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Extreme pet lovers
Aaron, Dawn, and Sherif each dedicate their lives to caring for rescued animals.
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Meet Aaron. Hi, my name is Aaron and my dog is 17 years old. This is the story of Aaron and her dogs. Most dogs in the world do not have a home and the ones that do find a home are usually the young and the cute ones. If you are an old dog, most people don't notice you. You are left in a shelter or in the streets by yourself. To her it made no sense. Older dogs are calmer, as friendly and don't need as much attention. So she quit her marketing job to work with dogs. She started with a Facebook page. And every dog she posted got adopted, 1,500 of them total. She taught 600,000 people that old dogs are as good or in some cases better than adopting a young one. And she herself has two senior dogs. They say dogs are man's best friend. In that case, old dogs are their angels. That's 1 minute. See you tomorrow. Meet Dawn. Hi, my name is Dawn and I have one cat. Dawn doesn't have just one cat. She has 1 2 3 4 5 10 20 50 100 800 cats. And six puppies. And she knows everything about them. This is Corey. This is Fred. This is Socks. She's 5 years old. While on vacation in Cyprus, Dawn lost her cat and went around the island searching for him. But he was nowhere to be found. What she did find however are dozens of stray cats with bad state of health. So she decided to change her plans. Instead of buying a beach house with her retirement money, she decided to move to Cyprus from the UK and open a cat shelter. And she spent all her money on cat food. Taking care of cats is expensive. They feed them, clean them, and give them up for adoption. And she's been doing this with volunteers for 6 years. Dawn did lose her cat, but ended up finding 800 other cats. That's 1 minute. We'll see you tomorrow. Meet Sherif. Hello, my name is Sherif and I have a crocodile. Yes, a crocodile. Most people have a cat or a dog, but Sherif has more than 14 kinds of animals. Are you ready? He has a deer, two goats, horse, donkey, two chameleons, hedgehog, crocodile, lizard, monkey, two dogs, snake, owl, eagle, and a cat. And they're all rescues. That's 14 different animals, each with their own different food and habitats. He lives with a deer in his house. He travels with a chameleon in his car. He goes to weddings with his monkey. He takes his snake to school. And his crocodile? He sneaks to hotels. Even his last name means animal in Arabic. My name is Sherif Elhayawan. Sherif is a cardiologist in Egypt who treated more than 6,000 animals in his life. It's rare to find people that dedicate their entire life for the service of others. And when others happen to be animals, it's even more rare. That's 1 minute. See you tomorrow. Before you go, one last thing. That video you just saw, I made using this camera and this microphone. But, for the first time ever, I'm ditching my camera and I'm picking up my podcasting equipment. Because, yes, I'm starting a podcast. It's called Nas Talks. It's free and it's only on Spotify. And if you liked that video, I think you're going to love the podcast. Because I just wanted to make a podcast about things that I would listen to, about topics that I want to listen to. Yes, Nas Talks is 100% honest and raw and deep. And by the way, it's 100% free. So, keep your money and give me your ears. Because if you like this video, I think you're going to love this podcast. See you on Spotify.
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See plansDiscussion Questions
- 1. Why do people often adopt young dogs instead of older ones?
- 2. What motivated Aaron to work with older dogs?
- 3. How did Dawn change her life for cats?