I was shaking my head as Mary Ellen waved to me with her cell phone on Monday afternoon. "I shouldn't show you this one," she quipped. ...

On a recent day, having trouble focusing while working from home, I begin scrolling my way into the abyss known as Facebook. You know...

Cintia Salazar Juarez pointed her camera left then right as she approached the heap of plastic bags vomiting trash from their overstuffed...

Having spent three years in Bolivia (1997-2000), I remember scenes of stray dogs scouring neighborhoods for something to eat, hanging out...

Figure 1: From left pictured are Florencia Gonzalez, the author & Leo Martin Aguirre. Not pictured is Anakel Bettenford who joined...

Every animal is important. My posts over the last year have focused on individual rescue groups saving dogs and horses from horrific...

On a cold day during a frigid spell in the 2019 winter, it was being recorded as members of the New York Bully Crew approached an outdoor...

The fate of horses in Argentina reminds me of what happened to my 1998 Honda when it was stolen some years back: Smashed up after being...

The next morning the little dog lay quiet but alive and when I touched his head he seemed to lean towards my hand. In spite of what...

A couple of hours off the plane from Boston and I was carrying a dog up the steps to Cintia’s house. Placing his limp body on a blanket...

The dog was in real bad shape and not able to move, probably the result of a broken spine. From his head to his rib cage he looked...

As I get off the plane and moved quickly with the crowd toward customs I notice "I'm cold" and think "Maybe shorts weren't a good idea."...

I arrived back in Boston on the morning of July 12, 2018 after spending 10 days with Cintia Salazar Juarez, founder of a dog shelter...

If you do what any sane person would do, at this point you would check out YouTube to see how other people are building inexpensive dog...

So, I have been busy hunting down different braces and parts that look like they might work to create a dog wheelchair. With around 20...

About a month ago I bought my ticket to Buenos Aires to volunteer with Cintia Salazar and others who are bettering the lives of dogs in...

¡Imagina presenciar un crucero de la policía atropellando a un perro sin siquiera detenerse! Esto sería insondable aquí en el Valle Feliz...

Imagine witnessing a police cruiser running over a dog without even stopping! This would be unfathomable here in the Happy Valley of...

Sheryl Blancato, founder and Executive Director of Second Chance, says that demand for subsidized veterinary care has been increasing. ...

A Stray Toon in honor of Service Animals One day Colleen Campbell, who has trained horses to ride for twenty years, started thinking: Why...

Earlier this year I wrote a blog post about Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control in Springfield, Mass. When I visited T.J.O. for the post,...

I first heard about Mutt Rescue in April of 2017 when a local news program featured a story about the imminent construction of Mutt...

Second Chance proves again why it is one our favorite organizations: Recently, when Hurricane Irma struck Florida, Sheryl Blancato and...

I know you haven't heard from us in a while but we have been busy. We have been creating new TOONS and will be introducing GREETING...

I had the good fortune to experience a great adventure this last month as my wife and I traveled to Australia and Papua New Guinea. We...

A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs and Me by John Katz Taking place mostly at his home in suburban New Jersey and at his cabin in the...

The dog was gone but his body remained. Having rescued hundreds of dogs, Cintia quickly understood that the animal did not succumb to...

I first meet with Lindsay Doray, Development Manager for Second Chance Animal Shelter, in a large, comfortable, well-lit room used as a...

The sight caused her to make a u-turn. Cintia Salazar Juarez, a taxi driver by trade from Merlo, in the outskirts of the vibrant city of...

It was Walt Whitman who wrote: "Leave your theory like Joseph his coat in the hands of the harlot, and flee." Over the past several...

In the fall of 2016, I was working in a school in Indian Orchard when a little dog appeared at the front door, then at a side door, then...

On the evening of March 30, 2017 my wife and I attended the Kocktails for Kane’s event at Chez Josef in Agawam, MA. It was a fun night...

Before I get into the review, my opinion is that this movie is worth seeing! Truman is categorized as a comedy/drama, but crosses into...

“Our mission is to keep families together, one dog at a time” – Kim George, Founder of Kane’s Krusade "Kane" Beginnings When Kim George’s...

As Maria Marta discusses “Flaco” we do not look to sugarcoat the desperate situations dogs face in countries to our south. ​ On the night...

Stray But Looking LLC has recently connected with Maria Marta, a citizen of Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Argentina as in many other...

When people think about the local animal shelter, I would guess they have an image of that ASPCA commercial with the pathetic looking dog...