There was a headline on the news this morning: who wants to save an ugly animal? There are two ways you can read that: as a call for volunteers or as who wants to bother saving them because they’re ugly? Ugly (and beauty) is in the eye of the beholder. Is a dog who has lost a leg to a car accident ugly? A cat who lost part of an ear in a fight? A pet who carries the scars of past abuses? We each have our own set of aesthetics. Some people find the smashed-in faces of pugs and … Continue reading →