by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ In celebration of World Spay Day today, San Diego Humane Society and SPCA will open a low-cost spay-neuter clinic in Oceanside. To kick things off, the group will offer 100 free spay/neuter surgeries to pet owners who meet eligibility requirements based on financial need. Typical fees for spay/neuter at the […]
HAPPY WORLD SPAY DAY!!! And neuter too! To honor this life-giving surgery, which literally saved the lives of three of my rescue/foster dogs in the past year, and which helps millions of animals around the globe by curbing diseases, birth complications, injuries from fighting, and the hazards of roaming for mates, this week we’ll post […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ For me it was love at first sight, even though he wasn’t exactly attractive. It’s hard to be attractive when you’re suffering from mange. Still there was something irresistible about him. Unfortunately, though, I had to resist. Another rescued dog waited for me in the car, battling a bad case […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Carol Kelly said yes. On the Greek island of Kefalonia, I had recently found five puppies—just babies, only eight weeks old—wandering in the middle of a busy road. What could I do but chase them down one by one, scoop them up, and load them into my car? But then […]
I miss my man. He’s in San Diego, California. I’m in Kefalonia, Greece. Between us lie 8,000 miles and far too many months,
