To all you neophytes out there who suddenly find yourself an “only” cat, just listen to me. I have lots of tips and tricks of the trade to give you. First, ahem, please excuse today’s blog — Leta obviously did not get down everything I […]

Enter “Benny,” one of the rescue elephants at Abu Camp. The camp is dedicated to rehabing elephants who have been in captivity, or rogue elephants who are being relocated, and returning them to the wild, and while they are in “rehab” they become part of […]

In the late spring of 2004, my brother, myself, and two friends set off on a 4-week photography safari in southern Africa. A gift to me from my bro, bless his soul. As you can imagine, such a trip was a dream come true for […]

I had a most wonderful chat with a cat, Kali, this past week. Kali had passed over, with help from her beloved person, Ellie, on April 29th after struggling with heart disease for quite some time, and she talked to me from what I can […]

I received the following comment in response to my last blog, “Talking to Departed Spirits.” “Hi Leta, What about lost animals? How can you tell whether they are alive or have transitioned? Is there a difference … This is a great question so I wanted […]

I remember clearly talking to a small shaggy Toto-type dog a few years ago and his telling me that he loved to sleep because when he was asleep he always dreamed he was flying. Actually I don’t think he said he dreamed he was flying; […]

The conversation went very fast: “Who do you think you’re like, Charlie?” “Genghis Khan” (Charlie replied without missing a beat). I was totally bowled over by this response, as Charlie is the most loving dog you ever met. “Why, Charlie?!” “Because he was a great […]

So, Copper, I know you are aware that our friend April says you look just like Robert Redford. What do you think of that? I like it. I think she’s right. Do you know who “Robert Redford” is? I get the idea. I know who […]

This is a tough one. Especially when you are, ahem, “serving” in a professional capacity. Here are a few suggestions for when to keep your mouth shut: *  When you don’t know what to say. *  When it is none of your business. *  When […]

God bless everybody out there who does animal rescue! I’m sure anyone reading this blog has done more than their share and taken in many homeless animals who would have otherwise ended up . . . well, we won’t go there. So you all well […]