by tucsondog | Jul 2, 2019 | Kitty Korner
Story by Colleen Keefe When the animal control facility of Graham County decided in 2015 that it could no longer take cats, Cheryl Christensen knew she had to do something. So in February of 2016, Christensen cracked into her retirement nest egg, opened her home and...
by tucsondog | May 1, 2019 | Special Feature 2
Story by Emily Dieckman Photos courtesy of Peter Norback The Rescued Critters Food Drive aims to raise 2.2 tons of food for PACC in its first year… and it’s way ahead of schedule. When one of his neighbor’s sons decided he wanted to take on an entrepreneurial...
by tucsondog | May 1, 2019 | Special Feature 1
Story by Bella Wexler Photos by Mike Goehring Complete and utter trust. That is the basis on which Shari Gootter’s relationship with her guide dog, Indiana, is built. For the past four and a half years, Shari and Indiana (nicknamed “Indi”) have been growing...
by tucsondog | May 1, 2019 | Kids and Animals
Story and Photos by Karyn Zoldan What would you do if your dogs needed $14,300 in emergency veterinary care? If you were like Lizzie Mead, you would ask the quality of life questions, then sign on the dotted line, hope for the best and worry how to pay it later. It...
by tucsondog | Apr 30, 2019 | Cover Story
Tucson Rescue Now helps older dogs at the Pima Animal Care Center find forever homes. By Emily Dieckman Photos by Candice Eaton George Fangman can’t bear going to dog shelters—he says it just breaks his heart. So when his friend John Gilbert told him about an event he...
by tucsondog | Apr 30, 2019 | Kitty Korner
Story By Kelli Van Nuys Photos Courtesy of We Save Kitties at Risk How many plans have you created? Wedding plans, birthday parties, baby showers? Planning out an entire education or even just a night out? Most of our lives revolve around plans, but very few make...
by tucsondog | Apr 30, 2019 | Horsin Around
Story by Kelli Van Nuys Photos courtesy Wildhorse Ranch Rescue Inside the Grand Canyon, near Havasu Falls, hikers are shocked to find horses in dire conditions. The horses are clearly mistreated and forced to work in 100-degree weather. It is clear that they need...
by tucsondog | Feb 28, 2019 | Special Feature 2
Story by Emily Dieckman Photo by Tucson PD Tucson Police Department’s K-9 Unit focuses on public outreach, an improved facility and a robust social media presence. When Sgt. Paul Sheldon first became a police officer, he had three goals: to be an undercover cop,...
by tucsondog | Feb 28, 2019 | Special Feature 1
By Kim Silver, Arizona Regional Coordinator of The Shock-Free Coalition Twelve countries have, in whole or part, banned the use of shock collars, which are alternatively marketed as e-collars, training collars, e-touch, stimulation, TENS unit, and remote trainers.1, 2...
by tucsondog | Feb 28, 2019 | Cover Story
Story by Claire Sheridan Photo Courtesy ACT Det. Robin Crehan, PCSO “Only by courageously opening to the sorrow of the world as it is can we find our freedom.” -Jack Kornfield The Animal Cruelty Taskforce of Southern Arizona (ACT) was formed in preparation for...
