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Some love to warm your hearts - animal BFF photos for today's mental health break. (Original Post) Amaryllis Jan 2020 OP
Thanks !!! Prosper Jan 2020 #1
You are so welcome! I just realized we all need something inspiring with today's news. Amaryllis Jan 2020 #2
You are so right. Thank you! BKDem Jan 2020 #6
I love your post. Animals are my "go to" for sanity restoring these days. pazzyanne Jan 2020 #12
Sweet malaise Jan 2020 #3
Except for the Ilsa Jan 2020 #4
The lion, bear, and tiger were found abused in a drug dealer's basement. pazzyanne Jan 2020 #13
Wow! I didn't know that, thanks! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2020 #18
Wow! Beautiful, sweet story. Ilsa Jan 2020 #25
I hope the bear has a new companion now, sad that his friends are gone. Maru Kitteh Jan 2020 #28
The staff spends a lot of tiime with Baloo. pazzyanne Jan 2020 #30
THANKS so much 🥰 Raine Jan 2020 #5
K&R and thanks. nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #7
Unusual, except for Bambi and Thumper. GoCubsGo Jan 2020 #8
Thanks, I needed that! 2naSalit Jan 2020 #9
We can learn so much from animals. llmart Jan 2020 #10
Thanks for the post! Mental Health Break! Yes, how do you cope? bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #11
Insightful!!! Prosper Jan 2020 #29
Beautiful! StarryNite Jan 2020 #14
Thank you, thank you...you're just what the doctor ordered!❤ Karadeniz Jan 2020 #15
Thank you, Amaryllis wendyb-NC Jan 2020 #16
So sweet! My heart feels better, thank you! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2020 #17
They worked. I feel better. But now I need a hanky... eleny Jan 2020 #19
Incredible photos gademocrat7 Jan 2020 #20
Wonderful pix Disaffected Jan 2020 #21
Wonderful! smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #22
Thank you! I think I love the last photo the most! nt spooky3 Jan 2020 #23
Thank you MsLeopard Jan 2020 #24
The giraffe and the ostrich, with their long necks, seem a.. 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #26
Can't we all just get along? Bayard Jan 2020 #27
Thank you, Amaryllis. JudyM Jan 2020 #31
Beautiful photos. Scarsdale Jan 2020 #32
Orangutan and bluetick coonhound... Boomer Jan 2020 #33

Amaryllis

(9,818 posts)
2. You are so welcome! I just realized we all need something inspiring with today's news.
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 07:03 PM
Jan 2020

It's easy to overlook the good things in the midst of all the rest. I have to make a conscious effort to look for the good and the uplifting. And then it is heart opening to share it.

pazzyanne

(6,609 posts)
12. I love your post. Animals are my "go to" for sanity restoring these days.
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 08:00 PM
Jan 2020

Your post is definitely my sanity break today.

pazzyanne

(6,609 posts)
13. The lion, bear, and tiger were found abused in a drug dealer's basement.
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 08:10 PM
Jan 2020

"There sat three terrified, malnourished, and parasite-ridden cubs that certainly didn’t belong in anyone’s home. Once rescued (2001) and sent to a sanctuary, they became inseparable, until the lion passed away in 2016 and the tiger in 2018.

GoCubsGo

(33,076 posts)
8. Unusual, except for Bambi and Thumper.
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 07:25 PM
Jan 2020

We've known about them for decades.

Thanks for the photos! They're a great distraction from all of the shittery that is going on right now.

bucolic_frolic

(47,137 posts)
11. Thanks for the post! Mental Health Break! Yes, how do you cope?
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 07:49 PM
Jan 2020

I listen to famous composers on YouTube, and watch classic movies, often WWII themed. I think my copy of "Where Eagles Dare" will eventually burnout.

wendyb-NC

(3,845 posts)
16. Thank you, Amaryllis
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 08:39 PM
Jan 2020

These are the best animal BFF pix. They warmed my heart, soothed my shot nerves, and put a smile on my face.

MsLeopard

(1,281 posts)
24. Thank you
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 09:47 PM
Jan 2020

Many of us need the positive images shown here. For me it’s a welcome relief from the horrors currently being visited upon us by the most incompetent and infantile human to ever occupy the Oval Office. ❤️

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
32. Beautiful photos.
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 04:29 PM
Jan 2020

Thanks for posting these. Great animals, showing the way we all should live with others.

Boomer

(4,253 posts)
33. Orangutan and bluetick coonhound...
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 07:55 PM
Jan 2020

Now there's a combination that would never have occurred to me. Lovely photos!

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