Photo Courtesy of Samantha Shipley The Pepperdine Volunteer Center will send students to volunteer with Experience Learning Support with Animals (ELSA), a local nonprofit organization designed to serve people with disabilities, this coming Tuesday. Since partnering with ELSA last semester, the PVC has offered students the opportunity to serve with the organization several … [Read more...] about ELSA Assists Special-Needs Young Adults with Horses
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Adopt, Don’t Shop: A Peck of Pouting Puppies
Art by Jenny RustdadBeing on your own is a lot different than living at home. You rely on yourself for meals, clean clothes and deciding how best to spend your time. It is also a time you have the option of owning a pet that is all yours if you’re not living on campus. A furry friend, like a dog or cat, is a great housemate who will love you unconditionally. Not to … [Read more...] about Adopt, Don’t Shop: A Peck of Pouting Puppies
The Circle of Life: Protect the World’s Animals
Art by Sacha IrickJust imagine: A man who raises lions, touches them, feeds them, sleeps beside them and even builds deep loving relationships with them. It seems like an unrealistic and extremely crazy dream to think that a human being would willingly risk his life only to care and help these carnivorous wild animals. I was shocked when I found out that a man like this truly … [Read more...] about The Circle of Life: Protect the World’s Animals
Dogs on Campus: Are We Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
Art by Peau PorotesanoWe’re not sure if anyone else has noticed, but there seems to be significantly more dogs on campus recently, and we could hardly be more excited about it. Big dogs, little dogs, fluffy dogs — basically all dogs (except rat dogs because they’re more closely related to rodents than dogs. And they yap). Walking to class is a bore, running … [Read more...] about Dogs on Campus: Are We Barking Up the Wrong Tree?