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Money and Animals

Posted on May 1, 2012 by the Pet Psychic

Money!

Is It from the Angels?

I spend more money on my animals than on myself. My animals get the best of everything. They have the best veterinary care, with routine blood work; the best herbal doctor, who sees mostly humans; a massage therapist; pet sitters/dog walkers; and the best food and supplements on the market.

Often my clients’ animals will talk to me about their people’s finances. “Tell my mom she should stop worrying about money. Her grandparents are proud to help her get through school,” one calico cat said to me during a session. “Tell my dad he spends way too much money taking other people out to dinner. Let them pay for their own dinner.” A Jack Russell terrier once spoke. I am curious about what my animals think about how and where I spend my money? So here I ask them, “What do you think about all of this?”

Makia, my pure white cat, says, “Well I think that you could spend half the money on the pet food that you do because we don’t eat all the food you put out. Some brands are bad. I think you should just feed us the raw meat. I also think that if you saved money you could go on your Africa trip. I know you don’t like to leave us, but I think you need to see wild animals where they are happiest. Also, if you enjoyed your money more, you would like earning it more.”

Serafina, my gray cat, says, “I think you should grow your own food so you don’t have to spend so much money on vegetables. When we have medical issues or a an operation, I think that you should say thank you to yourself for being able to make enough money to help us when you need to. I don’t think people should ever complain about taking care of their animals. I also think that our doctor deserves the money you give him because he is smart and caring.” (Serafina needs to go in for mouth surgery next week. – update.  Her surgery went well!)

Bean, my bunny, says, “You spent a lot of money on flying me to New York and back, and I want to say that money was very well spent. I also want to say that I think buying my vegetables is money well spent, because it makes me healthier and my carrot tops are for free. I think that if you saved more money you would be happier because you could buy a piece of land and help more animals feel loved. When you spend money on your own food, I worry about you, because I don’t know if the food you are eating is the best food for your body.”

Luca, my young poodle, says, “I think that when you spend a lot of money to help animals, the universe makes more money come to you so that you can help more animals. I think that people should respect money and count money so they can say thank you better to the universe. Money is helpful to do things that you love to do. If you save it, then you can use it to have fun and help others.”

Stormy, my Aussie, says, “I think that when something doesn’t work out for you, you should return it instead of giving it away. I also think that if we saved more we could be in a house with land. I think money is important. I am happy you spend money on us, but I think you spend too much money on us. I say this because I don’t need this ultrasound today, because I know I am healthy and I don’t care what the doctor says. (Stormy is getting an ultrasound today because of elevated liver enzymes.) I also want to say that I think you are scared of making money because you had people that took advantage of you and stole it from you in the past. I want you to know that I know you will never let that happen again. I also want you to know that you should value what you do, because you talk to animals and people wouldn’t understand their animals without your work. There are a lot of people that give a lot and then feel tired and sad afterward. Seeing others suffering is hard on the heart. Money is angelic reward. It is the angels saying we know that you are doing good; now you can afford land where you can refuel to do it all over again.” (I have been looking at land to buy and thinking how expensive it is in SoCal.)

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Catnip Green – Searching For The Perfect Hue

Posted on March 23, 2012 by the Pet Psychic

I don’t know how long our house had been the color yellow. When I bought the house in August 2002, that is the color it was. I had always planned on painting it green, but I never got around to it. There is a house in my home town in New York, just across the river and down the street from the famous “balancing rock,” that I swore one day I would match.

The Green New York House

I left the owners a note a few weeks ago. They never responded. My father, a high-end contractor who recently built my parents’ house, said, “I don’t even know what color I used on my own house. Nobody will remember. Just forget about it and move on.” When I asked him to please go over and knock on the green house’s door, he refused.

I liked the green color of the house of one of my clients, but when I painted a trial area on my house the tint turned out much darker. A nice man up in the Del Oro neighborhood of Ojai answered my note in his mailbox by emailing me the brands and names of the green colors of his house, but they all turned out darker than anticipated as well. I bought trial samples of three other greens. None of them felt right.

