Speaking for the Animals: Animal Rescue History – Part II …
Share/BookmarkIn last month’s column, Janice Fast brought us through the beginning of our community’s animal rescue history up to the late 1980s. Some of us fondly like to imagine that the next chapter...
View ArticleSpeaking for the Animals: The Year of the Deer? …
Share/BookmarkI’ve lived in Idyllwild for 13 years and only occasionally seen a lone deer on my morning hikes. Infrequently, we might see one bounding across Highway 243 on the way out of town. But, in...
View ArticleSpeaking for the Animals: Save lives: spay and neuter …
Share/BookmarkThe issue of spaying or neutering your pet is one of the most widely discussed animal welfare topics of our time. Most people agree it’s for the best. Yet, it’s estimated that 70,000 dogs...
View ArticleSpeaking for the Animals: Food for thought …
Share/BookmarkAccording to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, at least half of this country’s dog and cat populations are overweight. The reason is pretty much the same as for their owners:...
View ArticleSpeaking for the Animals: The dreadful decision …
Share/BookmarkAnyone reading this column knows the pain associated with having to make the decision to spare a sick or older animal further suffering. And, yet, as responsible pet parents, it comes...
View ArticleSpeaking For the Animals: Rattlesnake season …
Share/BookmarkThe first rattlesnakes of the season already have been spotted on the Hill. There are eight species of rattlers found in Southern California. A combination of preventive measures and...
View ArticleSpeaking for the Animals: Heartworm 101 …
Share/BookmarkHeartworm is a parasitic roundworm that is transmitted to certain animals (dogs, cats, ferrets and coyotes, for example) only through the bite of an infected mosquito. An uninfected...
View ArticleSpeaking For the Animals: “Hot dog alert” …
Share/BookmarkWith temperatures climbing, it’s time to leave your dogs at home when you run into the post office or the market “for just a couple of minutes.” Every summer, news programs carry at least...
View ArticleSpeaking for the animals: Ready, Set, Go! …
Share/BookmarkEditor’s note: This column was submitted after the Mountain Fire began but before evacuation orders were implemented. If we weren’t paying attention before, we are now. You’re ready to...
View ArticleSpeaking for the animals: The care and feeding of wildlife …
Share/BookmarkEditor’s note: Shela has several changes in her life making it difficult to continue the column. First, an apology to readers for the oxymoron-ish statement in last month’s column: “If...
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