Hello again! It has been a long, long time since I updated this blog. I’ve been so busy keeping my other two active (wordwhisperer.net and yellowballoonpublications.com) that I’ve been neglecting this one. But since I’ll be visiting Northwest Trek in August, I thought I’d better get back on here and start interacting again with my…

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Check out this free guide to adopting a pet. It’s chock full of valuable information!   https://www.homeoanimal.com/blogs/blog-pet-health/81086084-the-ultimate-guide-to-pet-adoption-sneak-preview?msID=1fabe0ed-009f-430b-9859-9647017d76ef

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https://www.intelligentliving.co/amp/rats-play-hide-and-seek-giggled-jumped/   The above article doesn’t surprise me in the least…   Here’s why:   I had a pet rat (Fink) and a Siamese cat (Charisma, nickname Turkey) who used to take turns chasing each other.   They were living in a huge warehouse/office building combo and allowed to hang out together from the time…

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My Favorite Animal-Related Nonprofits    When it comes to donating to worthy causes, it can be scary and risky. A lot of places just aren’t up to snuff.   Here, in alphabetical order, are four animal-related nonprofits that I can vouch for personally. I hope you’ll donate to them whenever you can.   Critter Camp …

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Ecowatch has just announced that Yellowstone grizzlies will receive continued endangered species protection despite the efforts of the Trump administration to remove them from the list and allow them to be killed.   https://www.ecowatch.com/yellowstone-grizzly-bears-endangered-species-2646372807.html   I’m immensely relieved to hear this, because today’s Yellowstone grizzlies are very likely the descendants of two grizzly bear cubs…

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I was hired by LittleCritterz.com to write a new ABOUT US page and a few blog posts about Wild Cats of the Americas.  When they’re published on the site, I’ll link to them so you can read them.   The project was a hoot and I enjoyed it tremendously.   That’s probably what led me…

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Nothing chaps my hide quite the way maligning cats does–or any animal, actually.   http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-cats-kill-you-bigger-study-post.html   The above article went viral on social media with lots of people agreeing with the claptrap reported within it.   When I posted online saying, “Nonsense! I have been around cats large and small, domesticated and captive wild, and…

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