One of the visits I was most looking forward to on this trip was with RUFF (Rescuers United For Furbabies), an OPH rescue partner. They are a foster-based rescue on the front lines who are saving lives in Walker County,…
When we pulled up at the gate for our first stop in Alabama, enormous dogs loped towards us. “What are those?” I asked Nancy, incredulous. I’d never seen dogs like this up close. We waited while Rhonda, the director of…
We discovered the Franklin County Animal Control in Winchester, Tennessee just down a residential lane right next to the sewage treatment plant. It is a tiny aging building with no lobby, no indoor kennels, and just off the office, next…
So many shelters, so many dogs. I knew at the start of this trip it would be a lot and that keeping all the dogs, directors, and shelters straight might be a challenge. Having Nancy with me helps. I badger…
On Monday we finally made a pilgrimage to the mecca of animal shelters. Or at least that’s the way I thought of it. I’ve followed Nashville Humane in the news and on social media for ages, and am always impressed…
It’s very easy to disconnect down here. Easy to forget there is a world north of us where there isn’t an animal crisis at every turn. Before we left, as we drove down, and now that we are here, I’ve…
We are packing up and getting ready. In the morning I’ll pick up our rented SUV and then race home and see just how much I can cram into it before Nancy and I hit the road at 10:30 for…
I’d like to tell you about a shelter Ian and I visited on our way out of Tennessee during our trip in June. It’s taken me this long to catch up with the Animal Control Officer there to get answers…
On Monday, I hitched up the wagons and drove to town. (That’s what Nick likes to say every time I say I need to go ‘to town’ which is 10 miles away.) I was headed to the Warren County Humane…
Ian and I are still processing what we saw and what we learned in Tennessee, each in our own way. He is taking a break and feels he can’t look at the pictures for a bit. His pictures capture the…