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26 Mar Second Chance: Treating the Other Kind of Pain
It’s easy to say we want to keep our animals comfortable and pain free. For physical trauma, such as a broken leg or a surgical incision, we use pain medications. Although few argue that that is the right course of treatment it becomes harder, yet...
12 Feb Second Chance: Pets & Human Mood Monitors
For today’s Second Chance Pet Column I wanted to share a great article by Francis Battista, co-founder of Best Friends Animal Society. Her story really resonated with one of my purposes in life: mirroring the people around me. It highlighted one of the critical elements...
24 Jan “Rover” at the Peaks: Barking Success
Kids and dogs. Stage lore says you never want to be the act that follows because both win hearts and minds just by showing up. And they did, in droves, mid-week at The Peaks Resort & Spa in Mountain Village for the “Rover” event, a casting call for photographer Andrew...
17 Jan The Peaks: “Rover” Casting Call for Telluride Dogs
Major event in support of Second Chance Humane Society takes place at The Peaks Wednesday, January 22, 3 – 6 p.m. Dogs, please bring your people! The backstory: The science is becoming abundantly clear. The statistics, however, remain chilling. In October, the national media published...
27 Nov Second Chance: Educating the Younger Generation
A recent survey, conducted by Best Friends Animal Society, the Utah sanctuary that’s one of the leaders in the no-kill movement, shed light on pet owners’ attitudes toward the sources of pets. The study focused on people 18 to 34 years old and, although details...
24 Oct ALACAZEM 2013.10.24
October 24 to 31, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter Evening: Venus Eclipse cycles have been – and will forever be – times of passage for me. I look through my life and see a pattern of turning points, milestones and inner change. Some years...23 Sep Vegan Bikers
When I think about events like Mountains to Desert, I think of one word: stamina. Indeed, it was with great relief that I only experienced Telluride’s most recent race peripherally. I clicked the donate button. I waved a banner with my family as the racers...
19 Sep ALACAZEM 2013.09.19
September 19 to 26, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter Evening: Mercury, Venus, Saturn The Harvest Moon and autumn equinox – two of my favorite celestial events of the year. And in 2013, both take place within days of each other. Wow! I have been...