humanity

Isn't it ironic that the very best of humanity is seen through the love and empathy we show to our pets?

The Tale of The Brown Snake and The Milking Cow!
“How Now Brown Cow” well not really but this saying could be loosely construed as being a variation on a theme! Or even the expression “tickling the ivories” could be applied but read on and you decide.
By a.a.gallagher5 years ago in Petlife
A Dog Sitter's Story
It was 6:30 PM on a typical workday. Sitting at my cubicle, I admired the various notes and printed photos pinned on the fabric-lined walls. As I was finishing up the last of my tasks for the day and getting ready to head home, I received a text.
By Liseth Giraldo5 years ago in Petlife
Pigeons: much maligned heroes.
You know, I do love pigeons. What a statement for a piece of writing, I hear you say! But, seriously, over lock-down, I have had more opportunity to really look at these birds, and honestly, I would urge you do do the same.
By Deborah Robinson5 years ago in Petlife
All Thanks to Alice
I was once given this visual during a cord cutting meditation. Imagine you are holding a bundle of helium balloons. Each balloon representing someone in your life you have difficulty letting go. One by one, you focus on each person and then when you are ready, release the balloon from your hand and that person from your heart. As I closed my eyes, people I had loved and lost swayed above me. I held their face in my mind and felt the irrational unwavering loyalty I still held for them pierce my heart. My hands painfully gripped the strings of the balloons tight, unable to release them. Then, when I finally did, hot panic rushed to my face and anxiety filled my chest.
By Jessica Jones5 years ago in Petlife
Guardian angels
If I were to tell my friends that I’m entering a writing contest about a topic that’s the dearest to my heart, they wouldn’t have to venture a second guess. They’d know that it is about animals. Writing a long essay about my pets would be quite a chaotic process, for I find it quite difficult to put all my thoughts, feelings and experiences about my furry friends in a certain mould of words. However, I can say with certain confidence that the stories of my unbelievably cute and therapeutic pets will help the reader overlook my amateur writing!
By Pradnya Auti5 years ago in Petlife
How I Discovered That Stray Dogs Want Nothing More Than Love
Had no idea what "love" meant until I saw him look at me with a big smile—that was love to me. The unbreakable love and relationship that dogs have with humans is unmatchable.
By Akshay Sood5 years ago in Petlife
Twice a Stray, Forever Loved
It was the summer of 1982. We were about to be homeless and I have to admit I was more excited than scared. I felt an adventure coming on. And boy was I right. If I had only known….. I might have been less excited.
By Maria Calderoni5 years ago in Petlife
To all the lost but never forgotten pets of the world and their owners.
## A journey of the self through Felix the half Siamese Little did I know, but sure was I in for a rocky road at the age of 12 all things of certainty was about to change.
By Ellenrose Hill5 years ago in Petlife
Laika
It was the end of a hard day working at a cooperative farm. My nails were full of ground even after washing them a hundred times. We were starving, wanting to eat something as fast as we could.
By Ricardo5 years ago in Petlife
Heart To Rescue. Top Story - April 2021.
"Not all Those Who Wander are Lost." -C.S. Lewis I guess you could say I have always been a stray magnet. Even as a very young child I remember feeling an odd, soulful connection to the many homeless wanderers that somehow managed to find me wherever I happened to be. On the swing set in my yard, playing in the wooded area behind our house or just walking home from school, no place was immune to what I believed to be my ability to attract animals in need.
By Tammy Baxter5 years ago in Petlife
Little Orphan Annie
July of that year was a rough month to be a dog without a home. As I recall, there was rain almost every day that July. And a bit in the lead-up week in June... and more to kick off August. It was miserable. And I had a house and a garage.
By L. Lane Bailey5 years ago in Petlife
I Save an Animal a Day by Being Vegan
There are many animals in shelters, waiting to find their home. But then there are those, who have little chance of being rescued...
By Sandra M5 years ago in Petlife