Stephanie R.

“ I have always had an affection for animals much to my mother's concern. Growing up in Okla, strays were plenty. I was always bringing them home. Cats were a particular weakness of mine. There is something to be said about their antics that touches my funny bone. When it comes time to love and care, every animal deserves the best of love & care. Here is a story that sums me up as a person. In Chicago, we lived...

I have always had an affection for animals much to my mother's concern. Growing up in Okla, strays were plenty. I was always bringing them home. Cats were a particular weakness of mine. There is something to be said about their antics that touches my funny bone. When it comes time to love and care, every animal deserves the best of love & care. Here is a story that sums me up as a person. In Chicago, we lived in a suburb that had a lake. It was spring, the ice was semi-frozen when our white cat jumped down from the embankment onto the ice. He was weak and he was holding on with two front paws. I saw it happen and heard his cries. I tore out the back door yelling back at my husband to gather towels as I leaped over the neighbor's fence. I grabbed him, and jumped back over that fence to lay him within my husband's waiting arms. Without any doubt, I would have jumped in the water to save him. Many a time, he's been called a no good cat, but underneath that sassy talk is much love.

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