by Patricia Rummel | May 5, 2021 | Blog
It’s an awesome thing to care for an animal that’s so young, so tiny and helpless, it would not survive if left on its own even for a few hours. It can also be scary. What if I do something wrong? What if it dies? All of these thoughts will rush through...
by Patricia Rummel | Jan 19, 2021 | Blog
Little Miss Sweet Pea Just like people, dogs can experience a loss of eyesight as they get older. While some dogs are born sightless or visually impaired, others may lose their vision due to cataracts, glaucoma, progressive retinal atrophy, or suddenly acquired...
by Patricia Rummel | Dec 29, 2020 | Blog
Every day, the Humane Society of the Nature Coast (HSNC) receives 20 to 30 phone calls from people who want to surrender their pet and every day we make it our mission to find these frightened dogs and cats a new home where they will find the only thing that ever...
by Patricia Rummel | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog
Imagine going to a salon and asking to have your nails trimmed, and they take out a large pair of clippers and cut your nail off at the knuckle. This is the horrifying truth about declawing your cat. As described by Cats International, “the term ‘declawing’ makes...
by Patricia Rummel | Jul 7, 2020 | Blog
Meet Elisa Diaz. Ellie, to those who know her. Dr. Dolittle, if you ask her personally. “Ellie Dolittle” talks to the animals. But, more on that later. Meet Elisa Diaz, or Ellie, to those who know her. Ellie was born in Miami, Florida. Because her dad was...