Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

I colored this last year
I thought it was purrfect for
Inspire your Heart with Art Day

The Evolution of the Lion (in slightly screwy chronological order)

I have always loved the "Big Cats" Tigers, Lions....as you can see by these photos I am rather obsessed with Lions headgear, (as well as "Roary" the Detroit Lions mascot who is shown above right, visiting me on my birthday a couple of years ago). Now that I live in Detroit and am a fan of the Detroit Lions, there is nothing I love more than when I run into interesting and fun "Lion" headgear!!

The DOG Lion Mane  by Joy4Pets  (labeled 2017 above), was won on the Pet Blog Lady  blog this past summer! (What is a Dog Lion Mane doing on a CAT blog? LIONS ARE JUST BIG KITTIES!!!) When I entered the give-away, my intent was to win the prize for Dakota to wear. When the Dog Lion Mane arrived I was ECSTATIC that it would fit HUMANS (specifically ME!), as well as Dakota! The quality is AMAZING and yep I have already worn it to a Lions game!
I was waiting to post it on the blog hoping the Detroit Lions would make it to the playoffs  AND have a playoff game at home. While their poor play lately has made it rather unlikely that they will earn a playoff spot, even if they do, there won't be a home game and who could let such a great Lion mane go to waste? Certainly not me! (Dakota is thankful there will be no home game and Cody is thankful the mane is too big for him, but I LOVE it!!!)

Help Free Tony the Tiger #TinyTigers4Tony

I was contacted recently by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) asking if I would help share information about a Siberian-Bengal Tiger named Tony.  Tony is cruelly being held in a cage at a gas station parking lot in Louisiana, surrounded by diesel fumes and the roar of the adjacent highway. Tony has lived there for MORE THAN A DECADE! This is wrong kitties, JUST WRONG!

 The Animal Legal Defense Fund has been fighting for Tony for seven years, and  are waiting for a court decision that could finally grant Tony his freedom to be relocated to a reputable sanctuary, where he can live out the rest of his life getting the veterinary care and environment he deserves.

WANT TO HELP TONY?

To participate, simply print out the “Free Tony” sign, snap a photo of your tiny tiger with the sign, and post it on social media with the hashtag #TinyTigers4Tony.

Unfortunately, Cody wasn't in the mood to cooperate, and when I printed my sign the ink came out too light, so, I just inserted it in another photo. I am sure you can do a better job than I did!

All felines, whether they are large or small deserve protection from abuse, so be sure to help!

Follow The Animal Legal Defense Fund on:

Instagram: @animallegaldefensefund
Facebook: @animallegaldefensefund
Twitter: @aldf

World Animal Day from Big Cat Rescue

To learn more about World Animal Day click here

Movie Monday-Life of Pi

Based on the novel Life of Pi

cover photo courtesy of Wikipedia

Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel. I haven't read this book but reading that it has a emphasis on spirituality has me highly intrigued.

I have always been intrigued by Bengal Tigers, which are the national animal of India and Bangladesh.

Life of Pi, the movie will be in theaters this Wednesday! It is on my must see list!


To read about this movie click here

If any of you have read this novel I would love to have you share your thoughts in the comments!