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Why (and How) I Only Shop Cruelty-Free
During the summer of 2022, news broke of a beagle breeding facility in Virginia that was being forced to close due to its repeated neglect of the dogs. The closure of the Envigo breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia led to one of the largest dog rescue operations ever carried out by the Humane Society of…
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The Basics of Trap-Neuter-Return
If you’ve not spent much time around cat rescue organizations, as I’m sure many of you have not, you may have never heard the phrase “Trap-Neuter-Return,” or TNR for short. Put simply, TNR is the trapping of a feral cat, having it spayed or neutered, and then returning it back to its outdoor home, where…
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Meet the Pack!
It’s probably no surprise that we’re a family of animal lovers. We visit the zoo in every city or town we go to. We don’t hunt, because there’s no way we could ever kill a living thing. I’ve saved numerous ladybugs, months, and even spiders that have found their way into our home from certain…