All Blog Posts Tagged 'friends' (5)

Why We Need Horse Friends.

“You know, no one will ever care about your horse the way that you do.” My friend said it in a testy voice. I’d gotten my first horse since leaving home and she’d heard about nothing but him for the last month. Her support was wearing thin. She missed her friend…

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Added by Anna Blake on May 17, 2013 at 8:26am — 4 Comments

The Tortoise and The Hippo, a True Story of Being in a Rescued Friendship

The Tortoise and The Hippo, a True Story of Being in a Rescued Friendship

Owen is a hippo, and Mzee is a 130 year old tortoise, both are in the care of Dr. Paula Kahumbu (general manager of Lafarge Ecosystems; Mombasa, Kenya). This is a tidbit of Owen's tale of rescue, and friendship, with the unlikely Mzee.

December 26th, 2004 started off as a normal, quiet day. My son Joshua and I were out for a morning walk along the beach in front of my home…

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Added by Nicole Salo on August 5, 2010 at 12:24pm — No Comments

True Friends

True Friends

After losing his parents, this 3 year old orangutan was so depressed he wouldn't eat and didn't respond to any medical treatments. The veteranarians thought he would surely die from sadness. The zoo keepers found an old sick dog on the grounds in the park at the zoo where the orangutan lived and took the dog to the animal treatment center. The dog arrived at the…

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Added by Nicole Salo on June 3, 2010 at 1:30pm — 8 Comments

Waumpum's Gift - A community's kindness - from True Innocents Equine Rescue

From TIER (http://www.tierrescue.org/):

I thought I'd share this story of people coming together to help a horse and her owner. Pictures of Waumpum can bee seen on FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=212084&id=364610464988

3-23-10 8:30 pm

TIER received a call from and elderly lady about a…

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Added by Special Horses, Inc. on March 26, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Missing my neck warmer and hug-a-bunny

Baileykins has been getting worse with arthritis for months now and this past week was the worst. She was no longer able to walk downstairs or get off the couch and I had to carry her back from her walks. She would scream when ever she turned to quick and limped and waddled like a penguin for quite some time. She was a white toy poodle and almost 11 years old. She'd been sick with addisons since she was 2 and the doctors only gave her till maybe 5 to live. I know she's had a good life. She's… Continue

Added by Beverley Maillet on September 13, 2009 at 9:52pm — 9 Comments