Animal welfare is my life but it's also making me lose my mind.

Tag: Animal Rescue

  • The thing about cats

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    They’re tearing around the basement, scaling the cat tree with sharp claws and batting the noisy ball around. A wrestling match ensues and the smaller one squeals as she tries to regain the upper hand. Then canned food is put out and both dive into the bowls face first. Humans domesticated cats about 10,000 years…

  • The Myth About No-Kill Shelters

    The Myth About No-Kill Shelters

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    Jessica Kooistra
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    You find a lost dog in your neighborhood and ask friends for advice on what to do next. One person tells you to bring it to the animal shelter, another tells you absolutely not, they ‘will just kill it’. You contact a local rescue that is known to take dogs and are told they are…

  • Not the usual suspects

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    Jessica Kooistra
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    “What is the most unusual animal you’ve had to deal with” is a question I’ve heard many times over the years. While most of my calls involve dogs and cats, you can imagine I’ve seen my share of random other animals in the past 15 years of doing this job. Responding to a rogue pet…

  • Allow me to introduce myself.

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    Jessica Kooistra
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    A blog about a girl who set out to rescue animals and is slowly loosing her mind because of it.