It has been far too long since I have written anything on my post, and it is time to get back to work. Graduate school has ended and I successfully defended my thesis, Navigating the Role of Responsibility: Habitus, Socialization, and Human Impact on Animal Welfare in a Community. This thesis can be found at the University of Texas at San Antonio website in the library archives and at Proquest. After taking a bit of a break, it is time to get back to work. I started a website, www.donovanshope.org, which focuses on reuniting lost dogs and cats with their families, finding homes - foster and permanent - for found dogs and cats, and for connecting others to shelters, rescues, and other helpful resources.
I just read a post on my personal Facebook page, from Ricky Gervais, that stated "I believe the greatest privilege in this world is to use your freedom of speech for those who have no voice." So beautiful and impactful. It was the push I needed to return to my blog, which was initially started as a class project, but which possesses a message that is at the core of my existence. That message is that we have to strive to better understand and care for each other - human and non-human alike - as co-habitants on this wonderful Earth!!!
