SAFE HARBOR OFFERS REDEMPTION TO BOTH DOGS AND MEN IN PRISON
by Stacy E. Smith
Every once in a while this job puts me in a position to experience things that most people don’t. They can be relatively little things such as a first peek at the white tiger in the KC Zoo or free dog toys. Sometimes the experiences are much bigger, like being able to help find a new home for a discarded pet now and then, petting a cougar, or being treated like a rock star on Johnny Dare’s morning radio show. Every once in a while however, something happens that really touches you. Something really unexpected.
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THE POWER OF ANIMALS
In the Native American tradition, man communicated with the Creator through interaction with nature; the birds, the forest, the animals.... Many chose or were given symbolic "power animals" whose strength or character reflected the human character traits of the individuals claiming the "power" of that specific animal. Much of this attitude has carried over into modern society. For example, you may remember advertisements picturing tigers with gas tanks (speed and power) or the United States use of the bald eagle at its national symbol (power from a lofty position).
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AIR RODENT
Rats shoot hoops at the Science Museum of Virginia
It is true. Gallery Educator (and the rat’s “coach”) Leanna Pletcher teaches rats to play basketball at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond. “It is an educational demonstration of their intelligence,” Pletcher says.
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