A Sitting For a Cause Blog Featuring All Things Pet-Related
Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming our newest intern, Hannah Chaplik! Hannah is a senior at Florida State University where she majors in Editing, Writing & Media while minoring in Chemistry. She has a beloved cat named Babu. Growing up with my family in South Florida, we always had the presence of a furry family member or two. I […]
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Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming our newest intern, Stephanie Boyle! Stephanie is a senior at Weber State University where she majors in English and minors in Professional and Technical Writing. She lives in Northern Utah with her cat Gabby, and has an obsession with foxes. As I walked down the row of cages I wondered how I could possibly […]
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Editor’s Note: Please help me in welcoming our newest intern, Danica! Danica is a senior at Portland State University where she majors in Liberal Studies and minors in Writing. She has one dog at home, though she’d have more if her landlord would allow her. It’s okay though, her dog Chichi gives her as much love as a hundred dogs combined. […]
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Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming our newest intern, Samantha Davis! Samantha is a senior at Sam Houston State University and is majoring in English and minoring in Creative Writing. She has three pets back home: KC, Keno, and Kit Kat. In this life, there are a few things that tend to make it a little better than it usually […]
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Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming our newest intern, Alexandra Gaffey! Abraham Lincoln once said, “no matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens.” While this statement remains true to this day, most of said kittens will end up in shelters as do precious puppies and other furry friends alike. According to ASPCA, approximately 6.5 million companions will […]
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Adopting a pet can be one of the most rewarding decisions a young family can make. A close family-friend of mine, Heather Vanarsdale, made the decision about a month ago to open her and her family’s home to a little kitty in search of some love. Dancer is an eight-month old kitten who was found with her litter mates on […]
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Editor’s Note: Please help me welcome our newest intern, Brooke Wall! Brooke is a native Houstonian and is currently attending Sam Houston State University. She is an honors student majoring in English. Currently her family has no pets due to a recent loss, but they do raise chickens. When I was fourteen I wanted a cat more than anything in the […]
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Adopting a new pet can be planned or spontaneous. Recently, a family I have known for many years was bitten by the love bug when they saw a kitten up for adoption. With golden eyes and beautiful black fur, it is easy to see why the Grimm family found the little kitty so irresistible. But Ten-Ten, formerly known as Sparkles, […]
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Animal hoarding is a serious situation that can put animals and their owners at risk for disease, unsanitary living conditions, heartache, and even death. This type of hoarding happens when a person takes on, adopts, and tries to take care of too many animals. Hoarders usually see nothing wrong with their actions and think that they are helping animals or […]
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