It’s wintertime at the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation (PSSWF) in rural Garfield County, and as the season sets in, educational visits and wildlife caretaking shift toward repairs, ruminations over a challenging year and meditations on the future of its operations. When Nanci Limbach founded the wildlife rehabilitation center over 40 years ago, it began […]
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Getting dressed to impress with CARE
Colorado Animal Rescue’s (CARE) signature annual fundraiser traces back to the shelter’s inception in 2000. The namesake, however, “Dressed to the K9s,” was adopted in 2012, having gone through some other iterations — originally dubbed “Putting on the Dog (and cat).” The 14th consecutive event kicks off at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) on […]
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Strut for Mutts 5K brings animal lovers together for its 11th year
Ready, set, woof! On Saturday, April 20, Journey Home Animal Care Center will host its 11th Annual Strut for Mutts 5K fundraiser at Deerfield Park in Rifle. Executive Director Heather Grant wrote in an email to The Sopris Sun that such fundraising events are crucial to the shelter’s success.“The past couple of years, our organization […]
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The Animal is approaching
The Sopris Sun is excited to announce that a once-familiar Animal is about to emerge from a lengthy hibernation. This Animal was thought to be extinct but, much to animal-lovers’ delight, it has surprised experts with its remarkable capacity to evolve and resurrect itself. It was last seen roaming the streets of the Roaring Fork […]
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Branching Out: So much life, right here
Highway 133 rocks. Specifically, the bucolic stretch between the fish hatchery and the KOA. Thanks to ranching and open space, we have a “national park” right here. The diversity of wildlife in this four-mile stretch is more than I’ve seen anywhere else in the state — and that’s with half a lifetime in the backcountry. […]
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Out of farm’s way
Photos by Jane Bachrach Students and staff at Colorado Mountain College’s Vet Tech farm woke up early on Saturday morning to help several animals put on their Halloween costumes. The public was due to arrive after 10 a.m for the teaching hospital’s open house. While some of the animals cooperated, others did not, preferring to […]
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Emergency vets save lives
It’s 2 a.m. and your cat is staggering and having seizures. What can you do? It may be time to immediately contact the closest emergency vet clinic. Fortunately for residents of the Roaring Fork Valley, Basalt’s Valley Emergency Pet Care (VEPC) treats small animals like household pets. The clinic, according to Practice Manager S. Moring, […]