We Interrupt this Blog to Announce...

...the birth of six kittens. The mother caused some anxiety by choosing to have them outside, which required me to follow her deep into a thicket of forsythia, slithering on my stomach, to retrieve them. But mother and children are doing well. Reserve your new pet today!

Not a Good Year for Pets

Not a great day. The last of the family pets had to be put down today because of lung cancer. This is only one month after our cat was run over, and just a few months after the oldest dog passed away in his sleep. This is a policy blog, but I hope you won't mind this short remembrance of Biggles, Phronsie, and Mondale.