Nick the painter told me that my house had once been blue, red, green, yellow, and even purple. He urged me to paint it a neutral beige color. Pretty; but I wanted green. He told me to go to knock on the door of a neighbor down the street. “That is what you are looking for,” he said.

It was true, but I replied, “I am not going to paint my house the same color as the neighbor’s. That doesn’t feel right.”

“Take your time.” Nick advised. But I didn’t want to take my time. The front of my house had fives shades of green streaked on it and my master workers, Nick and Abraham, were planning to leave soon for Los Angeles. It might be awhile before they returned.

I was standing on the front porch, frustrated, when Makia, my pure white, 16-year-old cat, rounded the corner from the back yard. Makia has lived with me in eight different houses, three states, and five towns. “Makia, I don’t know what to do? Do you have any advice for me? Do you see the colors we have on the house? (I pictured them all in my mind). Do you like any of them?” I am not sure what my full intention was when I asked my cat this question. I look back on it now, and I don’t think I expected that her answer could actually help me. But I should have know better.

Makia rubbed her body up against me, meowed, and looked me in the eye. “Paint it the color of catnip. That is pretty color green,” she said matter-of-factly and then began to purr.

“Which color of catnip?” I asked. “Catnip when it is dry or when it is growing?”

She answered with, “The color of catnip when it first grows, and it is fresh to eat.”

“Hmm. That is a pretty color.” I stroked her for a moment and then went inside to my laptop. I Googled, “exterior paint color catnip.”

There was one match, by Pittsburg Paints. On the computer it was pretty enough, and, to my surprise, Catnip green was indeed the color of fresh catnip. Nick drove down to Lowe’s to pick up a sample. Then he painted trial strips on two sides of the house. Nick, Abraham, and I examined the catnip-colored streaks and compared them to the other shades of green.

We nodded our heads and smiled.

Because of Makia my cat, our house is now painted Catnip green.

Trying to pick a color. Abraham master painter helps!

Makia the cat picked the color & Nick – Master Painter Starts Painting

Makia in front of the house

Makia & Serafina Hang Out In Front Of Our Cat Nip Green House

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Stop Elephant Rides At The Orange County Fair

Posted on March 22, 2012 by the Pet Psychic

Fair Meeting  March 22nd 

Orange County Fair Board voted 6 to 1 to ban elephant rides at the fair – effective immediately!

Thank you Alison Stanley & all that spoke!

 

Fair and Tender Elephants

by Laura Stinchfield

Animal Trainer and Pet Psychic at ThePetPsychic.com

On Thursday, March 22, there will be a meeting of the Orange County Fair board, which will talk about discontinuing the elephant rides provided by the company Have Trunk will Travel.

Have Trunk Will Travel owns the elephant that was in the movie Water for Elephants.  This company has been in the news due to shocking video footage that appears to show gross, inhumane training methods.  These methods include beating elephants with bullhooks and electrically shocking them to get them to obey commands.

I imagine that the argument for offering elephant rides at a county fair is because we humans enjoy this activity – we as individuals are in awe and in gratitude that such beautiful massive creatures allow us on their backs.  As a child, I rode several elephants.  I have felt their steady sway beneath my body, stroked my fingers over their sensitive toes, and entwined my arms with their hairy expressive trunks.  I remember grasping onto my mother’s soft hands as we walked away and telling her, “The elephants are so sad. Did you see their eyes?”  When I close my eyes today I can still see them – wrinkled and dull-looking, a bit like my old babysitter’s eyes after she had a heart attack and told us she couldn’t babysit us any longer.

Today we might argue that we allow this cruel pastime for the pleasure of the children.  But if we ask children today to look into the eyes of these elephants and to tell us how they feel, the children will almost always respond with phrases like,  “The elephant is sad,” “Is the elephant mad?” or “I am scared.”It does not matter to me how the company Have Trunks Will Travel responded to the allegations that they abuse their animals with harsh training methods.   The fact is that the humane training of exotic animals is a very new field; shocking elephants in their genitals and beating them with bull hooks are the methods most experienced animal handlers are accustomed to using.

