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Big Sur is the face of the earth as the Creator intended it to look. We live at the edge of the miraculous.
~Henry Miller
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Heros from Heaven
and Earth, Thank you!
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angel artwork courtesy of Jan
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SPCA Saves Puppy
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photo by SPCA of Monterey County
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ID your animals with collars, tags and microchips. This is their ticket home.
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SPCA Saves Cow
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photo by SPCA of Monterey County
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SPCA Saves Goats
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Photo by SPCA of Monterey County
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Angel and sign at the foot of my driveway
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In Memory of
Firefighter
Matt Will |
A heavy fire equipment operator with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Matt died from injuries he sustained from a dozer roll over accident while creating a fire break on a ridge less than two miles from my home. Matt lost his life while working to save ours. I will forever be grateful.
May God bless you and those you love always. |
SPCA's and Humane Societies are on the job rescuing animals
on the front lines of every natural disaster that occurs in communities everywhere.
Thank you,
and bless you.
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My beloved KK was
rescued by the SPCA of Monterey County in 1995 from the roof of a house where he had been abandoned during a flood. Without the SPCA's intervention, he would not be alive and I would not have had the privilege of adopting him and sharing life with him.
We will forever be grateful.
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Dear Clients and Friends,
My cats and I are blessed to live in this beautiful place on earth called Big Sur. It is a holy place, a sacred place, the spiritual energy of which is felt just by driving through. One million acres of wilderness have burned in CA since June.
The energy of these huge fires has been dramatic and  overwhelming to me. Yet I learned a great deal and my heart was touched by countless acts of love, faith and kindnes. On my web site you can read stories about a snake on my deck, and angels and souls from the other side helping animals in the fire. As I was feeling vulnerable and fearful myself, it was enormously reassuring to be told and shown that there was help from heaven and earth for every being involved in the fires. EVERY single animal had help--from insects to reptiles, little mammals, birds, foxes, coyotes, boars, bears and mountain lions. No one was alone.
When I returned from a six day evacuation and saw vast blackened mountain sides, I sobbed looking at the places where countless lives and habitats of animals were lost. Seeing the aftermath of a natural disaster in person is vastly different than seeing it on a computer screen, in a newspaper, on TV, or even from hearing a person's story told first hand. Seeing the results of fire with my own eyes struck my heart with a deep and tremendous sadness.
I was reminded that life on earth is physical, a physicality that can bring great sensual joy in life and yet always brings death too. Being physical and part of a physical world is what we chose in coming here, and no physical beings live forever in their physical form. Knowing and accepting this intellectually is easy. But gazing at the places of mass death is hard to do without heart wrenching grief. Acceptance of what is, and grief about what is, are not mutually exclusive. Acceptance does not preclude grief, and grief does not preclude acceptance. They both live inside me and are part of me. I send love to all those who grieve the beings who died in these fires, as I grieve for them too. All the animals, the fire fighter who died, and all those who lost their homes and habitat. Along with this solemn grief I celebrate with gratitude the great beauty of the earth around me, my home being spared, and the survival of my beloved cats whose soft fur, loving eyes, tender hearts, and purrs I will sleep with tonight. For all of this, for all that was protected and saved, and for all the heroes from earth and heaven who were part of this fire, for all I have yet to learn from it, I am grateful. To all of you who wondered if we were in danger and reached out to us in emails, prayers and offers to help, thank you, thank you, thank you. It meant a great deal.
May all being be at peace. May all beings be bathed in love.
Love and Blessings,
Teresa
For more detailed animal stories click here
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Firefighters Save Horse and Puppies
by Lori Wright ~ Animal Communicator
Associate of Teresa Wagner
July 17th proved to be different from any other day on the Mill fire where temperatures reached the mid-90's every day. As they made their way along the steep terrain, holding the fire line and "mopping up" the remaining areas of the fire something caught the eye of a few firefighters.
All of a sudden, they saw a horse just wandering aimlessly along through the grass towards them as though in a daze. They were able to go up to the horse and use a rope someone had as a lead. A call was made down to the incident command  post advising them of the situation. After looking the horse over, they felt she needed help right away, and requested a veterinarian for what looked like a very dehydrated, scared, and lost animal. A veterinarian was dispatched from a local town, and later in the day, the veterinarian was flown in by helicopter to the location where the horse was being watched over by the firefighers. The veterinarian administered fluids and antibiotics and the firefighters were told the horse would be fine and could be walked out after regaining her strength. The photo you see is the horse being led to the safety of her owners after recovering from dehydration.
As an aside, I asked my husband Jim--who is a firefighter--if he had any animal stories. He said, "Well, once I went to a trailer fire and when I got there there were a bunch of puppies inside. I didn't know what to do with them so I scooped them up and put them in the engine out of harm's way. I forgot all about them until a few hours later when my captain got back in the engine to go home and there were puppies everywhere!!!"
God bless the firefighters that took the extra time and initiated the care that these beautiful, gentle creatures needed in what likely could have been a terrible tragedy.
