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Psychological Effects of Pets are Profound

By Sy Montgomery GLOBE CORRESPONDENT  JANUARY 12, 2015I once faced a sickening defeat. After a day and a half of an intensive scuba class, diving too deep, too fast produced pressure in my ears, causing dizziness and nausea. I was … →

A Match Made in Heaven: BoPeep

Guest Blogger: Terry Kuehner Nine years ago a litter of kittens arrived at Animal Friends.  One of them was a pretty little Tortie who was named BoPeep.   It wasn’t long before the kittens, including BoPeep, were adopted.   She went into … →

Notes from our Humane Officer: Amazing Cats

By: Kathy Hecker, Humane Officer for Animal Friends  Time for a cat story! I was with another humane officer and we were investigating a case of alleged cat abuse and neglect.  But when we arrived at the property, we only … →

Notes from our Humane Officer: Faithful Animals — Amazing But True!

This is part two in an occasional series. By: Kathy Hecker, Humane Officer for Animal Friends I was recently reminded of the incredible, instinctual faithfulness of animals by Bailey, a Chow/Sheltie mix who ended up at another shelter. She was … →