Animal-people vs people who like animals

Sometimes the difference between real animal-people, those who naturally have a connection, and those who just like animals, is very obvious.

I have often been told over the years that animals are

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Always room to learn....


I have been involved in welfare since shortly after beginning in the veterinary field in 1997. Since that time I have helped people find homes for their pets, rescued many off of the streets,

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That's my girl!!

http://washhumane.typepad.com/blog/2012/06/foster-monday-june-18-2012-.html

Farm life another reminder of dedication

As I walked among the sheep, goats, pigs, roosters, horses and other wonderful animals at a small non-profit farm last weekend I was reminded again of the dedication that it takes to save lives.

The


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Fires and lives...

As I watch the videos and see the photos of the fires in Colorado, right where I used to live, I am reminded of how the animals fled before. How the horses on the ranch became distraught before


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Writing and community outreach

Life can be difficult sometimes when you have a brain that wants to do many things and is never fully at rest until you do so. Sometimes that can lead to a vicious circle... sometimes it can lead to


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The power of sharing...

For those of you who spend your time crossposting, sharing, Tweeting and anything else in order to share the needs of homeless andimals, it probably does not amaze you how much power is in these

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Interesting...by our friend at Let's Adopt Global

The cat had his four legs amputated but it's "caretaker" a crazy ultra nationalist refused to let a foreigner adopt him...

Would you lie and deceive an animal abuser to save a life? We did.. and it

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Time is running out for a bear cub

C'mon guys just 600 more signatures needed let's see if we can make this happen.... URGENT - TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR TINY MAKOON. PLEASE SIGN PETITION & SHARE TO SAVE A LITTLE BEAR CUB. The

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Euro 2012 and the cleansing of the streets...

Funny, so many horrible things go in in this world and as long as they are out of eyesight, no one really notices. 

In Ukraine more than 60,000 dogs and cats have been killed to "clean" the streets

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When in doubt...play with Evie's toys

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Lessons to share...



Sharing this from a FB Friend...good thoughts!

Isn’t he precious? This sweet little boy was found outside. His eyes are shut not because he’s so young, but because they were full of pus. He

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A reminder of the suffering...

A reminder of the suffering going on all over the world every second of every day. I wonder how we all sleep at night...

A puppy born in the raised up cage of S. Korea's dog meat farm.
He will be


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Skyros Road Dogs - Petition to help

http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/skyrosroaddogs

This is a new one to me, and yet just as horrible as so many others...

Warm welcome to new Featured Artist!

Just wanted to send a welcome to EvieAlo's newest Featured Artist, Lacey Fisher! You can find her work on the home page and make sure to tell your artist friends who love animals to sign up. It's

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The more eyes the better..

Anyone who truly cares about something and making a difference knows the frustration of not being able to do so on a grand scale. It just occured to me as I was helping post things to the board here


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Gas chambers....

This is the gas chamber that was used as recently as two years ago at the Chesterfield Animal Shelter in SC. Paws and Claws rallied the community and, as a result, the gas chamber at Chesterfield was


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Interesting article on why people adopt animals they do...

The below was shared by a shelter that I volunteer with. Interesting article...

Some interesting research on the factors important to people when they adopt. It varies from dogs to cats, cats to


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June 11th...one special day

This was shared on FB today by Paws for Life Animal Rescue in MI. Their website is http://www.pawsforliferescue.org.

What do you think? WONDERFUL IDEA FOR US ALL!!

 Just One Day. What is a day? There

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How would you answer these questions?

I was recently asked the questions below, how would you answer!? ...

Generally speaking, how has working in animal rescue affected your perception of pet owners? Have your experiences changed your


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If only...

If only I had a few months off of work, paid of course, to work on the million animal projects already started and in my head. If only I had the extra money to make things happen that I want to do

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Working together on a wide scale...

Just had someone from Guatemala contact me via FB and ask for help. He and his wife run a welfare organization there and in need of supplies and equipment to help the animals. One of their notes

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Evie's VEEP cameo

It will be fun to go to the VIP VEEP premier this weekend. It is a show starting on Sunday on HBO and rumor has it that Evie's photo will be used in a scene in one of the first few episodes. Of

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Pet Appreciation Weekend event

I had fun covering Saturday's Pet Appreciation Weekend event for the Examiner. The people from Animal Allies are very nice and I was thrilled to find out that All 4 the Animals was going to be there

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Spay/neuter clinic

Yesterday was a crazy day for us all at the spay/neuter clinic. 70 cats, three Dr's to start with, new vet students, volunteers and a camera crew from China...all cramped into two rooms.

Many of the

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Safina

It's been less than two months and my cute little Tortie girl is bored. The floor is lined with toys and I even resorted to buying a lazer toy this weekend, but alas she is bored. She wants

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Animal Lovers book now has a review!

Seeing three years of hard work put into words by someone else is an emotional feeling. A good one, but still...

I published my book in 2006 because I wanted society to know what it was really like


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Animal Lovers book in video

It was very strange and very humble to see my book included among such great books in the video Carol Upton sent me today. It was so nice to  be asked! I published it on the Fun Stuff page on the

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Momma's inside!

Well, I couldn’t take it anymore. Momma had not left her spot outsdide since that first day I gave her her medicine. I was spending most of the nights sitting outside with her trying to get her to

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You never know...

What can happen each day…Yesterday I was surprised by someone who wants to work with me and EvieAlo. Excited for the possibilities and keeping my fingers crossed that it really happens.

Also,


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Momma day 2

Well, I just came back inside from sitting with Momma as I have the last few nights after work. She is now letting me pet her under her chin and all over without signs of biting, although I am still


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Momma

I decided to make my first entry into this journey of blogging about the amazing feeling it is when an animal decides to trust you. When moving into my current apt complex a year and a half ago there


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