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Daisy the Pig and 403 Other Animals
Rescued by the SPCA
 Our local SPCA of Monterey County rescued an overwhelming number of animals in these fires. When I interviewed Lt. Rosanna Leighton, a Humane Officer with the SPCA, she relayed that "Of course there were many cats and dogs. And also horses, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, roosters, llamas, rabbits, fish, cattle, turkeys, a fox, a turtle, a gecko and a parrot. Most wildlife in such disasters know to flee the area, but we were called in to help a seriously injured fox, some geese and a pigeon." (Note: The SPCA Wildlife Center admits and cares for over 2,000 wild animals every year).
Lisa Hoefler, Director of Operations, began collaborating with the local chapter of the American Red Cross thirteen years ago to be sure no one would be turned away from their shelters if they had animals. The SPCA provides animal sheltering for anyone's animals who evacuates to a Red Cross shelter. One of our goals is to make sure that all our residents know that they do NOT need to and should not leave their animals behind. We will help them get their animals out when necessary, we will help them stay together whenever possible, and we will care for the animals when they cannot.
The rescuing, sheltering, feeding and caring of these animals, and pet food given to residents after evacuations were provided without fee.
Read more about Daisy, the 350 pound pig who Lt. Rosanna Leighton and one other humane officer brought to safety with  the help of firefighters. It involved a long harrowing trip up a steep ridge on a one way, pot holed dirt road, and an innovative strategy to get frightened, squealing, heavy Daisy out of her house and into a truck to save her life. See photos of Daisy, now happily pampered at the SPCA and read about her new pig friend there who her people may adopt and bring home with Daisy.
Blessings to Rosanna, Lisa and every employee and volunteer at the SPCA for all they do to help the animals of our community. The next time you see a Humane Officer or Animal Control Officer, you may want to take a moment to thank them for saving the lives of animals in your community. They are the folks who not only save lives during natural disasters, but are out in our cities, towns and rural areas every day, rescuing injured wildlife, rescuing lost and stray cats and dogs, providing humane education for school children, and investigating cases of animal cruelty and neglect. Many times over their hearts break as they witness neglect, abuse and cruelty first hand. This up close and personal exposure to the dark side of human behavior toward animals takes a great deal of inner strength and an unshakable love for animals, or they couldn't do it. The pain of seeing the results of abuse and cruelty first hand is far, far greater than what most of us experience just reading about these stories. And we all know how hard even that is.
The next time you see a Humane Officer in your community, please, take the time to thank them for loving animals enough to do this tough job.
For full article, click here
For disaster planning help, click here
Photos from the SPCA of Monterey County
Donating to the SPCA
(a great idea to memorialize a beloved animal or
to thank them for saving the animals in these fires)
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Firefigher Rescues Injured Bear Cub
A 15 pound bear cub was found by CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighter Adam Deem. The little cub was crying for its missing mother, suffering from severe burns on all four paws, was  dehydrated and also had an eye injury. In an article in the Redding Times on July 17, 2008, Deem described seeing a very young bear cub tottering down the trail with no mother in sight. He searched the area for the mother but could not find her. So her grabbed the little guy, who in fear scratched his hands as
he walked with him through
heavy brush to his truck. Once in his pickup, he wrapped the cub in his fire fighting jacket and drove to the command center where the bear was treated for dehydration by the medical unit. Deem said that the little guy seemed really scared during the drive so he kept petting him and sweet-  talking him. The cub gave him some kisses before being picked up by a Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist for transport to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care for treatment and rehabilitation.
Deem is undergoing rabies treatments, nine shots altogether, because of the cub's scratches to his hands. In the Redding Times article he said, "It's absolutely worth it. I don't think anyone could have left that animal out there in that condition."For updates on Li'l Smokey's recovery, including adorable photos, visit the web site of Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care.
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When Disaster Strikes:
Practical, Emotional and Spiritual Support
for Animals and Yourself
My cats and I have lived through two fires and one flood. I have learned first hand how valuable disaster planning can be to save lives, minimize panic and stress, and bring calm during crisis. So I've written an article which includes links on disaster planning and evacuation checks lists prepared by animal welfare professionals, tips on how to send calming energy to animals in peril, links to CD's, meditations and flower essences to help us help animals and ourselves when we become overwhelmed in even hearing about animals in disaster zones. To read the full article click here.
For a free Save My Pet sticker for your window, email Lisa Hoefler, Director of Operations of the SPCA of Monterey County and she will send you one. For those of you who have heard me talk about my beloved cat KK, Lisa is the person who saved his life when he was stranded on a roof top during a flood. She is our hero.
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My beloved Olivia was rescued by SPCA of Monterey County Humane Officers when she was found roaming the streets of Greenfield, CA, alone and afraid. Without this rescue, she most probably would have had a very hard (and short) life on the streets as a homeless cat, and I would not have the great honor of being her human mom, and the honor and delight of spending life with her. We will always be grateful for the SPCA's help.
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