While standing in line at Trader Joe’s, I reached into my purse for my debit card and pulled out a pair of elephant tusks. OK, they weren’t real elephant tusks but, rather, wooden tusks that once belonged to a hand-carved elephant that now lay in pieces on my living-room floor.Deborah Jack
FURRY TAILS: Welcome to the jungle
While standing in line at Trader Joe’s, I reached into my purse for my debit card and pulled out a pair of elephant tusks. OK, they weren’t real elephant tusks but, rather, wooden tusks that once belonged to a hand-carved elephant that now lay in pieces on my living-room floor.FURRY TALES: 10 commandments of pet love
I watched in horror one night as my 1-year old kitten, Jack, knocked over and broke an $800 Murano table lamp. Gasping for air, I screamed, "Look at what you did!" He scurried away and left me to clean up the broken glass. Minutes later, he jumped on the couch to apologize, but I wasn’t having it. That night was the first he didn’t come to bed. The next morning I found him sitting in the living room. And then it hit me: He was playing with a toy I had given him minutes before the accident. How could I be mad at him for something that wasn’t his fault?FURRY TALES: The purr-fect Howl-een
With all of its mystique, legend and lore, Halloween is a fun event for the entire family -- including your furry friends. Keep your pets safe and happy this fall with a simple checklist.FURRY TALES: Looking for love in all the right cages
I was having lunch recently with one of my “clients,” a one-year-old pit bull named Homer. Petting him, I noticed scars on his face and body that I naively assumed were birthmarks. Then I talked to the folks at the Liberty Humane Society, where his new "parents" found him. That's when I discovered the depth of cruelty -- and the power of an organization driven by love.FURRY TALES: Talk about man's (or woman's) best friend
I was living a charmed life until my brother killed himself nearly 14 years ago. I spent weeks afterward in denial, begging God to bring him back. That miracle never happened, of course, but another did:
I found the healing power of love, empathy and support from Sam, my cat.
Lawmakers in Washington have finally come to understand that benefit: They are considering a tax break of up to $3,500 for pet owners, under what would be known as the "HAPPY" Act.
Officially titled Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years, the measure formally recognizes the role pets play in our physical and emotional well-being.
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