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The Hummingbird that Answered My Heart’s Calling by Noelle M. Meade-Izzi

10,000 Birds

From Owls in the Family to Wesley the Owl , the narrative in which a human interacts with another species and learns a bit about life along the way has long been a popular and affecting one. This is a pretty good model of the modern environmental ethic of self-restraint and respectful watching.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

There’s an imperative to get this message across to cat people who, like me, can be educated to value wild lives as much as we value the lives of our four-legged family members. It’s tribal and familial. With respect to the stray cat Puck, we eventually learned her name was Jackie.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

4 The Love Of Animals

Imagine the heart exploding with happiness that the beautiful pet you have supported and loved, has found forever love with a great family. Fostering is a wonderful experience. A pet needs time to decompress, to learn trust, to “get over” the shelter experience. The former could not be further from the truth. Look at tail wag.

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