware of other innovative products, please let us know. It would be appreciated.

Source: one-form.net