I grew with a love for animals of all kinds. When I was very young, my family raised Airedales. I've always been surrounded by animals.
Today is no different.
Here are just a few of the 'critters' that allow me to share a home with them, and a few others that visit my back yard frequently. He appeared on the scene last spring, a dark shadow skulking through the brushline, stand-offish and independent. After months of mutual getting used to one another, he got into the habit of stopping by regularly in the mornings and evenings to accept a hand-out and share his company with me. After becoming acquainted with the rest of the menagerie, he moved in. Although the other cats are at-risk, it is manageable, and Sassafras is now a resident in permanent standing in the household.