It is interesting that I got the most responses on my Blog when I talked about Jessie, the wounded soul German Shepherd. Clearly, there are other animal lovers out there. Mostly, I love wild animals but since I can't pet them and love them the way I can a cat or dog I settle (bad word) for domesticated pets. I had a pet wolf once, Virginia Woof was here name. Loved her as she was so special and amazing. She lived 16 years and died just a few months before my husband died. That was the worst year of my life. My two special friends who I wandered around the desert with gone in the blink of an eye. How do I show my love for wild animals, you ask. It is not easy. I volunteer with Liberty Wildlife and get calls to go rescue wounded raptors and pick them up (another story entirely) and take them to the hospital. I also co- founded a land trust who's sole purpose is to preserve land so animals can have a place to live and do what animals do. I never feed wild animals. I basically leave them alone so they can do their job. We all have jobs here and one of mine is to take care of creatures (I would include wild plants too here) who can't talk. Someone has to represent them in the legislature, in congress, etc. Look what we did to the passenger pidgin, the do do and the buffalo. If I had been alive then, maybe we would have a few of those left. I know, we have buffalo but nothing like before. What a travesty that was. One of the less nobel parts of our history.