Happy New Year!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by aggie

The end of 2011 heralds new beginnings for Aggie Perilli Communications International, including this premiere issue of our newsletter. Happy New Year!

“Blessed is the season which engages the
whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
- HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE

Our acclaimed animator and multi-media artist Jeff Bedrick captured the spirit of the season in A Christmas Carol, an oil painting reproduced by Elms Puzzles as a hand-cut wooden puzzle. Jeff’s inspiration came from the classic tale written by Charles Dickens to open the hearts of the fortunate so they’d seize the day and return the love. Dickens’ tale about the redemptive power of the human spirit remains as relevant today as it was in 1843, when the story was first published.

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Can You Buy Love? Adopt a Pet this Holiday Season

Posted on December 20, 2011 by aggie

communicating with animals

My husband Michael and I paid $295 to adopt a fifteen-pound bichon poodle from the Last Chance Ranch Animal Rescue in Quakertown Pennsylvania. The cost covered Raphie’s vaccinations, de-worming, neutering, and medication to prevent kennel cough and other infections. (Our local veterinarian would have charged that much for vaccinations alone.)

The Last Chance Ranch had rescued Raphie from a “high-kill” shelter in Philadelphia, where he was curled up in a fetal position in the corner of his cage.

Raphie’s previous owner had claimed the dog was too much responsibility.

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