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Blue Rose Ranch Horse Rescue & Sanctuary
By Guest Blogger, Cheryl Webb, Founder & Owner Springfield, Colorado The Rescue Blue Rose Ranch, Inc. rescues, rehabilitates, and trains horses for adoption. My husband John and I founded Blue Rose Ranch in 2006 because of our concern regarding the growing problem of unwanted horses and the typically inhumane treatment of horses caught in…
Read MoreRabbits as Pet Companions: Why Rabbits Make Good Housemates
by Nancy LaRoche Guest Blogger and Rabbit Specialist Domestic rabbits make wonderful pet companions—for the right people. Domestic rabbits are descended from the European wild rabbit, yet their physical, emotional, and intellectual needs are quite different from those of the wild cottontails found throughout North America. There many breeds of rabbits that are suitable as…
Read MoreTilly: The True Story of a Rabbit Who Overcame Impossible Odds
By Nancy LaRoche Founder of the Colorado House Rabbit Society & Guest Blogger The once beautiful red and white mini-rex rabbit lay suffering in her urine. There had been no food for days, and the last of her water had been lapped what seemed like long ago. Now she was too weak to move. She…
Read MoreThe Link Between Animal Abuse and Violence Against People
By Phil Arkow, National Coordinator https://nationallinkcoalition.org/ Over the past 35 years, researchers and professionals in a variety of human services and animal welfare disciplines have established significant correlations between animal abuse, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and other forms of violence. Mistreating animals is no longer seen as an isolated incident…
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