: About Me

I am a retired accountant. My husband and I founded a wildlife rehabilitation group in 1985. We own a ranch, and we have a lot of pets.

My passion is ...

my husband, my kids, my grandkids, and my critters.

I know too much about ...

nothing! I am learning every day.

My parents always told me ...

stand up for what you think is right.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a chemist.

My favorite memory ...

caring for wildlife, when we were rehabilitators.

Why I write ...

because it feels good.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Aaron Copland

My first job ...

a little summer job at a brokerage house.

My best moment ...

I was hand-feeding an owl, surrounded by other owls in an aviary. It hit me- it doesn't get any better than this!

My inspiration ...

Mother Nature. On the ranch, every day I look around, I feel renewed!

Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness The realities of seal hunting in Canada

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There is a lot of misinformation circulating about the babyHarp Seal hunt in Canada. If you are not familiar with the details, Canadian fishermen go out onto the ice floes in winter, and, as the mother Harp Seals are nursing and nurturing their babies- anywhere from 12 days old to 3 months old- fishermen will club the babies, and skin them on the spot. Veterinarians who have done post-mortem examinations on skinned baby Harp Seals have reported that in 42% of the cases, baby seals did not show enough cranial damage to guarantee unconsciousness, at the time of skinning! Think about it, 42% ...

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