Above: Keisha is intense about her stick as she romps in the rain. Photo by Francine Orr see more storm photos at the Los Angeles Times. So the local storm has me in again and shoveling snow like crazy. I moved all appointments to later in the week. Dogs love the snow but this is [...]
Snow Days and My Animal Friends
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Above: Animal Tracks Jump Out After A Good Snow Fall A couple of snow days are always nice when I don’t have to travel. I tend to hibernate and write during the winter months precisely because of the issues surrounding mountain road travel during snow conditions. Yesterday I had to reschedule my day but caught [...]
Chimp Attack: The Travis Travesty
Once again there is another animal attack in the news. This time it is another chimpanzee attack and a woman is in the hospital in critical condition–and the chimpanzee, Travis is dead. News commentators mistakenly refer to Travis the chimpanzee as a “monkey” (chimpanzees are apes) and reports that Travis was “fully domesticated” are erroneous. [...]