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Most people love their pets, right?  I mean, why else would they give these little freeloaders a home, providing them with food and water and toys and a place to sleep and all for free?  Some people, however, love their pets way more than others do.  And no, I’m not talking about an intimate act that is illegal in most parts of the country.  I’m referring to pet owners taking extra time and making an extra effort to ensure that their furry friends are well taken care of, regardless of what they need.

If you have some “special” pet needs, there is one place that may be able to help you, and that is, as the title of this post suggests, Craigslist.

This week, I’ve put together a few of the more interesting pet-related Craigslist posts that I could find.  Some are looking for simple things, while others are looking for services more… unique.  And still others are posting simply to let the world know exactly how much they love their lil’ buddy.

The first post is a true pet lover.  He/she loves their dog so much that they’re looking to expand the pet-loving experience by using the potentially world-ending power of controversial science.  Either that or they’re looking to sell off the copies and make a quick buck.

NEED MAD SCIENTIST TO CLONE DOG

I need a mad scientist to clone a dog. It is the best dog in the universe and there should be 2 or more if it in existence. I have 60 dollars. Thank you. NO FLAKES 
$50 Bonus if you can make it speak English and Japanese.

 

The next one involves a rabbit that is obviously a bit spoiled.  But I guess if you’re trying to get something for free, you can pretty much let the rabbit do whatever it wants without worrying that it will break your wallet.

wiggles is lookin 4 a loveseat

she ate her others all gone:( 
wiggles has no cash shes just looking for a new chew toy 

 

This third post is a serious matter, as a man attempts to make a life-changing decision regarding his pet.  His girlfriend seems to have taken a disliking to his dog and demands that it be gone, but the man is cleverer than that.  He comes up with a solution that works for both him and his lovable canine companion.

Girlfriend says, my lab must go

New girlfriend is not a fan of my 8 year old lab, and says i need to make a craigslist add to find him a good home.....so here you go honey
Free to good home 
1 jealous nagging dog hating girlfriend 
make an offer or look in the free section if she keeps it up and gets kicked to the curb 

 

And finally, something a little different.  It’s the touching story of a human being who was brought together with their animal in a random way and just wanted to tell the world about it.  Warning: if you tear up easily you might want to skip this one.

Shadow Kitty - Thank You - m4w

Dear whoever left me "Shadow", 
I work in public accounting and lead a pretty miserable life. We work horrible hours and I have almost no time to do anything else in life. One day (December 1st, 2009) after leaving work at 1am, upon heading to the parking lot, I noticed a box in front of my silver bmw. Scared of what was inside, I imagined it to be either a) a bomb, or b) full of baby kittens. Hesitantly, I gently tapped the box with my foot, nudging it knowing the chance of it being a bomb was pretty low. The box felt light - too light to be a box of kittens. In fact, no one meowed when it shook. So I took an even greater risk and peeked inside. I see a tiny baby kitten sitting inside with an empty water dish, soft pillow and warm blanket. Never having thought I would own a cat, I was about to leave the kitten there for someone else to find. However, it was approximately 35 degrees outside and with no food or water, the kitten would surely struggle through the night. So I placed the large box in my passenger seat and brought the kitten home with me. 
The tiniest cat I have ever seen, she has the softest black fur, sweetest face and gentlest personality. On the box, in a child's handwriting an index card was scotch-taped to the side saying "Cat's home" and written on the box was "Shadow". Whatever the circumstances were, since you packed the box with the water dish, pillow and blanket, I can only imagine how much you wanted her to have a good home. This note is a simple thank you, and letting you know she has a wonderful home now and she has brought so much joy into my miserable life. Things are starting to look up, and I will be making life changes soon and hope to find new employment. As far as I know, an angel left Shadow for me that night. 

 

So once again Craigslist has proven to us how useful it can be, and this time to both man and beast.  If you happen to have some pet needs that are currently going unaddressed or just want to tell people how freakin’ awesome your pet is, type up something and post it up on CL for all the world to see.  Your animal may not thank you (most of them are, I have found, quite ungrateful creatures), but you can have the satisfaction of knowing that you are a good pet owner.

