Archives for August, 2008

Kerry’s Update - August 17th

Pets Alive Updates

Sanctuary animal updates:
Since our last update on July 17 th the following animals were adopted: Mitchell, Murphy, Morgan, Alfonso, Lucia, Dibble, 14 puppies (10 were taken by other shelters and adopted out), Elmer/Riley, Sampson, Keaton, Samantha, Paula (again), Scout (again), Trooper, Tyson, Lady, Bailey, Vail, ChunkyGal, and two cats Nemo and Pepper that someone said I did not mention last time!

Matt’s Latest Blog:
Matt discovers the Meaning of Life in his new blog entry. Don’t miss it.
As usual he imparts words of wisdom to us all.

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Filed in Updates by kerry on Aug 17, 2008.  There are 4 comments.  

The Meaning of Life

The headline is an eye-catcher, isn’t it? Bet I could get just about anyone to click on the headline with that promise. Today, August 14, is my birthday. Birthdays are interesting days for me — if life is a carousel, where we sit on our horses and go round and round, birthdays are the brass ring dispenser we pass by each time around. I always pause and reflect on what has happened in my life and where I think things are headed. There is no question that I have led a charmed life — but that’s another story.

Pets Alive is all about life — the lives of animals who are always innocent — and about death, ever-present in the emails and calls we get asking us to save those innocent lives. Sometimes the juxtiposition of life and death is so amazing as to drop the meaning of life into your lap, which was my birthday present today.

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Filed in Animal Rescue, Why we do this by matt on Aug 15, 2008.  There are 8 comments.