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...

Trying

We Live to Love Stories of Love and Rescue Author Lisa J. Shannon wrote “When I asked my dad about his work and finding meaning through helping others, he responded, “I don’t think you can be focused on, ‘Oh gee, I want to make a difference.’...

You drive… I’m going to stick my head out the window

We Live to Love Stories of Love and Rescue Henry Ford made his first operational car in 1896. Ask any car enthusiast and they would say it’s the greatest invention of all time. Ask an animal rescuer and they would say, “Oh it’s world-changing alright! Have you seen a...