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Voices Unheard: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
There is only a few things things in life that I just cannot stand hearing or seeing, and that my friend is animal abuse, animal cruelty, and animal shelters. If you see animals in a shelter or pound that means they were strays, abused, or left for dead. The owners did not want them anymore. You always see animals for adoption which I love and hate. I love it because people are trying to find them good homes, means they care about these animals. I hate it because the fact these animals are in a shelter due to humans. The fact they sit and wait, kind of like a nursing home or jail for humans. You get visitors, food, shelter, but you wait until you get to go home. Well I cannot afford to save them all, but whenever an opportunity comes to save an animal, I will accept that opportunity to do so. One day that opportunity came and I would like to share my adoption story.
By Jessica Sheely5 years ago in Petlife
A Story About Socks
This story is about my family's dog, Socks, and how he came to be such an important part of our family. The story does not begin with him, but many years before. It starts with a family and a flea market on a hot summer day. This flea market has indoor and outdoor portions, but it's blazing hot no matter whether your inside or out. Now at this flea market is a stall with a large tent and many dog carriers. They are all empty, with the dogs free roaming in a caged in area. Now what's a family to do with two small children who spot dogs to do but to fall in love with one?
By Cody Dunnington5 years ago in Petlife
Cat Behavior Problems
They come in all shapes and sizes and come with a wide variety of causes. House breaking, litter box issues, aggression and general destruction of furniture are all common cat behavior problems. Unfortunately, they all are common cat behavior problem for some cats.
By Yvonne De Jager5 years ago in Petlife
Blessings from Bass Lake
THE TIMELINE. The month is June and the year is 2020. Shelter in place from the quarantine just went into effect last month. George Floyd's wrongful death has just been published to the world and it feel like chaos. My relationship is failing and my partner and I are growing apart each day. And the Quarantine carries on. All the while, the state of the world fills us up with feelings of frustration, anger, confusion and worry. Uncertainty is our new daily way of life and it is starting to take a toll on our minds, our bodies, our relationships and our peace.
By Jessica Pierce5 years ago in Petlife
Pitch-Black; Pitch-Black
When I was a young girl, around the age of seven, I lived in a neighborhood on the edge of a rundown park where people would regularly abandon their cats. The string of slurs I would use to describe these people would not be suitable for the broad audience I am hoping will read this story, so I will leave it at this: I hated those people and I did everything I could do, as a young child, to stop them. I told my parents, I told my friends, I told my teachers- I sat on a bench nearby every free minute I had to dissuade people from dropping their pets off, to no avail. Every week or two there would be a new cat, scared and alone, cowering under a bush or tree. Some were dropped in boxes, and would stay near the rotting cardboard that, to them, was their last glimpse of home. I wanted to pat their heads and scratch their chins, to give them the love they deserved, but I could never get close. To be treated so cruelly and to still be able to trust a person after that, would be remarkable, so I understood why they ran from me.
By Taylor Walker5 years ago in Petlife
Save a Pet, I Saved a Pacco
A dog can change a life. I like to think I changed Pacco’s life. As a kid growing up, my family had dogs; Schipperkes to be precise. Belgian herding dogs the color of midnight, no tail, and plenty of spunk. My parents had owned Drexel and Jackson, sibling Schipperkes from an AKC licensed breeder in Nebraska prior to and during their time in Georgia, which was several years prior to my birth and I lived with these two wonderful Schipperkes until my mid tweens. Jackson was the first to go; he developed throat cancer and after several months of my parents witnessing him deteriorate, they had him put down at the ripe old age of 14.
By Spenser Odell5 years ago in Petlife
Moon Dog
There is something magical about a solar eclipse. Something that makes it feel like anything is possible. During the "Great American Eclipse" in August of 2017, I know I felt that way. I was in Columbia, South Carolina, one of the best places in the country to see the total eclipse. I was just starting my sophomore year of college, and life felt like my oyster. There I was, sitting cross-legged on a blanket in Maxcy Gregg Park, black-tinted glasses on, and eyes pointing towards the sky. The sun was just about covered, only a few more moments and it would be completely hidden behind the moon.
By Isabelle Carroll5 years ago in Petlife
A Tail of Ember
I prayed for a free dog. I wanted another half boxer from someone I knew, or who knew I would give it the kind of love and care that the breed deserves. I wanted a dog that could grow up with my kids and other pets. It seemed that everywhere I went the available dogs only met half of my criteria.
By Cynthia Mael5 years ago in Petlife
