ESA People for Animals??

[Ax01]

Great story but I think the squirrel has been conditioned to get handouts instead of foraging.

totes! i think if the family moved, the squirrel would still pop by the old house looking for handouts. it does live in the wild and is no completely dependent on the family but i also believe that the squirrel does have an emotional attachment to the family. they nursed it back to health as a baby and helped it birth it's own litter.

I love the idea! I volunteer to be an ESA for any animal except cats because I do not like cats and fear I would be an emotional destroyer for cats. Oh and spiders, they don't need my support because they creep me out.

totally me too! i like cats and some spiders tho.

this was kind of what my ex did for dogs: he was a dog trainer, but worked and volunteered with the worst, most violent cases in chicago. a lot of the dogs he worked with suffered from abuse, fear, anxieties, etc. in a sense, my ex developed an emotional support system for dog training; he focused a lot on the dog's mental health. he would rehabilitate these dogs to trust, follow, and love humans and owners. i was lucky enough to see his work and just how much he could help these poor, misunderstood dogs.

that's such a nice thing. i've seen dogs cry at the slightest touch, tail tucked between their legs, peeing all over. an abused and trauma'ed animal is one of the worse things! go ESA People for Animals!