There is Hope

A young girl asks for one thing for her birthday – a pony ride. At three years old, Charlee displays a love of animals that melts my heart.

She loves her dog Berkeley, she loves birds, and she loves just about every living creature she comes across. And at her young age, she has come across many!! (Ask her daddy how many times she asked to ride Freida)

A young girl visits the Grand Teton National Park. She sees 399 and her 4 cubs. It makes an impact. She instantly falls in love. She goes back to New York and tells her friends. At 5 years old, Scarlett wanted to be one thing for Halloween.

“I want to be 399!”

My heart melts! She loves her little dog – Flutie – and just about every dog she comes across during her visits to Central Park. And she was in awe of all the animals she came across during her visit to Wyoming.

If I can pass on one thing to my young nieces and nephews, it would be my love of animals. We need a generation of children growing up understanding the importance of animals. We need a generation of children who will be the voice of the animals who need to remain on (or added to) the Endangered Species Act. We need children to understand that we have an obligation to treat animals better. If these two are any indication of what’s to come, I believe there is hope.