4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 25, 2010

I recently got a chance to read a charming new book called The Dog Who Healed a Family: And Other True Animal Stories That Warm the Heart & Touch the Soul. Of course reading about the “puppy express&# (based on the Pony Express), was a great testimonial to just how many kind hearted people there are in the world.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

And Giant Otters are still common in the rivers around Karanambu Ranch, home of the late “otter lady”, Diane McTurck, who used to rehabilitate orphaned otters and whose family still runs the lodge. No matter how many times I see this bird, I still find myself saying, “Smoking Ponies…that’s a stonker of a bird!”.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Socks the cat. First Cat from 1993-2001): Socks was a black and white “tuxedo” American Shorthair cat belonging to Bill Clinton. Macaroni the pony. Kennedy’s family owned many pets, including a horse, which was a present to 5 year-old Caroline Kennedy. Today is George Washington’s birthday!

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