Shelter Zone
News From Bay Area Rescue & Advocacy Groups
This month’s issue is supported in part by SF Animal Medical Center and dog lovers like you.
Thank you, Muttville! How Senior Dogs Transformed Three Generations
Seven years ago, when my daughter Sissel was 11 years old, I thought it would be a good time to start doing volunteer work together. Should we work with people? Plants? Dogs? Sissel chose Muttville. We were not a dog family yet, but we were about to become one.
The Ripple Effect of Giving Thanks
Gratitude is rarely a straight line. In animal rescue, it moves in ripples, spreading from one kind act to another, widening with every adoption, every volunteer shift, and every small moment of care.
Gratitude in Action: Help After Hurricanes
We weren’t just helping with cleanup, pet food distributions, and animal care – we were helping the exhausted staff of the SPCA Tampa Bay focus on serving the community while we took care of tasks that would have otherwise fallen by the wayside.
Gratitude, Guinea Fowl Style
You probably won’t find a lot of people using gratitude and guinea fowl in the same sentence.