A Tale of Two Shepherds
By Katya Lidsky I used to volunteer at the old South LA Animal Shelter. I used to sit on the dirty floor of the kennels with beautiful dogs and scared dogs and eager dogs and broken dogs and sometimes I’d read the intake notes about how or why they ended up there, and other times […]
A Lawyer’s Journey to Environmental Justice
My CARE Journey. Written by Akisha Townsend Eaton, CARE Chief of Policy, Environmental Justice Division To me, the thought of CARE and what it represents has always evoked a sense of unbounded excitement and gratitude. Prior to encountering CARE, I’d never before encountered space for BIPOC advocates to connect, provide encouragement, and engage in true synergy […]
Who are the Victims of Puppy Mills?
Who are the victims of puppy mills? Written by Mindi Callison of Bailing Out Benji When the public thinks about puppy mills, they often think of unlicensed, illegal facilities where dogs are being caged for profit. They think that humane organizations like Bailing Out Benji can just kick the door down, save all of the dogs […]
As American as Apple Pie
As American As Apple Pie: An Essay about Structural Racism Written in cooperation with Camelback Ventures. By James Evans, CEO and Creative Director of C.A.R.E Some time ago we endeavored to bake a large and fantastic Pie. The likes of which the world had never seen. It was an incredible undertaking requiring world-class baking experts and a […]
The Good Work of Rescue
Written by Janet Reich ElsbachMarch 12, 2021 After grad school, I spent some time living in a tiny town in rural Mississippi. I’d come there with my boyfriend to work in a program started by an order of Catholic nuns, an all-white group of sisters who had set up a clinic and community center to […]
American History
Written by James EvansFebruary 2, 2021 African American History Month, or Black American History Month… either works for me, but celebrating this month requires knowing American History. After suffering the British Crown’s injustices for ten years, a far lesser torment than a singular moment in an American’s slave’s life, our founders launched a tenuous and […]
The Endcap Holiday
Written by Janelle Erlichman Diamond Hanukkah is not Jewish Christmas. And we like it that way, we really do. In fact, in the rating of Jewish holidays Hanukkah is pretty far down the list but its proximity to Christmas for sure amps up its importance. Growing up in Frederick, Maryland—far from the Jewish epicenter I […]
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 […]