Central & South America

A Week in Roatan with World Vets

in All Posts, Central & South America, Travel, March 24, 2019

I’m not going to lie, I had a bit of anxiety leading up to this trip. It has been several years since I did an international trip without friends or family by my side, but I pushed outside my comfort zone, and I’m glad I went. I spent the...

Costa Rica and Estación Las Tortugas

in All Posts, Central & South America, Travel, May 28, 2013

Last summer, in June of 2012, I embarked on one of the most rewarding trips I’d ever been on. I traveled to Costa Rica for 10 days to volunteer at a Leatherback sea turtle research station on...

This is why you don’t let your cat roam outdoors

This is why you don’t let your cat roam outdoors. My neighbor’s cat killed this young hummingbird this morning. This bird is one of many casualties at the paws of this cat. I’ve found dead lizards, rodents, and other birds. I even rescued a baby opossum from him last year. When I came across this little hummingbird, he was still chirping, albeit weakly, while my neighbor’s cat batted him around and played with him. It was heartbreaking. 💔

Domestic cats are not natural predators to birds and other native wildlife. I love this cat, and it isn’t his fault, he’s just acting on natural instincts. It is the cat owners responsibility.
If you already have outdoor cats and don’t think you can just keep them inside now, at least put a bell on their color so wild animals can hear them coming. It won’t save them all but it might save some.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. #keepcatsindoors #savewildlife

If you’re wondering what you can do as a white p

If you’re wondering what you can do as a white person to support the movement:
•we can listen
•we can educate ourselves
•we can stand side by side with our brothers and sisters of color
•we can avoid phrases like “I don’t see color” and “all lives matter”
•we can acknowledge that we have privilege simply because we were born white
•we can donate to organizations like @blklivesmatter and the @naacp
•we can check in on our friends, colleagues, and neighbors of color
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Black Lives Matter 🖤

Three years married to my best friend, @danwbush 🥰 Glad he can cook or we’d be spending way too much money on takeout during shelter in place! 😋 #anniversary #anniversarydinner #lovethisguy

These goofy goobers 🐻🐻 #blackbears #bears #p

These goofy goobers 🐻🐻 #blackbears #bears #playtime #zoolife

Some of my coworkers. 🦩🐺🦒 #zoolife #vette

Some of my coworkers. 🦩🐺🦒 #zoolife #vettech #zoo #conservation #wildlife

Yard time with my best girl this afternoon! 🐢 #

Yard time with my best girl this afternoon! 🐢 #turtle #turtletime #pet #instaturtle #sliders #shesmeanbutshesmine

World Veterinary Day 🐍 #vetmed #worldveterinary

World Veterinary Day 🐍 #vetmed #worldveterinaryday #zoomed #zoolife #vettech #vetnurse #vetlife

Everyone’s summer body after being in quarantine

Everyone’s summer body after being in quarantine 👙 #meerkat #animals #wildlife #closedbutstillcaring #summerbody #quarantine #zoolife

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