Posted in Shelter Makeover

There I was, starting to get a bit smug. LHS was up by 15,000 points or so and I was thinking we had the points part of the competition pretty well in hand. If averages stayed the same, we could outlast all the other shelters. And then, a few slaps upside the head and St. Tammany has opened up a sizable lead on us. Wow. First of all, well … read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

A few weeks after I started posting on Zootoo, our cats have been a bit stressed out. Turning on the lights never used to bother them, now they tuck their head or run out of the room. If I get down on the floor or approach them very slowly, they turn their back or run out of the room. And the camera. The sight of the camera causes all sorts of … read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

While the ZooToo competition is by no means over, just the thought of possibly winning a makeover or even the points competition has made me think of what LHS needs most. Let me reiterate, I am in no way counting out the rest of the competition. St. Tammany just won't let us shake them and are demonstrating how committed they are to the critters … read more

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In a previous life, one I hope to rejoin in the not too distant future, I helped build a network of leaders from all over the world. We had 200 or so people from over 50 countries covering government, business, and civil society sharing ideas and looking at ways to make the globalization phenomena more equitable. The work, while not necessarily… read more