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Before I introduce our next KEAN Critter, with a heavy heart, I hate to report that last week's pair of "Lovable Labs" did not get adopted in time. I was informed by the staff at the shelter that "no one ever adopts or wants the older animals". That is a shame. They were just so beautiful and well behaved. It's so sad. Okay, now lets see if we can save an innocent critter this

Can you help save Sandy and Runt the two lovable labs? This is the tail of two labs, who are well trained, Sandy is are 11 years old while Runt is only 10 years old, both are fixed, housebroken and they make quite the pair. Both took to the leash and were ready for whatever came their way. Sandy the 65 pound female and Runt the 60 pound male didn't bark or tug on the leash and when big Larry (who

UPDATED: Tuesday, August 14th, 2012 at 6:37 p.m. Love is in the air, because Toby's original owners showed up at the pound, holding hands and wanting their "little baby back." At first they were afraid that Toby might have been put down, since he was there so long. I think, 'Lucky' is what I would change his name to. Mom and dad are back together again and life is good for a Chihuahua/Te

Updated 09:49 a.m. August 3rd, 2012 Guess who finally went home after getting a temporary 'stay of execution'? Hank the Handsome Lab mix may be wagging his tail, but I can't seem to quit smiling as I'm overcome by tears of joy. I had been praying that Hank would be spared. "The bigger dogs are harder to adopt," so I'm told by Mr. Vannoy the Director

Updated Saturday July 28th, 2012 at 8:37 AM Good news came early this morning, Nipsey the three year old orange tabby was adopted. Abilene Animal Control Shelter officer Frost said "Nipsey went to his new home late Friday just before the shelter closed." Thank you to the anonymous family that adopted him, and thanks to everyone that shared the blog and helped spread the word, about a lo

Updated Monday July 23, 2012 11:49 AM This one went down to the wire, Cowboy the Golden/Pyrenees mix was adopted Saturday. Aaron Vannoy the Director for Abilene Animal Control Shelter said, "Cowboy was adopted by Danielle Molina on Saturday afternoon just before we closed. She already had a great Pyrenees retriever named Charlie. Now Charlie has a buddy named Cowboy." Thanks to everyone

Updated July 13, 2012 10:49 AM Miss Maggie the beautiful nine year old chocolate lab has a new home in the country.  As you can read in the comment below, Correne Allen and her husband wrote "my husband and I are bringing Maggie home tomorrow. we think Maggie will really like the country with a lot of room to run & right on the water too." Thank you to the Allen family for saving thi

Rusty the lovable little dog we wrote about a few days ago, is now enjoying life with his new family. Many thanks to Maria Whittamore of Abilene who's the proud owner of  Rusty the wire-hair terrier mix dog. Every week we'll blog about a dog, cat, kitten or puppy who's time has run out at the Abilene Animal Control Shelter (a.k.a. the dog pound), we'll call them "KEAN Critters". Read Mor

Can you help us save Rusty? This young (about a year old) wire-hair terrier is smart, very lovable, extremely cute and he doesn't have much time left. From the minute I saw Rusty, he looked at me, as if to say, "Hey buddy, do you need a friend to talk to?" He just looks like he'd make an awesome loyal companion and here's how you can make this little critter your best friend.

Oskar the blind cat, who seems to have grown substantially since we last saw him, helps his owner set up a Christmas tree in this adorable video.

Cats are haughty little creatures. Their superb sense of balance combined with virtually no fear of heights gives them a sense of superiority usually only seen among Wall Street bankers. But like their human counterparts, they are sometimes destined for failure. The kitty in this video begins with what could easily pass for a Cirque du Soleil audition, easing his way onto two parallel clotheslines

What’s cuter than a cat named Jumbo Pillow eating pumpkin strips while dressed in a pumpkin costume? Honestly, nothing. But if you don’t believe us, feel free to take a look for yourself.