I've been a writer since I was a little girl. I remember as a child creating “books” that I would read to my parents and they would laugh and play along. As I grew up, my writing improved and I even won a writing contest in high school.

 

I went to school to be a teacher, but that didn't work out. I wanted to be a writer, but everyone told me that I needed to get a real job and not to focus on this writing daydream. So that was I did for 10 years. I focused my life on my work and nothing else.

 

Eventually, I got married and had a few kids and my priorities changed. They were my life now and work seemed less important. I quit my job and started my life as a stay-at-home mom. It was until recently that I decided to get back into writing and it depresses me to think that I have wasted so time on working instead of writing.

 

I've started being a full-time writer now as well as a stay-at-home mom. I sit and write what I can between breaking up the fights of my boys. As a career, it is rewarding and the potential income boost from being published is an an extra perk.

 

I do everything from fiction writing to article writing for many websites. I love being a freelance writer, but I am lamenting all the time I wasted working. Working is important, but I et it interrupt my muse.

 

 

 

Belgium is home to what has to be one of the most unique and interesting bed and breakfasts in the country - Las Balades Des Gnomes.  This B&B, located well away from the trappings of civilization, offers visitors a variety of worlds to sleep in during their stay.  It was originally started up as a restaurant but since expanded to become the odd and fun place that it is today.

There are 10 themed rooms in the hotel, each one designed to appeal to a different taste.  Some of the room descriptions consist of forest, moon room, 

troll’s lair, ship’s cabin and wine cellar.  The prize of the B&B is the Trojan Horse Room - a giant, three-storied wooden Trojan horse with a hollowed-out interior. 

Each room reflects the theme that it was designed to carry.  Decorations create an atmosphere that can range from mystical to exotic to pure chaos.  Many of the rooms are very organic and make one feel more like they’re staying in some sort of fantasy world rather than a simple accommodation.

But unlike a typical fantasy world, this is a bed and breakfast and with the modernity comes the conveniences.  There are DVD players, mini bars and the 

usual room perks, as well as a sauna, spa and a jacuzzi for visitors to relax in.

Las Balades Des Gnomes is a great place to both get away from the city and indulge in a little bit of fantasy.  If you plan on taking a vacation in Belgium, make sure to stop by and spend at least one night in one of its amazing rooms.  And bring a camera, because these are some memories you’ll definitely want to show off to friends.

 

It’s been all over the news as of late - a young woman dying in an Irish hospital because doctors refused to administer an abortion.  In case you haven’t been keeping up, the basics are that the woman was suffering from blood poisoning and tried to get an abortion due to her failing health.  Unfortunately, Ireland has some of the strictest laws when it comes to abortion and so the doctors denied her.  She finally ended up having a miscarriage and then the doctors removed the dead fetus, but it was by that time too late.  Her health had become so bad that she eventually succumbed and died.

Laws in Ireland permit the use of abortion when a mother’s life is at stake, but doctors are still reluctant to do it and potentially get themselves in hot water.  There is also the matter of religious orientation to consider, as well as potential “damage” to a doctor’s reputation should people find out and think that they’re performing abortions without cause.  In this case, the call may have been made in the wrong way, and for that the doctors responsible may suffer, but the incident brings more to light than simple doctor accountability.

The mother of the dead woman made a certain point about her daughter being Hindu and the fact that the laws are based in Christian ideology.  She believes that Hindus should not be subject to these laws if they are not in line with their religion.  The first part of her statement is certainly true - most abortion laws are in place because of a predominant religion taking hold of the legal system via popular support.  But can laws be properly made if they have to cater to all religions?  Does that remove the majority rule nature of democracy?

If that’s the case, then being denied an abortion can potentially be viewed as a form of religious discrimination.  That’s a huge can of worms that could undermine every law in existence.  But perhaps it is also something that people need to think about more with regards to creating and implementing new laws and reforming old ones.

In the end, it’s just one more complicated issue in the abortion debate, albeit a potential win for those on the side of pro-abortion.  A more secular view of the debate may help us to better define when it is and isn’t appropriate to allow an abortion.  There are already laws in place to prevent late-term abortions, but more steps need to be taken to ensure that women have proper access.  This may, in the end, rely on us being able to put religion aside, an unlikely event even in the most secular of countries.