Almost all of Have Trunks Will Travel’s elephants are over 30 years old.  That means that there is a high probability that these animals were trained inhumanely.  When you train an animal with abuse, the animal does not have time to process new information; this leads to confusion in taking on new stimulation in the present and in the future.  These animals can have post-traumatic stress syndrome.

The elephants’ greatest sense is their sense of smell. Imagine the stress of trying to decipher all the smells at a county fair.  Perfumes, unnatural foods, the rides, gas and oil …  Can we guarantee that a smell, sight, or sound at a county fair will not bring back an old memory that will elicit an elephant to react into fight or flight mode?  Indeed, all you have to do is Google elephant attacks and you will see numerous elephants exploding at zoos, circuses, and fairs.

What if, after 30 years, one of the Have Trunks Will Travel elephants just can’t take it anymore?  What if an elephant just snaps, and takes off with someone on his or her back? No company can guarantee the safety of onlookers.

Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth. They are designed to live their lives in the wildlands of Asia and Africa.  Can we really convince ourselves that animals created to roam great distances rooting the earth and eating the bark off of trees – either as loners (the males) or involved in close and complex social interactions (the females) – enjoy carrying complete strangers around a crowded smelly fair?

Our common sense will tell us they do not. But most adults must have become so busy in their lives that they have lost their empathetic eye for sadness and anger in others. Or perhaps these same adults make fantasies in their heads that these elephants are happy – and that the younger generations also delight in this cruel, miserable pastime. This is not based on reality.

If you have any questions on this matter, take your children to see these animals live and up-close, and ask your children, “What do you think of the elephants?” Then listen and take to heart their answers.

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Beauty or Compassion or Both?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by the Pet Psychic

Cosmetics Testing on Animals

For most of my life, I never cared much about beauty and beauty products. I didn’t really like people looking at me, anyway. Even as a child, I could see deep into someone’s psyche via his or her eyes, and glances in my direction often made me uncomfortable.

It was not until my mid-30s that I decided to become “the voice of the animals” in front of a camera. I was advised by someone I highly respect that “people, especially men, will not listen to what you have to say about animals unless you are nice to look at.” I have wondered at times if a higher power graced Wayne Pacelle, CEO of The Humane Society of The United States, with a handsome appearance just for this reason. It was not long after that that on important workdays, I started to pay a little more attention to my nails, my hair, and my clothing.

I am not a vegan. I will admit that I own and wear some leather accessories, eat some dairy products (always from a humane source), and feed my animals raw meat (free range and hormone free). But the thought of testing on animals makes me cringe with internal pain. When I look at an animal or an animal’s photo, and I can see their eyes, all their emotional and physical pain runs through my body, heart, and mind. That is the way my “gift” works. Everything they feel I feel. It is what makes me be able to be so accurate. Pictures of animals that are in laboratories or have once lived in laboratories leave an uncomfortable imprint on my psyche and body for days. I cannot even create words that would give those animals’ suffering justice.

A couple of weeks ago, I was in New York City preparing for my first appearance on a national talk show. I had a seen a Chanel lipstick color that I loved, so I wanted to go and purchase it. I quickly Googled, “Does Chanel test on animals?” and read on Chanel’s website that it does not test on animals. I was good to go. I bought the lipstick.

As the day went on I had a very unsettling feeling about my purchase. For some reason it just didn’t feel right. So I went onto the computer to research. Chanel itself does not test on animals – but Chanel uses ingredients to create its products that have been tested on animals by other companies. So, to my dismay, Chanel is not a humane company! You could let yourself imagine lipstick smeared on bunnies’ lips to see if they get a little rash, or mascara put on rabbits’ long eye lashes to see how long it lasts as the bunnies hop around in large cages with hay and vegetables – but that is not what goes on.

Do we animal lovers choose to remain ignorant and unconscious so that we can enjoy our beauty? We are in a time of awakening consciousness. We have to ask, “What is actually happening to these animals?” These rabbits, rats, and mice (on some websites it looked like cats, dogs, and monkeys are used as well) are suffering immensely as “scientists” force-feed or inject chemicals and poisons into their small bodies. These scientists also drip the chemicals into their small, frightened, aware eyes [in the Draize Test, for example] and rub these chemicals into the animals’ raw skin. They scream and struggle so much that their necks sometimes break from the device that holds them still.

loreal bunny testing

These companies either don’t believe animals suffer or they don’t care. Chanel, Avon, Mary Kay, and Estee Lauder along with many other companies apparently lack compassion, and believe that it is OK to cause suffering. What do we do as consumers?

