Puddles Weblog edited by Thomas Hollyday

Our Mission: As world water resources decline and habitat is destroyed plans are being made by governments to save enough drinking water for humans. What about animals and wildlife?

In 1985 our editor Thomas Hollyday created Puddles to comment on our culture, our literature and our organizations and make sure animals and wildlife are remembered in this coming water crisis. Join him and others on the Puddles weblog with your comments and questions to make sure animals and wildlife are always protected with an adequate supply of clean drinking water.

Puddles weblog is named for Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, the home of the greatest animal champion in literature, Doctor John Dolittle, MD. Join us now!


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Thursday, March 4th


SOLAR SIPPER SENSE Water for animals news by Happy Bird Corporation, manufacturers of Solar Sippers. 3/10 (first published as PUDDLES 1985 then Puddles Weblog http://www.solarsippers.com. Comment tomah@solarsippers.com.

Solar Sipper drinking water news edited by Tom: Think about how you feel when your dog tries to lap the water in a dirty puddle. It’s time to make a decision about giving fresh water to wildlife. The days of providing water that is never changed in a dirty uncovered birdbath have to be over. Wildlife gets its fresh water from wetlands and we know from the Katrina wetlands fiasco that this source is being rapidly reduced. What’s left are backyards that are polluted by fertilizers for our grass and flowers, and a few declining wetland sources out in the country. Do we note that there are fewer birds coming to our feeders? It may be disease from lack of clean water. What can we do? Start putting out fresh water in clean outdoor containers on a daily basis like we do with our indoor pets. If you agree, comment at puddlesweblog.com and at thomashollyday on Facebook and Twitter. Let’s work together on this growing problem. Educate yourself. Check out the National Wetlands Inventory on the US Fish and Wildlife Service at fws.gov/wetlands. Review and follow new reports on drinking water pollution at Toxic Substance Hydrology Program of the US Geological Service at h2o.er.usgs.gov/ . Read about the USDA National Resource Conservation Program at nrcs.usda.gov called Living in Harmony with Wetlands.

Solar Sipper product news edited by Virginia:
Good news. Internet Retailer magazine reports that retail sales numbers from the National Retail Federation in the category sport goods, hobby, books and music for December increased by 3.9 percent from last year. Check out our two all season non-electric pet and small animal waterers, the Berry Red Pet Sipper and the Solar Black Pet Sipper. Both feature large fresh drinking water holes, covered water surface, solar power for safe no electric wire heating, built in air insulation for year around heating and cooling, as well as durable construction for years of use.

Solar Sipper Publishing news edited by Virginia:
We’ll be publishing the new novel Gold this spring in ebook as well as paperback on Amazon. Note that the blackberry now has an app for pdf adobe so you can easily download and read our ebooks on your 3G phone instead of a reader. Follow the collection of The Animal Viewpoint cartoons as it grows at Facebook.com/thollyday. Also, don’t forget our popular publication “Tips on Wild Bird Watering with Waterers or Birdbaths,” which has a wonderful animal care bibliography.

Solar Sipper Calendar by the editors:
27th Annual World Series of Birdwatching, Cape May, New Jersey, May 2010
Goldcrest Distributing Open House, Mexico, MO October 5-7, 2010
Commerce Trade Show, Baltimore, Maryland, September 21-23, 2010
American Birding Association, Providence, RI, October 3-8, 2010
Independent Garden Center Show, Navy Pier, Chicago, August 17-19, 2010

dhh on 03.04.10 @ 11:30 AM EST [link] [Add your comments]


Saturday, February 27th


REading Pet Expo March 19-21 Reading Expo Center 800 677 4677
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Thursday, February 25th


Make the effort. Provide clean drinking water in clean container for outdoor animals like you do your indoor pets. Puddlesweblog.com
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