I so completely agree with that! When my pet ducks and goose were murdered by a fox in 2007 I was utterly devastated to have lost all 9 at once, the goose Caroline being 10 years old and was a gift from my Grandpa when I was 12 years old. I still have not gotten over their sudden loss, and still have not been able to go finally clean out their sleeping pen. People, including my friends would say, "why are you so sad they died? They're just ducks!" Well animals are never "just an animal", and these certainly were not "just ducks". My ducks had just as much personality and (more) unconditional love as any human being.
Thank you for posting this great article Sue!
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Camille
Completely orchid obsessed and loving every minute of it....
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