Many of your house hold products have been tested on bunnies like these!

You must ask yourself: Is your attachment to your beauty products more important then the suffering of these animals? Do you choose to remain unconscious? Are you willing to research to find a company that will help you be beautiful while being kind to animals? I know what it is like to be attached to my products, and to have a hidden desire to close my eyes so that I can enjoy them. But I find that people, myself included, are beginning to wake up and become more compassionate and conscious consumers. It is a personal choice.

I am curious. What do you think I should do with my Chanel lipstick? Should I keep it because it is already paid for? Should I give it away? Throw it away? Send it back with a letter? Return it used? Feel free to email me, at laura@thepetpsychic.com, to let me know your thoughts.

For a complete list of cruelty free companies, click here

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Are Animal Communicators the Same as Pet Psychics?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by the Pet Psychic

There is an animal communicator who teaches her students and generally broadcasts that that an animal communicator and a pet psychic are very different. She claims that all animal communicators talk directly to the animals, whereas pet psychics may get some information from the animals, but, according to her, they all also talk to spirit guides, angels, or any other presence outside of the animal to get their information. Her claims are untrue.

I am known all over the world as The Pet Psychic. I talk directly to the animal. When talking to an animal, I will receive communications from the animal I am talking with in the way of mental images attached to emotions, and physical difficulties as feelings in my body. My mind then transfers all of this information into a stream of words.

During my sessions with the animals, I do not receive information from spirit guides, angels, or any other psychic sense. Occasionally a deceased human will enter into the session. If this happens I very respectfully and firmly ask that deceased spirit to leave and to not disturb my talk with the animal. This is similar to having an important conversation with another human and then having someone disturb you and asking them to leave.

It is true that some pet psychics utilize other psychic senses during their sessions with a client, but it is also true that many animal communicators do this as well. I myself know a few animal communicators who consult “spirit guides” to help medically intuit, heal, or translate why an animal may be in the situation they are in. This one particular animal communicator, who is falsely saying that I rely on information that is not coming directly from the animal, herself uses a pendulum to find issues in the animal’s body. She runs the pendulum over the animal’s body or a diagram of the species’ body and finds areas of concern.

Although I believe that in the hands of some people this pendulum method can be accurate, I myself don’t use this method. I question, “Who is swinging the pendulum?” Some may say a spiritual guide, an angel, psychic-magnetic space, one’s own intuition or the animal itself. If it is coming from one’s own intuition, why not access this intuition with out a prop? And if it is coming from the animal, the animal should just be able to tell you where the discomfort is in his or her body as well as the level of discomfort, without the use of a pendulum.

I believe that animal communicators and pet psychics are one and the same. We talk to animals using telepathy. There are individuals from each title that may rely on other psychic senses and practices to gain information about the animal or animal-human relationship. It is important that each animal communicator /pet psychic is clear to the client about where they are receiving information from during the session time.

I have become very upset that this particular animal communicator is teaching and broadcasting false claims. She is either uneducated about others in our field, or she is trying to create a wrong consciousness about pet psychics. I will state again: The only information about a person’s animal I receive during a consultation comes directly from the animal himself or herself and not from other means or spiritual beings.

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Laura’s Animals On Love

Posted on March 5, 2012 by the Pet Psychic

What Is Love?

It’s Good for Everybody

 

I ask my animals, “What is love?” Here are their responses:

Stormy

Storm King, my 12 year-old Aussie, says,

“Love is when a human notices an animal is suffering and does something to make the animal happy. Like telling them how wonderful, smart, and brave they are. It is important to help relieve their physical suffering but also give words/feelings of encouragement.”

 

Serafina, my gray cat, says, “Love is when everyone learns to communicate with each other in way that helps make a relationship strong. Love is knowing that when there is a problem, you are probably a part of the problem too. Love is learning to let go of angry feelings in order to feel better. Love is also family.”

