No-Kill Made Possible Only By RescuesIt was 6am and I huddled next to the air pump at the Shell station, waiting for Melisa, the president of the Humane Society of Shenandoah…Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023
Crisis Brewing in Southern Animal SheltersA crisis is brewing in our southern animal shelters. While 2020 and early 2021 saw record adoption rates, summer and fall of 2021 told a…Jan 7, 2022Jan 7, 2022
Shelter Transformation in TennesseeThankfully, Maury County Animal Shelter was much changed from the last time I was there. That was clear from the faces of the dogs.Nov 20, 2020Nov 20, 2020
Traveling South to the Dog Pounds….We’re a day into this trip, but all we’ve done so far is drive (and drive). No traffic, no complaints, it just feels very anticlimactic and…Nov 9, 20201Nov 9, 20201
Saving the GiantsWhen we pulled up at the gate, enormous dogs loped towards us. They looked prehistoric…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
A Shepherd in the Wire Grass Corner of Alabama“I hope this isn’t some wild-goose chase,” I warned Nancy, my photographer and friend, as we headed south from Montgomery to visit our…Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020
The People Who Will Not Let the Dogs DieOut to the west of Nashville, after a long slog on US 40 and several smaller highways that took us through Paris and Pillowville, we…Jun 27, 2019Jun 27, 2019