Today, amazing footage was taken of a heroic dog rescue in Los Angeles which brings up the issue of how local emergency services can aid in taking care of our pets. We might think of the image of a fireman coming out to rescue the little cat in the tree--something that probably is rare today. But here were firemen and other emergency workers taking the time and spending money to rescue someone's pet in the middle of one of our nation's largest cities.
So, here in the St. Louis area, especially the Southeast Missouri rural area I live in, would we support the humane treatment of animals that might take up so many resources normally meant for saving humans and not pets? That's the power of pet photography -- it might move us to rethink our relationships to pets or reinforce our deeply held beliefs.
In honor of pet rescues, check out this story of Luigi, here in the St. Louis area. It shows how ordinary citizens help out pets in meaningful ways. The Stray Rescue of St. Louis have so many heart warming stories of rescue that might even motivate you to adopt. Again, one of the most powerful functions of pet photography is to motivate us to treat animals humanely.
"I suspect, after what Contreras is going to do next year you'd rather have Soriano than him. Laugh all you want about the contract but if healthy (just like every other MLB player) he's a productive player. Think you can say that about Jose Contreras at this point? Frankly he hasn't been a good pitcher since 2006.
Philly fans are typically defensive but going after someone for making a perfectly acceptable observation is getting to be the norm for the Phans. I guess the success is doing the same thing to you guys that it did to Red Sox fans."
The Phillies have reached an agreement with Jose Contreras to a one-year deal, according to Enrique Rojas of ESPN. The deal is pending a physical.
The righty posted a 5.42 ERA with 7.0 K/9 and 3.5 BB/9 in 21 starts for the White Sox before getting traded to the Rockies in late August. The 38-year-old posted a 1.59 in seven games for Colorado in the regular season, including two starts. The veteran also made two appearances for the club in the postseason.
Via Jon Paul Morosi, one of Oakland’s very best prospects is retiring from baseball to become a priest. Grant Desme, who was the A’s second round pick in 2007, is a career .286-.365-.557 hitter in the minors, and was ranked by Baseball America as the team’s 8th best prospect earlier this week. It sucks for Oakland, but good for Desme for doing what he wants. Goes to show just how many different ways prospects can fall short of their ceilings.
Friend of RAB Amanda Rykoff caught Desme in action in the Arizona Fall League a few months ago, in what ultimately turned out to be one of his final games.
