Animals

Aphrodite: Feline Extraordinare

by Gailstrail on September 2, 2008

When I first met Aphrodite she was up for grabs; a ‘Nine Lives Rescue’ service feline. She was scrawny and lanky; where did she get such a big name, as clearly she was not the pick of the litter. She was maybe a year or so old. As I had no specific breed of cat [...]

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Journeys With My Canine

by Gailstrail on June 11, 2008

DEFINING WILDNESS AND HOWLING IN THE WILDERNESS One evening, I went on a tiny journey with my canine Pieper: We ‘howled’ together and I watched as Pieper transformed. Her eyes got this untamed wildness in them. How exciting to see and hear the wildness in her. I felt pretty wild myself and wonder about this [...]

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The Way of Animals: Plight of The Sumatran Tiger

by Gailstrail on March 13, 2008

TRAFFIC: CONSUMERS PARTNERS IN WILDLIFE CRIME Today, the Sumatran tiger is being sold Body part by body part into extinction! The Sumatran tiger is listed as Critically Endangered on IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, the highest category of threat before extinction in the wild. “We cannot afford to lose any more of these magnificent [...]

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Cattle Abuse in Slaughterhouse

by Gailstrail on February 18, 2008

“LOS ANGELES – An undercover video showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts has led to the largest beef recall in the United States and a scramble to find out if any of the meat is still destined for school children’s lunches.” Watching ‘NBC’s Today’ show about animal abuse in a slaughterhouse; I’m [...]

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Animals, Wilderness and Being Present

by Gailstrail on February 17, 2008

Wilderness As much as I love the woods, I probably wouldn’t go there nearly as much if I had not had such incredible angel beasts in my life. The love and responsibility for these canines kept and keeps me on the trails and in the present! In Touch With Nature Having frequent contact to the [...]

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