Animal Person
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Black Bear. It’s the kind of place that helps you get past the human notion that we’re outside of nature—that there’s this divine, glorious thing called nature, and then there’s us, you know, way above it all and in charge. I had developed the arrogant attitude that my existential plight was unique among humans.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
They also had signs of neglect, broken bones, wounds and infections. “They bear the battle scars consistent with those of fighting dogs,&# Rickey said. “Being chained 24/7 is no way to live—they have lived miserable lives, and are just starved for human contact.&#. .
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2016
It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. I’d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines — the unlucky victims of cruel people — to trust humans again.
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