adoption
Our guide to animal adoption; learn why, where, and how to prepare to adopt a cat, kitten, dog or puppy from an animal shelter or rescue group.
A Lolly to Love
”No, we’re not rescuing a third dog! Baxter hasn’t been gone very long and you don’t chip in with the boring parts,” I told my daughter. I was firm and meant what I had said. So how, I wondered, had we found ourselves at the Animal Shelter looking at longing faces yet again?
By Katie Wright4 years ago in Petlife
A Cat Called Psychology
My dad was the first to give in. I wouldn't call him a softy, but he certainly knew that the whole family wanted a cat. Thing was, the little black cat who'd been turning up in our yard wasn't - how to put it - strictly legal. By two standards, he wasn't supposed to be there: by our landlord's and by our mother's. We weren't supposed to have pets, and my mother was very, very allergic.
By Minte Stara4 years ago in Petlife
A Dog Named Sherlock
For the past six years, my work has been all about animals. I write for an animal news website, and for a little while, I also worked with animals directly at a local dog rescue. I love writing and telling stories about dogs, cats, frogs, bees, monkeys, and the like. Working directly with dogs who needed homes hit a little bit differently though.
By Caitlin Jill Anders4 years ago in Petlife
I Love My Job
I love my job, because I change a life every day. Sometimes several lives, but always one life, mine. My job is crazy busy. I always wake to a dozen text messages, and voice mails. Then I make the mistake of turning on the computer where there are a couple of dozen emails. That is when I remind myself that I’m retired and this is my fun, fill my days, job. Turn off the phone, shut down the computer and head for either the stable and/or the kennel. Then bury my face into the first fur baby I come to. Breath in deeply, drawing in all their kindness and unconditional love and remember I love my job.
By Debra Marlow4 years ago in Petlife
As The Pandemic Situation Changes, Allowing More And More To Return To The Office, What Becomes Of The Pandemic Pets They Adopted?
AN ESTIMATED 23 MILLION PETS WERE ADOPTED IN 2020 So, if you're like me, then the pandemic last year caught you off guard. Covid-19 brought about changes to all of our lives. It also brought about uncertainty, anxiety, fear, and loneliness. We all had to learn something new last year, some way to live through the worst year in modern history and the first massive public health crisis in the United States.
By Jason Ray Morton 4 years ago in Petlife
A hidden talent in a big city
It all began one Sunday morning. My mom yelling my name from downstairs saying ‘Chacha come downstairs - Now! I thought- what the heck did I do now? I was the favorite to pick, always the one to blame for anything. I’m coming down soon, I replied. I was not in the mood for humiliation again,
By Chacha Jaramillo4 years ago in Petlife
It's A Dog's Life!
It was a hot, humid, drizzly day in Indiana, earlier this July. One of my friends I had attended school with for what seems like forever - who ended up being the lead guitarist and vocalist for a successful, up-and-coming South Suburban Chicagoland band called OUTDrejas [outdrejas.com]. - was getting married! My older sibling was invited. That meant I had to mind the pets of the household.
By Unlisted&Twisted!4 years ago in Petlife
Passion Peace
It took me some time to ponder on if I would post for this challenge. My peace is not artsy and does not involve meditation. Although there are a few ways for a person to thread their own needle. I felt that some people would see my way more as work than peaceful, but I am going to share any way. Growing up there were always animals freely walking around in my area. I did not know as a kid that they were homeless, just free. I would always feed them anything we had in the house, food, or milk. We had a total of about seven cats that lived in our back yard, and I gave them each a name. Everyday I would feed and take care of them it was a routine for me after school, then after work.
By Maria Semaj4 years ago in Petlife
The Mystery Box
2020, A year I will never forget. I was going to turn 15 years old. Latinos and Spanish families Celebrate Quinceanera Traditions for their daughters entering their womanhood. You are considered a woman at 15 years old in Spanish families. It's a very festive event in a 15 -year- old girl's life. Family saved up for this. I was looking forward to the Quinceanera Waltz (El Bals). I got my beautiful white dress last year. Its cost my parents $200.00 in a sale. My guest list was already made. The theme was going to be Cinderella. I had the venue to be in the New York Grand Hotel. We were going to have pictures taken at Central Park. I had my dance partner pick out among male friends, for the El Bals. All Sixteen of us was supposed to start practiced that week before my birthday for the waltz.
By Mariann Carroll4 years ago in Petlife
