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TAMI:
A freelance photographer since 1989, Tami Chappell has always had a pet of some sort from dogs to birds to turtles. She has volunteered at local animal shelters as both a photographer and helping train dogs. Her pet photography website is www.dogumentaryportraits.com
She believes strongly in the words of Mahatma Gandhi “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” |
the DOGS
The photos in the exhibit represent a collection of dogs that are available for adoption from LifeLine. They live at the LifeLine dog house where they are cared for and receive training until they find their forever homes.
They come to LifeLine from far and wide and they each bring a special
story we may never know but their future is sure to be better!
Surely their good looks and great hugs will win their way into your
hearts and homes and sofa cushions.
Stop by and meet your new best friend!
the CATS
You may have seen them behind a restaurant or gas station – the feral cats. Feral cats are "wild" cats born from the offspring of abandoned domestic cats. They tend to not like people because they don’t have any experience with friendly people. They usually find their food and shelter around dumpsters and make there home there.
Because we can’t just take them home, many folks believe that feral cats should simply be trapped and removed but unfortunately that doesn’t solve the problem because the dumpsters are still a magnet for new cats.
A new solution is called TNR – trap, neuter and release. Advocates of this positive method will trap, sterilize and return the cat to their outdoor home to live out their lives, control mice population, etc. Low cost spay/neuter services are available at LifeLine. Interestingly, the returned cats tend to protect their territory from new cats, thus controlling the population in their “neighborhood”.
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