Shelter stories...

I don't always read MUTTS but whenever I do come across the strip it warms my heart. I just got this book in the mail and I must say it is a very cute and unique way to raise awareness for the millions of shelter animals out there that need to find loving homes.

Patrick McDonnell, author of the celebrated comic strip helps give the animals a voice in Shelter Stories: Love. Guaranteed (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.95). The book features an inspiring introduction by Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States and combines more than 100 of Patrick's best "Shelter Stories" strips alongside 70 candid photos and shelter stories of real animals. Not only will you see dogs and cats, but you'll read stories of rabbits, guinnea pigs, ferrets and birds and the kindhearted souls that saved them. The book also features a reference guide filled with tips for adopting the right pet and a variety of useful links that encourage readers to, as Patrick puts it, "adopt some love today."

And as you know you can buy the book in the usual places.