Luca, my 1.5-year-old poodle puppy, says,  “Love is learning to play and enjoy every moment with no fear of your surroundings. Love is feeling safe with your caregivers. Love is being snuggled in the nighttime.”

Makia, my pure white cat, says, “Love is noticing when your animal is sick and taking the time to go to the doctor. Love is knowing that whatever your diagnosis is, you have friends and family that will help you through it. Love is easy if you let go of resistance.”

Bean, my black bunny, says, “Love is knowing that you will always eat healthy and have a big area to live in. Love is knowing that when you are scared your person will make sure that you know how to be brave. Love is treats in a box. Love is carrot tops; and love for animals is not eating rabbit meat because it is cruel. Tell everyone that.”

Maia

Maia, my wolf dog in heaven, says, “Love is a stream of consciousness. If you connect into that stream and anchor yourself to it you will always be protected. Love is following what is true. Love is being honest about what you can or cannot do, and love is believing in yourself to accomplish what others may think is impossible. When you love an animal or person fully it helps them reside in the stream of love. Heaven has many different dimensions. Love runs through all of them. The highest dimension is pure love. I reside there.”

Joey

Joey, my cat in heaven, says, “Love is respecting your body, mind, and spirit. Pure love is to believe in yourself and then having discipline to rise to your fullest potential. When you believe in yourself and rise to your fullest potential then the stream of love flows so strongly that you have the power to change the world. The stream of love will carry you where you need to be. In purity, discipline and love are the same. People and animals who reside in love not only want to relieve themselves of suffering but they also desire to relieve others of their suffering. You must take care of your body, your mind, and your spirit. I am with Maia in love. Here we shine the essence of love to our family on earth. We help others to reside in love.”

 

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Eat Pray Love ~ Sweet Thoughts For The Holidays!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by the Pet Psychic

My animals’ wishes to you during the holidays:

Makia says,

“My wish for you that you have a home you feel safe and loved in. My wish is also that no matter how discouraged you become with life that you believe that even you have angels that are watching over you. If you lift your chin up and believe, life will get better. I have seen it with many people. So just try a little to be happier.”

Serafina says,

“My wish for you is that your heart stays warm and that when you are lonely you have good friends to keep you company. My wish is that you can find enough energy and strength to have compassion for animals and to help the world’s animals out of their suffering.”

Bean (Bunny) says,

“My wish is that all the animals of the world including humans that have been abused learn to grow out of those bad memories and learn to feel strong in the love that is around them now. It doesn’t help to hold onto those memories. Let them go and trust.”

Stormy (Aussie dog) says,

“My wish for you is that you know who you are so that you can know what your greatness is, so that you can amplify that greatness to help others. My wish is that you have peaceful sleep and good food.”

Luca says,

“My wish is that everyone has the opportunity to play everyday and there is no reason to fear. I wish that you will never need protection because the people who are around you have thoughts that are pure.”

Maia (wolfdog in heaven) says,

“My wish for you is that you believe that any space can change energy because energy is always moving. If someone tells you there is darkness in a space, just believe there are angels that can clean that up. You don’t have to pray hard. You just have to pray a little, give thanks, and believe. Everything changes. Trust that greatness can flow anywhere. Be the greatness you want to flow into your space.”

Joey (cat in heaven) says,

“My wish for you is that you allow your consciousness to grow and your feel comfortable with its growth. My wish for you is that you surround yourself with people that have something to teach you. My wish for you is that you accept love into your life and open your eyes to it when it arrives. My wish for you is that all your dreams come true.”

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Relax Your Mind ~ Eliminate Static Interference

Posted on December 14, 2011 by the Pet Psychic

I have a situation going on that is taking up a lot of my thought process. It whirls around my mind and creates an unsettling feeling in my body. I worry; I create scenarios in my head about what may happen and I try and plan the best course of action.

