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Happy Endings: Sara’s Grand Adventure
Story by Kim Eisele It was a sunny afternoon, close to closing time at The Animal League of Green Valley in Arizona, where I had lived for almost three years. Oh, I thought…another long night without a human. My favorite times are cuddling with a person! Then a...
CBD for Pets: What We Need to Know
Story by Kajsa Nickels/Reprinted Courtesy of Natural Awakenings Magazine With the explosion of cannabidiol (CBD) products on the human medical scene, many pet owners are looking into this hemp plant derivative as a natural means of medicating their four-legged family...
Animal League of Green Valley – School’s Out and the Interns are In
Story by Bella Wexler Many teenagers look forward to summer break for the freedom to relax, yet many Green Valley locals have decided that the best way to kick back after a long school year is to give back at their local animal shelter. For nine years, Animal League...
AZ Rottie and pals Rescue – Goes the Extra Mile to Help Dogs Find the Perfect Homes.
Story by Emily Dieckman A typical morning for Sue Bergier and her husband involves waking up around 6:30 a.m. to feed the several dozen dogs they keep on their large ranch property outside Patagonia, AZ—including several with cancer, Valley Fever and other special...
SAVER – Southern Arizona Veterinary Equine Rescue Saving Horses from Euthanasia
Story and Photos by Colleen Keefe Dr. Michael Hutchison has worked with rescues his entire career. As the owner of Pegasus Veterinary Center he was concerned that existing equine rescues tend to spend most of their time fundraising. Dr. H, as he is affectionately...
Desert Cat Rescue & Sanctuary of Arizona Steps Up for Graham County
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...
Special Feature: The Rescued Critters Food Drive: Making a Difference for Animals… One Door at a Time
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...
Special Feature: Love is Blind: How Guide Dogs Change Lives
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...
Special Feature: The Beading Divas Celebrate 10 Years of Saving 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...
Cover Story: Tucson Rescue Now – From the Kennel to the Couch
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...
