In 1976, Elaine Smith founded Therapy Dogs International—the world’s first organization for testing and certifying dogs to visit hospitals.
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Why “Wendy and Lucy” is Michelle Williams’ Most Desperate Movie
Kelly Reichardt’s indie film “Wendy and Lucy” stars Michelle Williams as Wendy, a young woman on the search for a better life with her only friend, a dog named Lucy.
Yoked: How a Homesteading Woman Reconsidered the Meaning of Bodies
In the 1980s, my girlfriend and I had stumbled upon an old farmstead, and soon we left Brooklyn with plans for making use of the thirty acres around our new home. We were vegetarians, and in short time the garden was vast.
This Conservationist is Fixing the Global Poaching Problem in a Unique Way
Dr. E.J. Milner-Gulland, a conservationist and professor at Oxford, is working to find a solution to poaching that benefits everyone.
The Fight to Protect Thailand’s Elephants
Vet Thitboton “Cherry” Plotnik’s work with Thailand’s elephants isn’t just in treating their maladies—she’s also working to improve the policy that protects them.