Donations Needed at NELR! 100+ New Rescues

This week (11/17/15) there was a large animal rescue that occurred in a neighboring town of Westerlo, NY. Over 200 animals were retrieved from deplorable conditions at a home there. Northeast Llama Rescue / NY Wildlife Rescue and Wes Laraway have taken in over 100 — all of the chickens, ducks and pigeons as well…

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Creature Thoughts, November, 2015

I do hope everyone has a nice holiday season, however you choose to celebrate. My best loving thoughts to you and your animal friends, always.

Thank you, also, to all who have been so kind and supportive through what has been, and continues to be, a very difficult time. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated more than I can ever say.

A Limited Return

I hope to be able to start taking consultation appointments again the weekend of October 17th. However, these will be very limited at first, with the following necessary restrictions:

Kai, my champion….

Why am I hurting so deeply over the inevitable loss of Kai, which his vets say will happen only weeks from now? I guess to those who love their animal family members, that is mostly obvious. For me, it goes deeper. Many people say that they “would not be here if not for their animals”. For me, however, that is not just a sentimental metaphor, or even a deeply ingrained feeling. It is a literal truth.