1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogRaeSikorahttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/raesikora/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vEhgl509QQ"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/animal-love/">10 Amazing Animal Love Stories</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/animal-love/embed/#?secret=vEhgl509QQ" width="600" height="338" title="“10 Amazing Animal Love Stories” — HappyCow" data-secret="vEhgl509QQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Screen-shot-2014-02-14-at-1.42.24-AM.png303233When you think about love, if you are like most people, you are just thinking about romantic love between two humans. Time to crack that definition wide open to include all living beings and love that crosses species barriers. If we could clearly see how much other species love life and love others, it might change how we view them. This collection of love stories is the tip of the iceberg. The accounts of other species loving and risking their lives for those they love for their own and other species are countless. 1. Most people get that dogs know all about love. In the best situations, they are our familiars and part of our family. Our rescued dog, Bapu, left the yard of our less-than-caring neighbors and came through our dog door and never left. He doesn’t know that it is Valentine’s week. He thinks everyday is Valentine’s day. He lets me know I am his Valentine by following me around everywhere I go (hence his nickname: Barnacle Boy). He stares up at my eyes and always has at least one paw touching a part of my body. I was never crazy about needy guys, but Bapu is the exception. 2. While we get the dog love thing, most of us […]