Mutts, the comic strip, takes up Obama dog
Soon after President-elect Obama mentioned the possibility of choosing a shelter mutt as the First Family’s dog, Patrick McDonnell, creator of the comic strip “Mutts,” jumped on the theme, coming up with six strips supporting shelter adoptions.
“I normally stay away from politics, but this was a perfect fit,” McDonnell wrote in an e-mail message to the New York Times.
“If the Obama household adopted a mutt,” Mr. McDonnell added, “it would make a huge statement.”
“Mutts,” distributed by King Features Syndicate, appears in more than 700 newspapers worldwide and online at muttscomics.com.
McDonnell is also the author of Shelter Stories: Love. Guaranteed, a collection of more than 100 of McDonnell’s “Shelter Stories” strips, accompanied by photos of 70 rescued animals — dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs and birds.
The book also includes a reference guide with tips for adopting the right pet, and a list of useful website links. McDonnell serves on the board of directors of the Humane Society of the United States.
Posted by jwoestendiek December 8th, 2008 under Muttsblog.
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