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dear reader, Service is the selfless act of doing something for someone else. In this issue of MIAD Bridge, the focus is on service through helping homeless animals. There are many ways to do this – from volunteering your time, donating old blankets, or rescuing and adopting a pet in need. Specifically in Milwaukee, there are plenty of options to do your part, which are discussed in the following articles. Saying it is important to spend time helping someone else other than yourself is an understatement. It is important to spend time helping others to grow as a person. Through service, I have fallen in love with animals. When they are cared for, they show how much they appreciate it. It’s a great feeling seeing someone else (in this case an animal) benefit from something as simple as giving them your time. I was not personally a cat person prior to me volunteering, but that drastically changed. The “Featured” department, introduces Thor, an adopted cat from MADACC (The Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission). He was abused for the first year-and-a-half of his life, and ended up
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Rescue | Helping Homeless Animals