Jokes

Hi!
Here are some funny jokes that I made up:

What did the baker say when he overcooked the cupcakes?
Dough!

What do violinists eat?
Fiddlesticks!

Which insect blows bubbles?
A bubblebee!

What's a cow's favorite pastime?
Listening to mooosic!

What do foxes dance?
The foxtrot!

What do ghosts like to listen to?
The boos!

What do hands eat?
Knuckle sandwiches!

What do fingers eat?
Finger food!

What did the zombie say to the other zombie?
I was just dying to see you!

Until next time,
Chiara

The new dog

Hi!
Just yesterday, my family and I got a new dog. She's a white German Shepherd mix, with some gold in her fur. Her name is Isis, and she's a great dog.

The ride to southern Virginia took a long time. We left in the morning, to get our new dog. When we arrived in Stanley, Virginia, we got out of the car to see Isis.

She was really gentle, and at first she was a little shy, but after awhile she would let us pet her. By the time we got in the car, she was fine with us.

On the ride home, we bought a bed, Easy turn anchor, gentle leader, a big bowl for water (since we already had two dog bowls, because we have another dog named Sammy, we used the two existing bowls for food, and the big dog bowl is used for water.), and dog treats.

That night (we came back around sunset), Solomon, one of our cats, hissed at Isis. He was on the ground, blocking Isis, so we put him on the mantle.

Isis slept downstairs, on her dog bed. She was terrified of upstairs, but she seemed content to be downstairs.

This morning, Sammy and Isis played together like long lost friends. Solomon is still hissing at Isis, and Cosmo, our kitten, will bristle his tail and run, but Odin (a 17 year old cat) does neither. All he does is avoid Isis completely, and doesn't even look at her. He acts as if she's not there. I'm sure if you told him about Isis, he'd say,''Isis? Isis who?''

Isis is the name of the Egyptian goddess of fertility. Did you know Isis (the goddess) is usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them?

It looks like Isis will be a great dog and addition to our family.

Until next time,
Chiara

Animal testing, and animal abuse.

Hi!
Today I'm going to talk about animal testing and animal abuse.

Here are some animals that are tested on: mice, monkeys, cats, dogs, white rats, and rabbits. These animals are kept in tiny cages. People spray cleaners, shampoo, detergent, etc., into the animals eyes. People do this to make sure whatever they test on the animals is safe for people to use. However, there are several different accepted ways of testing that do not involve animals.

Some animals get blinded from getting sprayed in the eyes or from untreated infections. Some animals get sores.

Did you know cats get implants stuck to their heads? One cat had an implant on it's skull that held wires that went down her throat and in her stomach.

You probably have heard of dissecting frogs and worms, but did you know they do it to cats too? Here is an alternative: books. There are lots of books that show and talk about the insides of cats, frogs, and worms. There are also computer programs that can be used as well.

Once I saw duck liver cheese. Do you know how they got the liver out of the duck? One word: force-feeding. This is what happens. People put a tube down a duck's throat and into its stomach. Then, grains and fat go down into the duck's stomach. The duck gets bigger, and bigger, until the liver is ten times its normal size. Then, the duck is killed and its liver is removed. This happens when a duck is 8 to 10 weeks old. Now you know the truth behind duck liver cheese.

I feel bad for all of the abused and tested on animals. Here are 2 things you can do.
1.How to stop animal slaughter, and force-feeding: Go vegetarian.
2.How to stop animal testing: Buy cleaners, detergents, and shampoos, that aren't tested on animals. It'll say if it's not tested on animals, or you'll see a bunny icon on the product.

Until next time,
Chiara