Animal Wellness

Cassie, founder of What's a Few More Mini Farm, holds Pippy the paralyzed Nigerian Dwarf goat in her lap while sitting in a hanging chair on her screened porch in Mooresville, Indiana.

She’ll Headbutt You If You’re Not Listening

“I know she’s not going to have a long life. Her spine is curved and it’s gotten progressively worse. I know that. But we will make it the fullest life possible.” That’s Cassie — founder of What’s a Few More Mini Farm in Mooresville, Indiana — talking about Pippy, a Nigerian Dwarf goat born paralyzed […]

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Connie Klar and beekeeper John Lytell in beekeeper suits waving at the camera at Bee Lyvely Farms in Indiana

The Day I Talked to 50 Beehives — And What Their Keeper Taught Me About Calm

A visit to Bee Lyvely Farms with Indiana beekeeper John Lytell He met me at the car with a bright pink full-body beekeeper suit. I put it on and could only think that I looked like the Stay Puft Marshmallow midget! The crotch was down to my knees since this suit was made for someone

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Connie Klar animal communicator laughing with Velvet the horse

The Language of Joy: What Animals Teach Us About Pure Happiness

“The whole glorious history of animals with people is about joy and connection. It’s about loving this creature and letting this creature love you.” — Jon Katz There’s a moment every animal caregiver lives for—when a dog’s tail helicopters with such enthusiasm their whole body wiggles, when a cat slow-blinks from their sunny windowsill, when

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