Don has a painful condition and requires specialized surgery on both eyes. Though his eyes hurt him all the time, you couldn’t ask for a friendlier
Old Dogs
By the time a dog has a muzzle as white as Maisie's they've lived to see a lot of things. You hope the white muzzle represents years of
YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT
FFL ARMY, This is Salise Shuttlesworth, your Reliant Gives Night Owl Facebook DJ. Some of you also know me as the founder and director of Friends
Two Seniors. One story. 13 years.
You want to do an extreme sport? Try being over 50. Like Bette Davis said, "Getting old is not for sissies." I remember looking at the brightly
Start with protecting life. Go from there.
Tarleton looked like he might have just been lying curled up in any cat bed. Except that it had been a bucket of molten roof tar when he first
Tosca’s Room
At Friends For Life, we have a special place called Tosca’s Room. It is a peaceful space where shy cats can take their time to feel safe and
Time is on our side
Not every animal that needs help is visibly hurt. Some are just afraid. They take time to trust us. In sheltering, time is life. But at traditional
A Single Chance
Chance was the first dog ever at Friends For Life to require two handlers with two leads on him to simply walk into the lobby. Thinking back on his
On Becoming Real
"You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully