Category Archives: Getting Started
Happy Mother’s Day
I would like to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day, and especially to those who are mothers to our furry or feathered family members. Thank you for providing a loving home to our animal companions, especially if you adopted from a shelter or rescued your companion animal. We are at the beginning of the busy [...]
Getting Involved
Let’s see a show of hands … how many of you lead a very full life and struggle every day to balance work, family, friends, activities, and hope to carve out a little down-time for yourself? How many of you love animals and wish you could find a way to get involved or, if you [...]
2012 … a year to do more
Yesterday, I taped an terview for The Animal House radio show on WAMU radio in Washington D.C. The topic was about Defending the Defenseless: A Guide to Protecting and Advocating for Pets and how we can make a resolution this year that involves helping animals. Now that we are 4 weeks in to the new [...]
Doing too much?
I am embarassed to confess that it’s been over 2 months since my last blog post. Have been lounging in the summer sun and relaxing? Have I been touring the world? Sadly, no. I have simply been doing too much. Are you one of those people who does too much, especially to help animals? Do you [...]
Somedays it is not easy …
Yesterday, a friend who I volunteer with contacted me because she was experiencing difficulties in continuing to volunteer with homeless pets. The tipping point in her case was a local animal control shelter who recently euthanized all of its cats (about 80) because a strong virus swept through the shelter. I’m not passing judgment on [...]
Joining together to help animals
This week, three colleagues and I announced the formation of Michiganders for Shelter Pets. This is a coalition to bring together Michigan citizens, animal shelters, animal organizations, businesses, veterinarians and professionals to work toward the goal of ending pound seizure and gas chamber euthanasia in Michigan. I have been an advocate to end pound seizure [...]
It’s done!!!!
I am thrilled to announce that I have finished writing my next book which is entitled Defending the Defenseless: How to Become an Animal Advocate!!!!!! The manuscript was sent to the publisher on January 1, 2011 (1-1-11 … a very lucky day) and is anticipated to be printed in late summer or early fall. I [...]
A bit off topic … but hopefully still interesting!
Today I was a guest blogger for Smart Author Sites. My topic …. Hello Writer’s Block, my old friend. I felt like writing about Writer’s Block as I finalize the manuscript for my next book called Defending the Defenseless: How to Become an Animal Advocate. Check out the blog and read about how I have worked [...]
Celebrate the holiday season with animals!
There are so many ways to help animals during the holiday season, especially homeless animals in shelters. For me, I am sending toys and treats to the pets at the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center, one of my favorite shelters that has wonderful caring staff and very few resources. I am also providing foster care [...]
Where do we start?
Every day, I am surrounded by dire situations of animals that need help. From pets locked in foreclosed homes that are victims of the financial downturn, to animals that need immediate rescue from shelters that still engage in inhumane gas chamber killings and pound seizure, and not to mention those pets that cross the path [...]
