Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. Gever Tulley Two truckers on a long-haul
Sometimes home is half a world away
Paramedic Jeremy was driving home from work on a Kuwait military base when saw a small puppy in the middle of the desert. As soon as he pulled over,
Reggie comes home
How far would you go to rescue a family member? Across town? Across the state? As far as it took? For Friends For Life staff, retrieving a
Bigger than her body gives her credit for
Agatha was part of a litter that we pulled from BARC. When little Agatha and her siblings arrived at FFL, this tiny little creature made it clear
The List
Left Behind The groups that pull from the euthanasia list at BARC had already gotten everyone they were going to save that day. But when
From Sgt Pepper to the Hallelujah chorus
“It was twenty years ago today…” Angel was born a tiny blue-eyed siamese kitten. And his human mom adored him. She raised him and looked into his big
No Longer Blue
"Until you lose your faith, you are ok. And we haven't lost our faith yet.” We were George R Brown, filled with Harvey evacuees, listening to Gary
Saving Lucy
Lucy came to Friends For Life discarded by the world. Getting this starved, gentle soul up to a good weight was something we knew we could do. But
Emma, The Velveteen Dog
Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But