I did a very hard thing today. I saved a kitten’s life. She had been hanging around the home of seekerofspace and others, and they were feeding her. I was caring for the resident cat and dog this week, and they asked me to keep an eye on the kitten as well (dubbed Esther). In [...]
Posts Tagged ‘animals’
Why Animals (40/49)
As I’ve been browsing the other blogs through the surfing frame, I’ve been noticing most charities are for human beneficiaries. Several people are blogging for animals, but most are for people. So I feel like I should justify why I picked an animal charity. It’s because animals are part of our lives. Not just our [...]
Animal Transports (36/49)
Ever heard of animal transports? They are vital to rescue organizations like Best Friends. When an animal is found in distress near the sanctuary, it goes straight there. But what about an animal 2,000 miles away? It gets put on a transport. PBS did a documentary on animal transports called Fifteen Legs, and you can [...]
Breeding Defects
I saw someone on Etsy is selling items to raise money for their Bengal kitten’s cataract surgery. I hope they are able to do so, but honestly, unless they magically obtained two purebred Bengals at no cost, they should have been prepared for this additional expense. Bengals are known to have cataract/vision issues. Many purebred [...]
Donate to Best Friends
I just donated $25 to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and you should do. I am as broke as the next college student, but I love animals, and they do the best work on the planet. They take in the hardest luck cases, the “non-adoptables,” and turn them into adoptables. I’m the kind of person who [...]
Amanita’s Fate is Set
I’ve posted about this on Facebook, Lit, AllDeaf, and Twitter. It’s time I shared it here. We are having Amanita put to sleep tomorrow. My sweet little girl, who I named my website after in 1999, is senile and has kidney failure. She hydrates herself okay, but over time she has forgotten all about the [...]
San Diego Zoo
We went to the San Diego Zoo today, and walked around Balboa Park a bit. The zoo was both delightful and disappointing. Many of the exhibits were really outstanding – the habitats for bonobos and gorillas in particular. But I was surprised how many of the exhibits were depressing. I know animals in zoos don’t [...]
Frilly Diving Horses
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken is on TV, it’s the 1991 movie about the old Atlantic City diving horses and the girl who was blinded during a dive. I was 10 when the movie came out, and I loved horses, so I loved this movie! But I haven’t seen it in at least a dozen [...]
