PETCO Foundation to Donate To Area Animal Shelters

By Tonia Evans

Tree Of Hope Raised $3 Million for Homeless Animals

Good News for South Shore area animal welfare and rescue groups. The PETCO Foundation recently announced that they reached their fundraising goal of $3 million dollars and will soon be providing grant money to organizations in our area- and others around the country. Read more

Healing After The Loss of My Dog

By Tonia C. Evans

Healing After The Loss of My Dog

Holly Dog

“Losing a pet is a profound loss, because they are with us everyday, and they know us more intimately than we know most people. For that reason it’s important to give yourself the time to rest, to be sad, to cry and reflect on the season of life we have with our beloved companions.”

“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”
(Roger Caras)

Holly was my life dog. She wasn’t my childhood dog, or the family dog- she was all mine and I was hers, and now she is gone. Last Friday Holly became so sick, that I made the most difficult decision, to have her put to sleep. I wanted so badly to taker her home with me, and try the antibiotics that the doctors offered, but as an animal care specialist I knew deep in my heart that this time around, a few days of antibiotics were not going to make a difference for Holly’s quality of life. Read more