A huge shout-out to the Clatsop County Animal Shelter! Working at an animal shelter must be both incredibly rewarding and emotionally challenging. Every day, staff and volunteers care for so many ...

Wild animals kept in captivity goes against animals’ natural adaptations and thus is inherently detrimental to their well-being. Humans profit from the animals purely for entertainment. There is no ...

Labor Day often brings to mind long weekends, barbecues, and the close of summer. But it’s also an opportunity to make compassionate choices. Each day, over 23 million land animals and 150 million sea ...

We watch a lot of documentaries about nature and animals on PBS and I’m constantly amazed at how ignorant I am about so many things. I did have an enlightened moment last night while watching Nature ...

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