Tag: Jan/Feb 2023
by Julie Wenger Watson
They stare at us from social media posts and homemade flyers — the
adorable faces of lost pets above the heartbreaking messages of bereft families hoping to reunite with their beloved dogs and cats.
According to a nonprofit animal welfare organization, Best Friends Animal Society, Oklahoma shelters took...
by Heide Brandes
Too often, people who find themselves without a home or place to stay do not seek residential shelters
in their cities because the shelters do not accept dogs or other pets. In fact, many homeless owners with pets would rather sleep on the streets than in a shelter...
by Jennifer Sharpe | Photos courtesy of Oliver and Friends
Celerity is swiftness of movement, which is why Heather and Andy Anders, owners of Celerity Prosthetics, decided to use the word in their company name.
Although Celerity’s original intent was to design prosthetics for humans, the owners — animal lovers who...
by Kim Doner
Historically, many immigrants to the New World had no qualms
about wagging familiars from home with them, whether the effects proved benign or catastrophic for America’s native populations. Everything from measles to kudzu has invaded and flourished.
I’m going to address one, however, that has received grudging acceptance —...
by Nancy Gallimore
The moment I met her I knew she was special. Or maybe it’s that I could feel how special she was.
It’s not that she gave me an enthusiastic greeting. In fact, she really didn’t even raise her head. She was depressed, exhausted and, well, I can only...
by Karen Dugan Holman | Photos courtesy of Karen Dugan Holman
It was a fabulous Saturday. It was a day full of sunshine, warm temperatures,
and a light breeze. We were staying at home together as a family. Mom was not teaching. Dad was not flying. I anticipated the day with...
by Kelsey Warren-Bryant
“Carpe diem,” “Seize the moment,” and “You only live once
(YOLO)”— they are phrases crafted through time with the simple purpose of reminding us that life is short, and it’s best to make the most of it. This ideal of living is what inspires us to make bucket...
by Jennie Lloyd | Photos by Linda Earley
“Do you wanna …?” That’s how Kim
and Steve Bruno start off a question to their bright, sunny Golden Retriever girls. The Brunos don’t have to complete the sentence about whether the dogs would like to go somewhere — the answer is always...
by Rowena Mills
I am in favor of animals rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.” — Abraham Lincoln, February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865
Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on February
12 and Presidents’ Day on February 20
are good times to remember his animals.
When Lincoln moved...