This page will introduce you to the animals that work with me, live with me, and inspire me.  The stress and trauma in Israeli life are reflected in the way we treat each other, and also very much in the way we treat and perceive animals.  Most people get their pets from the streets and the shelters, and sometimes sadly after the tragic death of the owner.  A look into the lives of pets here is a harrowing expose to the extent of unresolved trauma we live with and the resulting climate of survival and redirected aggression. With the use of dogs in the Holocaust in our shadows; the generations of dogs' meager existence for work in guarding the grounds; the brilliant British move to bring cats to reduce the mice that left us with a giant street cat problem; and the cultural and religious views of animals, we have a colorful mistreatment and misunderstanding of animals here.  I hope to bring light and solutions into this animal-human dynamic.