Those who don’t jump will never fly

We Live to Love Stories of Love and Rescue She came into a local shelter with each of her back legs broken, unable to even stand. She had been hit by a car. By the time we found out about her, she had been sitting in the shelter like that for three days. Urgency...

What if…

We Live to Love Stories of Love and Rescue We were still fairly young as an organization. We had little money in our bank account and a small foster base. Then we got a call. An old, blind dog was left at the shelter in an unlocked storage room in the dead of winter....

Exhale

We Live to Love Stories of Love and Rescue It’s the kind of litter that, as a rescuer, you peer into the cage and then take a deep breath. You exhale almost with a low gasping sound and a shake of the head, as you’re immediately saddened at the poor state the little...

Coffee time

We Live to Love Stories of Love and Rescue It’s early in the morning and many of us are still sound asleep. Others are waiting in a long line to get an expensive cup of coffee to start their day. In the world of animal rescue, coffee time is a special time to spend...

A leader is someone who demonstrates what’s possible

We Live to Love Stories of Love and Rescue If you can imagine a different outcome than the status quo; a different outcome than killing; if when faced with adversity, you can imagine how you might do things differently; and you give yourself permission to try it even...