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Gidget Ann
Back in 2012, it was a normal day in a high admission animal shelter where I worked in Maryland. We worked closely with other rescues, staff and volunteers to save the most animal lives we could. Due to the unimaginable amounts of animals we took in yearly, we sometimes had to make difficult decisions. It was no secret that I loved animals. We all did and that's what brought us all together, to adopt out every adoptable animal and never have to put any to sleep for space.
By Dani Sunshine2 years ago in Petlife
nose kisses and kitchen dances
There are times in all our lives when certain extraordinary people burst through our heavily barricaded doors straight into our hearts and completely change us forever. I am incredibly thankful to say that I’ve had a small handful of those kind of people in my life. And yet, if I’m being completely honest (and I try to be as frequently as possible), the sweet angel who has truly shaped my most important, formative years on this wildly changeable Earth thus far, was my family's dog.
By Haley Williams-Dillon2 years ago in Petlife
Bosco And His Bad Decision Making
There’s a reason my blissfully sweet dog, Bosco, earned the nickname Big Dummy. In case my tone is being lost in the translation from whatever screen you’re reading this on, please know that this was a nickname given with love, often accompanied by an indulgent laugh. Some dogs are just doofuses and, well, that was Bosco.
By Rebecca Johnson2 years ago in Petlife
Beautiful Nixie
Beautiful Joe was a dog whose owner beat him and cut off his ears and tail. In 1894, Marshall Saunders wrote “Beautiful Joe”, a novel based on the true story of this tortured dog. Her book led the charge for the humane treatment of animals everywhere.
By Marie Wilson2 years ago in Petlife
Zoey
8 years ago, close to Christmas eve, me and my sister walked into our moms house, only to have this energetic dog come running to the door, tail knocking over anything that got in its way. My first thought was that we were just babysitting her and she was staying for a few days. When my mom told us she was ours and her name was Zoey, me and my sister broke down in tears and laughter while petting our new dog. She was nervous at first, not sure where she was allowed to be, but she warmed up pretty quick. Like many new dog owners my mom started with "okay Zoey sleeps in her dog bed...okay she can sleep in our bed" "Zoey isn't allowed on the couches....okay she can come up on the couches." She goes where she pleases and will sit on you or just on your feet so you can't get up.
By Marissa Moore2 years ago in Petlife
Jodie
Jodie wasn’t your typical dog. She had to have been one of the unique dogs I’ve had to have owned that has ever lived. When I was around seven, my family and I went to the pound to find a forever friend after one that recently passed. We looked around, dog after dog in kennels until a small black Labrador puppy was yipping loudly, trying to get our attention. She had this look on her face saying, ‘I need you, I’ll be a good girl to my mother. My mother looked in her eyes, in love, at her and then at my dad, saying, ‘ Jim, I need her .’He had a look in his eyes, saying that he was instantly was attracted to this curious little dog too. My dad then replied, ‘Yes, Joyce. She needs us’.
By Christina Gagnon2 years ago in Petlife
Bright Feathers
Asia Helmeted Hornbills are birds that stand out from the rest with their elongated yellow beaks, wrinkly throat patches, and a massive casque on the top of their heads that make them look like they are wearing helmets. These birds make their homes in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Thailand and Myanmar. Their diet includes strangler figs. Unfortunately, these birds are victims of hunting due to poachers killing them for their casques to make jewelry and ornaments.
By Rasma Raisters2 years ago in Petlife
Why Non-discrimination Begins with other Species
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” — Gandhi. The progress of animal-welfare legislation around the world demonstrates humanity’s moral progress. “To seek to reduce the suffering of those who are completely under one’s domination, and unable to fight back, is truly a mark of a civilized society,” according to moral philosopher Peter Singer.
By Ana Barreiro2 years ago in Petlife