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Photo Focus – Free the Bears
This week’s Photo Focus is from my day spent as a “volunteer bear keeper” with Free the Bears Fund, just outside of Phnom Penh. This sun bear cub is thoroughly enjoying his mid-morning snack served in...
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A Day with the Bears
Let’s talk about bears. Think about all of the bears that were a part of our youth: Yogi, Smokey, Teddy Ruxpin, The Berensteins, Balu, Poo, Paddington, Fozzy, and the Care and gummy varieties. Holy...
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Photo Focus – Woman’s Best Friend
This week’s photo focus comes from Koh Lanta, Thailand where I was recently reunited with my adopted street dog Lady. In just three weeks we will board a plane together en route to San Francisco....
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She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: Reunited With My Adopted Thai Street Dog
It had been over three months since I tearfully said goodbye to my adopted dog Lady (along with the other animals at Lanta Animal Welfare) and headed off to explore the rest of Southeast Asia. I...
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The Amazing and Adoptable Animals of Lanta Animal Welfare
Your friend: “So where did you get your dog? He seems pretty chill.” You: “Oh, I rescued him from Thailand.” Your friend: “Wow, really? That’s amazing! You are the coolest person I’ve ever met in my...
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LAW Adoptable Animal: Lila Bean the Cuddle Machine
This is Lila, a corgi mix and volunteer favorite at Lanta Animal Welfare. She has the cutest bouncy butt in town and loves nothing more than a cool spot to lounge while receiving a belly rub. You can...
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Photo Focus – Two Legged Wonder
Your eyes do not deceive you—that is a two-legged dog walking without assistance. And not only does he walk but he also trots and runs, full-out. It’s amazing. This is Bruce. He belongs to the Lanta...
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The Long Journey Home: Leaving Lanta Animal Welfare
Moments before boarding the truck to Phuket. The cats came out to wish Lady “good luck!” When you travel slowly, you allow places to become a part of you, to take a hold of your heart and provide you...
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The Long Journey Home: A Dramatic Arrival
That is NOT my natural skin tone. The moment had finally arrived—after 22 hours in transit, I approached the “Live Animals” baggage office at SFO to claim my Thai dog, Lady. I had worried about her...
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6 years later: A return to Lanta Animal Welfare
It’s well documented that I’m obsessed with my Thai dog, Lady, whom I adopted from Lanta Animal Welfare (LAW) while volunteering there in 2013. When Terra and I decided to head back to Thailand for...
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