When you picture Bo Derek, which of the following comes to mind: cornrows or canine care? The answer could be both. Best remembered as the blonde bombshell in the 1979 Blake Edwards film, 10, Derek is now gaining fame as the founder of Bless the Beasts, a line of pet care products. Derek herself […]
Animal in Art. A Thousand Hounds
Raymond Merritt, a lawyer by trade, is both an expert on photography and a fan of dogs. So when he was asked to write and co-edit, with Miles Barth, a collection of photography that focused on dogs, it seemed a natural way to combine his passions. A Thousand Hounds (Taschen) is the result. “It’s not […]
You Have a Visitor: Observations on Pet Visitation and Therapy, by Renee Lamm Esordi
You have a visitor. For nursing home residents and hospital patients, those four words are enough to send a sublime chill of anticipation down the spine. That’s to say nothing of the spiritual healing and emotional reawakening the patients experience when the door opens and the four-legged therapist actually steps into the room. In this aptly titled book, photographer Renee Lamm Esordi provides […]
The Canine Heroes of Ground Zero
In the roughly 40,000 years that humans and dogs have been companions, canines have served us so well, so often, and in so many ways, it practically defies the imagination. Dogs have been our eyes and our noses. They have jumped between children and deadly snakes. They have saved skiers buried by avalanche, and […]
Animal Haven Brings Out The Celebs
Beth Chamberlin (Beth Lemay on CBS’ Guiding Light) and co-star David Andrew Macdonald (Prince Edmund) are with Pompom a Pomeranian mix available for adoption. Marcello Forte, Executive Director of Animal Haven and host Linda Dano with Bernadette Peters and Arden who had surgery to correct a previously healed break in his hip. Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery […]
ASPCA 2001 Bergh Ball
The ASPCA presented the 2001 Bergh Ball at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The event was held in honor of the life and work of Roger A. Caras, who served as president emeritus of the ASPCA for over 25 years.