Dennis Alameda, a neighbor we had not ever met or seen before, saw the 15-yearold dachshund we call, Sweetgrass, on June 22nd, the 5th morning of her gone missing. Thanks to our flyer his mother showed him, he was keeping an eye out for the badly missed stray . The internet says a dog […]
Author: Jane Broccolo
Is This You? Is This Me? Is This Us? Feels Like Us.
Thank you for remembering we are all connected—not just to our pets and human relatables. The global mess we’re in is the outward expression of humanity’s disconnect from our empathetic animal selves. Please be vegan. Not just for the sake of goats. But for all our sake.
The Lobster Who Ran for Help
Thanks to the smarts of this lobster on death row in a French market, the acquatic innocent is now free thanks to Emanuelle. A woman with exceptional reverence for the crustacean caught in the net of human disconnect, ignorance, and greed. On the surface, an insignificant lobster. Inside the shell—bought for $160 EUROS, about […]
Animal Voices are not Weird Animal Noises
An awesome video invoked a knee jerk reaction in me so strong that I have to immediately make noise here about the word, noise, in the reel’s headline, “Weird Animal Noises”. A cute, but unjustified choice of words to describe the heartfelt sounds of the animals shown. My initial mission in 2003 to come out […]
‘Greatfull’ Animal I Am when…
In nature, I tune into individuals of plant, animal, and insect species. Sometimes, my sensory experience is so unexpected, so awe inspiring that I cannot feel anything less than ‘greatful’. First, I feel the expected burst of love within my heart connecting us; this is essential in my animal communication sessions. Then, the real magic […]
May Be How Birds do It
Normally, but not always, it was unbearable for me to sit outside on this disheveled acre in nature with even just a neighbor’s hyperactive leaf-blower insulting my senses. This morning, however odd, I walked up the same hill with the same cup in hand, and was this time, astonished to feel at peace in the midst […]
From Hvaldimir, the Beluga Whale Escapee
Hvaldimir made headlines a while back as an escaped whale trained to be a Russian spy. Thanks to fellow environmental and animal activist Dr. Megan Joy asking me to connect with him, Hvaldimir tells us below—my words match his thought frequencies I received—that he is using his freedom and fame to help us out […]
Communicating with Insect Animals
My recent letter to the New York Times Magazine editors: “Thank you so much for your article about seeing bugs for ‘who’ they are. Not inferior to humans or other animals. Just different, each with their own unique skills and sensitivities. “Since I was four, I’ve been connecting with various bugs. Most become still […]
‘My’ Dog is a Workaholic
Sweetgrass, the Workaholic Dachshund, is a grassroots kind of female. Need I say more, except that it’s pretty obvious why she chose her name. She loves digging down to, and beyond, her grass roots. The sweetest thing on earth to do, in her opinion. I could go on and on with silly stuff about my […]
How This Horse Overrode His Pain
Meet Thor. Like his mythical namesake, this equine god of thunder now lives within the ranks of the unseen. Not even what we perceive as unbearable physical pain affected his smooth gait as he moved with grace through his brief transition. His devoted human companion, as sharp and lovingly attentive as she is, didn’t have […]