Because my mind has been preoccupied I have missed two important moments. The other day, when I arrived home from dinner, my animals acted differently than normal. The cats were staring at me and rubbing up against me and Luca, my one-year-old poodle, was a little anxious when I came into the house. I didn’t ask them what was wrong because they seemed healthy. I assumed their neediness was because I worked long hours that day.

In retrospect, I should have sat down and asked them how they were, because I found out later that they witnessed something that made them very nervous. I won’t go into the details; suffice it to say I should have known something was up.

The next night, I was feeding all the animals when I noticed that Stormy and Luca (my dogs) were lying in the entranceway by the back door, whereas they usually lie in the kitchen. Stormy was staring at me. I thought his intensity was because he was straining to see me so I let it be for about an hour. When my cat Serafina didn’t show up for dinner I went looking for her, and found her locked outside the back door. Stormy had been trying to let me know.

Sadly, my mind has been so cluttered that I have missed important communication from my animals. Even for the average person it is important to take notice of your pets’ body language and behavioral changes. Then investigate to see if your animals are trying to tell you something.

Feeling guilty that I didn’t listen, I ask my animals now, “What should I do to be more conscious of your communications when I am stressed?”

Stormy

Stormy, my Aussie, says, “When you feel stressed you should either write it out, meditate, or go for a run so it empties out of your mind and body. You know what you need to do about the situation, so do it and then you will feel better.”

Luca

Luca says, “You should know that when you are nervous I get nervous.”

Makia

Makia my cat says, “I think everyone should make a point of being calm with their animals as soon as they come home. You would for sure have known then.”

Serafina

Serafina my cat says, “I like it when you do animal check-ins and you make sure we are all okay, and you scan our bodies and ask us how we are. That way you always know. When you do that I feel safe.”

Bean

Bean, the bunny, says, “Mom, you get information from all over the place: from us, from energy in the environment, from angels or beings on the other side. If you don’t take time to meditate, all that information will just make you stressed. You tell everyone that everything happens for a reason, so have faith that there is a reason for this situation.”

Maia

Maia, wolf dog in heaven, says, “Sometimes dark energies may give you distractions from your projects so that you don’t bring light into the world. It is important to keep moving towards creating light no matter what. Do not allow your mind to get stuck worrying; move forward. When you are moving forward you are more alert and have more energy. You would have known instantly that something was wrong with the animals or that Serafina was outside.”

Joey

Joey, cat in heaven, says, “In your life so many worlds collide. It is important to have goals and to move towards fulfilling them. There are so many that are watching out for you and your animal family here in heaven. Breathe, and don’t allow any negative thoughts to bleed over the positive.”

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Saving Valentina

Posted on December 14, 2011 by the Pet Psychic

There is a true story of a whale conservationist who takes his friend’s family on a whale watching adventure in the Sea of Cortez.  This group of people comes across a young humpback whale entangled in a fishing neat.  At first they thought this whale to be dead but then the colossal whale took a breath.  The whale conservationist decides to jump into the water and try to free the whale.  He swims up to the eye of the whale first to let the whale know that he comes in peace.  His efforts to free the whale are futile.  The group of people decides to risk their lives and from the boat they make it a group effort to cut the neat from the whale.  It takes hours and when the whale is finally freed she breaches in elaborate displays.  The young child on the boat then announces, “Mommy, I know what she is doing. She is showing us that she is all free.”

Here I talk to that whale:

Laura:  What where you thinking when you were all tangled in the neat?

Whale:  I had been stuck in the neat for many days.  I could barely move.  I had a young one with me at the time and he had to leave with the others.  Other whales came to me but they could not set me free.  They couldn’t even try.  They called the dolphins.  The dolphins did not know how set me free. So in the end they had to leave me. Their songs of mourning and warning about nets went on all night and at daybreak I set myself to die.

Laura: What did you think when you saw the man swim to up to you and look you in the eye?

Whale: I knew instantly he was there to help.  His eyes where kind and although he was a strange creature I could tell that he came soft in the water and not abrupt like danger does.  I could feel his love and his sorrow for me.

Laura:  What was it like being so close to humans while they untangled you?

