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Pets for Christmas

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This is not my old cat, though it looks exactly like him. Via creative commons

The Humane Society is re-thinking a long standing rule against adopting out animals in the weeks surrounding Christmas. The thought was people would give pets as gifts to people who don’t want them, and they’d end up back at the shelter.

This year, many shelters have decided to actually run promotions throughout the holiday season.  Shelters workers say they have rarely, if ever seen animals returned after the holidays.

There are many amazing animals available right now. If you were waiting till after the holidays because you thought there was an adoption moratorium,  guess what, you’re in luck! Please make sure that you follow adoption protocol, and if you’re adopting for someone else, just forgo the surprise and let them know ahead of time. Take them to the shelter with you, or perhaps write them a check for the adoption fee and stick it in a card!

Petfinder is a great resource for finding shelter pets.

Read/listen  more about this on MPBN: Giving Pets For the Holidays, a Good or Bad Idea?

The Spirit of Maine

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If you were in Maine in the 80s-90s, it is very likely you will recognize ‘The Spirit of Maine at Christmastime’. It was in heavy rotation on WCSH6. I’m not sure if it was the only channel it ran on, but that was pretty much the only channel that came in at my house, so I saw it a lot. I know all the words to this by heart, still.

It’s pretty great, as far as state-themed holiday songs go! I haven’t heard it in years, but thanks to the magic of youtube, here it is!

 

Just did a bit of investigating. There isn’t a ton online about this song, but I did find out it is from 1989, and did in fact originate on WCSH6, apparently in conjunction with a Bob Elliot story about Christmas.