When an animal’s well-being is being threatened, when disease or injury are too great, when quality of life has decreased dramatically – there’s often only one remaining option. The current pandemic has forced many farmers to make heartbreaking decisions.
Ever since returning from a mission trip to Honduras in February, my morning routine isn’t quite the same. Simple moments like turning on the bathroom faucet to brush my teeth and heading to the fridge to whip up some breakfast are now daily, poignant reminders of how fortunate my family – and how fortunate most of us are – to enjoy the luxuries of clean water and healthy, safe, accessible food.
Can your furry friends transmit COVID-19? Not likely, but it’s best to practice healthy habits when it comes to people, pets and illness.