Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for September 28, 2022

Oh Poncho, you might be the first dog pursued by the ASPCA!

I think six-month-old Coco helped too much (thanks to Poncho’s abuse).

Poncho pulled a Homer Simpson, though credit to Poncho: unlike Homer the monkey didn’t need to be taken from his custody for their own good, Poncho sent the poor thing back knowing he’d worn it out and wanting it to live a valid life. Still no self reflection in either case but that wouldn’t be nearly as funny.

Bucky Kat needs to know the number of this agency.

In the metal mines in Bisbee, AZ the mules that were used to pull the ore carts lived underground for 5 years straight never seeing the light of day. After 5 years they were retired to pasture to live out their remaining days without having to work again. Mules live between 20 and 30 years.

You can rent a ‘helper monkey??’

Helper monkey? I thought that was kids.

Certain breeds of monkeys can be trained, at a high expense, to provide services to disabled people – such as turning on lights, retrieving small objects that have been dropped, alerting to smoke alarms, things like that. They are service animals, akin to dogs who are service dogs for the blind.

What did Poncho do to him?

Quite contradictory..

On ‘The Simpsons’, Homer ruined a helper monkey in a couple of weeks.