A Michael Broad Blog
Deer Lake Kitty Rescue volunteers discovered four tiny 10-day-old kittens in their shelter which has been constructed in a landfill dump. They had partnered with the Town of Deer Lake to construct the shelter last fall. One of the volunteers, Tanya Wight, tells the story on Facebook. As they were refilling the feeders Tanya …
“The loss of such a sacred relationship can be devastating. Owners of companion animals facing the loss of a companion animal often experience numbness, disbelief, ruminations about the death experience….” Working as an animal care worker (ACW), specifically an animal shelter worker, leads to close bonds with the animals in their care. The conditions …
Update: it’s come to my attention that the man involved in the story may be the same person who has been accused of several attempted robberies and home invasions. If he is then his name is Derek Lamont Walker aged 22. A gutsy – really gutsy – Floridian, 70-year-old woman was feeding feral cats …
An astonishing moment when 11 abandoned cats were cut out of large cardboard boxes heavily sealed with tape. There are several women cutting the cats out. The cats look a bit dazed from being so dangerously confined for an unknown time. A spokesperson for the Celia Hammond Animal Trust, a London-based animal advocacy group …
Nadira Dietz is a confident and intelligent young woman. I would describe her as a ‘young woman’ because although she is only 11 years of age she is very articulate, confident and single-minded. She knows what she wants and she’s very good at what she does. She volunteers at Tails of Hope which is …
It’s extraordinary that this woman, Eva Philippson, who is 68 years of age, does her best to care for feral cats and kittens living near a railway line at Joondalup station while others not far away throw kittens onto the railway tracks in gross acts of cruelty. Mrs Philippson is bemused why some people …
You must remember the cat rescue job vacancy of 10th August 2018 that went worldwide viral (see the page – opens in new tab). The Boswells own and manage a cat sanctuary on the Greek island of Syros. They advertised for a experienced cat rescuer to step into their shoes while they expanded their …
A well-known animal rescuer was found dead of an apparent suicide Wednesday night. No one knew how helpless she was feeling. Manhattan clinical psychologist and author was found hanging in the bathroom of her fifth floor Sutton Place apartment. Stacey Radin, 52, was discovered by her husband, and law enforcement said she was pronounced …
