Author: jess

Pets enrich our lives, and we enrich theirs


Pets enrich our lives, and we enrich theirs

“We will concede that vegetarians have a point. While most of us still consume meat, there’s an argument to be made that there is cruelty involved that should be minimized. Even conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer makes the point that someday, we might well move beyond eating meat: “Science will find dietary substitutes that can be produced at infinitely less cost and effort,” he wrote last year.

But owning pets? That, too, is cruel – in the view of law school professor and animal rights activist Gary Francione….”
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Lonely and sick, ‘Hobbes’ the cat finds happy home with Parma man: People and their pets

Lonely and sick, ‘Hobbes’ the cat finds happy home with Parma man:
People and their pets

“I’m Tim, a 29-year-old from Parma and my cat, Hobbes, and I have a special story.

When he was a kitten he was seen living behind Cerino’s Pizzeria in Seven Hills, where I used to work. He was ragged and starving, more feral than not. No one could get close to him and all they could do was leave some chicken out for him….”
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A Heroic Win-Win: Non-Profit Trains Shelter Dogs For Wounded, Struggling Veterans

COURTESY OF TORRE WILLADSEN

A Heroic Win-Win: Non-Profit Trains Shelter Dogs For Wounded, Struggling Veterans

“In 2012, U.S. Marine Chris Van Etten lost a part of both of his legs when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded while he was on patrol in Afghanistan.

His injuries were significant and he was lucky to have survived. But Van Etten’s recovery was made easier through the efforts of civilian dog trainer, Torre Willadsen, whom he met while serving in the war-torn nation. Willadsen took it upon himself to ensure the wounded veteran was reunited with his yellow lab Harley, an Improvised Explosive Device Detection Dog who had been by his side during many harrowing missions….”
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