by Andrea Merrill | Oct 23, 2019 | Cats, Dogs
Time and time again, I have personally written about the joys and benefits of adopting animals. There are millions of animals in shelters and rescues who are looking for a home and family. There are plenty of reasons one may not be able to adopt a rescue but for me,...
by Andrea Merrill | Aug 17, 2019 | Cats, Dogs
Today is Clear the Shelters 2019! For the last couple of years, NBC and Telemundo owned stations around the country have partnered with different animal rescue organizations and shelters to host a pet adoption drive on the third Saturday in August. One estimate...
by Andrea Merrill | Aug 14, 2019 | Adopting a Rescue Animal, Cats, Dogs
In the last few years, I’ve had to say goodbye to a number of senior animals. Shasta the llama was 17 years old; Tommy the cat was 18; Rooster was 14.5; Milo was 11. And those are sadly just a few of my senior furry friends that crossed the rainbow bridge....
by Andrea Merrill | Aug 7, 2019 | Cats, Dogs
Losing Rooster and Milo within a week of each other was difficult, to say the least. I wish I could say that their passings were a complete surprise but at 14.5 years old, Rooster was a super senior lab and we knew we were on borrowed time with him. Milo was only 11...
by Andrea Merrill | Aug 3, 2019 | Cats, Dogs, Rooster's Bucket List
Two years ago, I started ‘Animals of the Pacific Northwest’ and so much as changed since then. I started this project because I realized that there’s an amazing online community that loves animals the environment like I do and because folks were...
