To those who know me well, please suspend disbelief when I say how thankful I am for the woman who shared this comment in response on my recent post about the dog Gwen. “I’m sorry but this is just a… Read More ›
Animal Neglect and Abuse
You Are Ours Now – By Guest Blogger Michelle Earl
Guest Blogger, Michelle Earl shares this story from her heart about abuse and neglect and ultimately rescue. I know when she wrote it initially it was as an attempt to relieve herself of some of the anger and frustration of… Read More ›
No justice
This is not one of those blogs that I am usually proud of or enjoy sharing. In fact, it’s more of a rant. A release of anger and frustration. A silent call to justice for the victims in this story… Read More ›
A Downpour of Love
To anyone that happened to pass me in my car as I was driving to the shelter Friday evening, please know that there was good reason why I went from crying to laughing hysterically in about 30 seconds flash. You… Read More ›
A Box at the Bus Stop
Late this afternoon as I was just pulling into my home, my phone rang with a familiar name on the screen. Debbie Hines, friend and foster care coordinator. Her calls are frequent so I didn’t suspect anything abnormal and certainly… Read More ›
My Very Full Heart
I have spent every evening over the past week writing a very lengthy blog about the no-kill vs. kill shelter controversy and was all prepared to post it tonight. But as often happens by fate more than planning, something happened this… Read More ›
The Promise of Autumn
It’s been five day since she arrived. Covered in mud, pulled from beneath the porch of the neighbor’s house after her owners abandoned their home and the black dog too. They obviously no longer wanted her. Maybe they never did… Read More ›
Memories of the Puppy Mill Rescue
It’s been five years and while I still think of it often, even now it feels a bit unreal to me. How could we have really shut down the largest commercial puppy mill in our state and probably in the… Read More ›
Why May 3rd should be a WV dog lovers holiday!
On Friday, May 3, the Governor of West Virginia signed into a law our state’s first law related to commercial breeding of dogs. This law, which was almost five years in the making, provides some minimal standards of care like… Read More ›
A Second Chance for Life
A warning that there are a few graphic photos accompanying this blog. When I saw a missed call from Lynn Leach in March of last year, I knew something must be terribly wrong. Lynn doesn’t call me. Not that we… Read More ›
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