Joanne Brokaw on Animals, God, Faith & Life
Fans of writer W. Bruce Cameron will be wagging for joy at this news: DreamWorks has picked up the movie rights to Cameron’s NY Times Bestselling novel, “A Dog’s Purpose.” Cameron will write the screen play, along with Cathryn Michon (who also happens to be his wife.) The movie will be produced by Gavin Polone. [...]
“If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who deal likewise with their fellow men.” – St. Francis of Assisi Click here to read more quotes about animals on the Heavenly Creatures blog.
If you’re on Facebook, chances are you’ve seen the lovely photo making the rounds of two Great Danes, one blind and the other leading her by a leash. It’s a sweet photo but I did a little digging and found that the story is also bittersweet. Lily(5) and Maddison (6) are Great Danes who were brought to the Dog Trust [...]
When Sports Illustrated editor Jim Gorant set out to cover the story of Michael Vick and his dogfighting crimes, ”I was not involved in any sort of rescue or animal welfare causes,” he told me by email. “I stumbled into the topic and was really guided by a simple desire to find the truth and tell it.” [...]
Award-winning freelance writer, blogger and humor columnist Joanne Brokaw lives with two dogs, a cat, some chickens, and one very patient husband. You can learn more about her here.
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