Pet briefs 

Through Jan. 2, more than 2,400 animal shelters and rescue groups around the world, including 88 Indiana groups, will join PAWs for Home 4 the Holidays 2006. This international pet adoption campaign is designed to match orphaned pets with loving families so they don’t spend the holidays in shelters and can avoid euthanasia.
Source: www.nwitimes.com

Capsule reviews of recently released movies 
A Good Year, Harsh Times …
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Pet briefs 
Third annual Allbreed & Household Pet Cat Show, presented by Fantasticats, will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Oakwood Grand Hall at Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Road. Show features purebred cats, household pets, cat supply, gift vendors and food concessions.
Source: www.nwitimes.com

A dog’s story: Rescue group helps Zephyr find his ‘forever family’ 
He’s safe now. But when Zephyr was 6 months old, he was abandoned at the Fort Lewis animal shelter. “He was duct-taped inside a shoebox - no air holes or nothing,” said Marty Borden, 50, of Olympia. “When they found him, he was covered in feces. … And he was skin and bones - totally malnourished.”
Source: www.theolympian.com