Every day is a disability awareness day for me
Written by Christie Rogero I have a disability, so I’m aware of it 24/7/365. I can’t get out of bed without first putting on a prosthetic leg and negotiating a bunch of extra steps (see what I did there?) that many people don’t have to deal with when they’re getting ready to start their day. […]
Organizational Change in Memory of the Transgender Family We Lost
Courageously written by Rory Adams For me, Transgender Remembrance Day is a day for grief and mourning. My hope is that this day allows all of us to commit to making the world safer for people to express their individual identities and genders, without fear of violence, discrimination, harm, and murder. I have identified as […]
De-stigmatizing ‘Owner Surrender’
This is a picture of me and my dog Gilbert, taken in the late 1990s. I’ve been thinking a lot about Gilbert lately because his story reminds me how much animal welfare still needs to change when it comes to the ‘owner surrender’ process. I got Gilbert from a friend who found him tied up […]
Adoption is Choosing to Love … A Father’s Story
a·dopt/ verb: late 15th century: via French from Latin adoptare, from ad- ‘to’ + optare ‘choose’. Hi James, I watched the Best Friends webinar last night and you did a great job. The explanation of prejudice in the pet adoption world was clear and powerful. Interestingly Jane and I experienced it first hand when we adopted Jennifer [I’ve shared the story below]. The extensive investigation […]