I have always admired those who rescue. I have three dogs, two of which are from shelters and one of which was a stray. It is such a gratifying experience to rescue an animal. You are saving these animals from living in the shelters and worse: becoming another statistic. The Humane Society of the United States says that 6 to 8 million animals enter shelters every year, and 3 to 4 million of those are euthanized. By rescuing an animal from a shelter rather than adopting them from a pet store or a breeder, you are changing this statistic and saving a life.
Okay, now that I'm done with the PSA, I want to tell you about something.
So there's this guy named Theron Humphrey. He seems like a pretty cool dude. I'm not sure how I originally heard of him, but somehow I found him on Instagram and was blown away. Every picture he posts is beautiful (he's from Washington so that is expected), but the photos I love most are of his dog.
Her name is Maddie, a coonhound rescue, and she is in almost every one of his pictures. He actually published a book about her (you can find it here) called "Maddie on Things", where he poses her on top of all different sorts of objects for fun. There is also a blog of the pictures he takes here.
Apart from his adventures with Maddie, Humphrey has been working on a project. It's called "Why We Rescue", and it is essentially a documentary of people from all 50 states who have rescued animals. There are beautiful pictures of the pets, the owners, and their homes. Along with this Humphrey recorded the people telling their stories so as you scroll through the photos you can hear them speaking to you. He made this documentary so that others can see the beauty that comes from adopting, and how these everyday stories display just how transformative pets are.
I love this project. It really communicates in a beautiful way how such a small act of adopting can change lives. I know this to be true, and now other people can see how great it is through "Why We Rescue".
If you want to check out his project, click here!
Have any of you guys ever adopted pets? If so, tell me your story!