Whale:  I felt safe.  I felt their organization and I felt their determination.  I knew I needed to be patient.  I was very conscious of how I allowed my body to roll.  I knew that if I rolled the wrong way or flapped my fins that their boat could flip.  I know that boats keep humans safe in the water.  I felt as if we worked together to set me free.

Laura: How did you feel when you were freed?

Whale:  At first I was in shock.  I knew I had to drift slowly away from the boat so that I would not hurt the humans and I knew also that the net had to be safely away from the boat.  When I felt I was far enough away from them I danced.  I will never forget how my body felt against the water.  How good it felt to move and feel the stream of water against my body.  I wanted them to see all my body so that then knew for sure that there was not even a small piece of neat stuck to me. I breached many times out of the water showing them my strength and that I was fully alive.  I was thanking them for their kindness and their determination.

Laura:  Is there anything you would like to say to them now?

Whale:  I want to say thank you.  We are forever connected.  I feel their laughter sometimes and I feel their love of the whales.  There are problems in the waters.  The fish are not as healthy.  The temperature of the water is changing.  I tell other whales that there are humans that know our plight and are trying to help us.   Just as they tell humans about whales. I tell whales about humans.  The man that first swam into the water should know that as he learns about us I too learn about us.  I can hear his thoughts as if I can hear my own.  He is connecting me with the great unknown.  Thank you for saving my life.  We have named you.  There is call that speaks of humans who advocate for us.  Tell him in the waters he has a name. 

You can watch the video of the Saving Valentina at http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/saving-valentina-14345624.

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House Sitting

Posted on November 30, 2011 by the Pet Psychic

Storm Bean & Luca Hang Out In The Office

My animal family and I have temporarily moved into the house of a good friend of mine while she resides in Washington for two months. We are overwhelmed with her kindness and her generosity. Here my animals briefly share their experiences of our new living situation, and send Tita a little message.

Stormy (Aussie Dog): “This place has magic around every corner, and when you are tired you sleep very well. The air is clean, and there are rivers and ponds everywhere. I smell the moist earth, and I remember the land from when I was young (the New York countryside). Tita, when you come back, I will give you a big hug because this is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for us.”

Makia (pure white cat): “Just being here for a few days make me feel younger. When I am outside, I feel like an animal because it is so wild, but when I am inside, I feel like God cares about me more because there is so much love in the house. This house has a long history of love. It is easier to be friends with Serafina here because there is so much to look at and the air is fresher. Mom says I have to worry about a bobcat, and I want to make sure he is nice to us. Tita, you have so many beautiful things. I promise I am not jumping up and knocking anything over. I am being very careful. Your ghost friend says that you would giggle if you saw us all in this house.”

Serafina (beautiful gray cat): “This place is really amazing. I have learned to go up and down stairs, and I am getting quick at it. Every window has a pretty view. You don’t always have to go outside to be in nature. We went for a long walk, and I never have experienced so many fresh-smelling plants and big trees. At nighttime, I am really tired. We drive in a car to get to the other side of the property to mom’s new office. When we get there, all of us animals are together in one room, and Mom loves it because it used to house horses and Mom loves horses.”

Bean (black Bunny):  “I am not as happy in my space because it has so many windows, it feels like I can get eaten. So Mom says she is going to move me where there are little windows, and I feel better about that. I am literally in the middle of an oak forest. Mom says I am safe and that I have the best spot in the house, but I don’t like it. I love mom’s new office. There I can run around and smell the outside. It is perfect for a bunny. Thank you, Tita, for letting Mom work at such a beautiful place. She is happier.”

Luca (poodle puppy):  “Mom doesn’t even realize that I smell more things here than I have my whole life. This house is really cool because I can run around it and up the stairs and feel like I got a little walk. Also, the outside, it’s sort of like a combination of a green park, a forest, an ocean smell, a pond, and a river. There is a big statue here of the Buddha that I bark at sometimes, and Mom says, “Luca, use your brain.” And I say that statue is really alive because he looked at me once and his eyes turned golden. Mom says she wonders if there is a ghost here, because sometimes things are missing; I saw the man ghost pick up toys and put them away. Tita, thank you for your love of us. We want you to know that your love of this property, and for others, is coming into our hearts.”

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