Author

Pam Ahern

@pamahern

articles: 26
total claps: 690
top claps: 73
avg read: 2.8 min
active: 2025-02-23 → 2026-07-12

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#kindness ·12 #kinder-world ·8 #sanctuary-stories ·6 #grief ·4 #hope ·4 #ethics ·4 #social-justice ·4 #animal-stories ·3 #awakening ·3 #pigs ·3

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If it is to be…

23 Years of Choosing Kindness

May 10, 2026 · 4 min read · 73 claps #kindness #connection #hope

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A pig named Alice

Just after the filming of the hit movie, Charlotte’s Web, every piglet who played Wilbur had found a loving home. But one question lingered…

Sep 21, 2025 · 2 min read · 69 claps #telling-true-stories #compassion #rescue-stories

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If Only the World Could Be More Ruby

A love letter to a dog who taught what it means to be human

Nov 19, 2025 · 3 min read · 47 claps #dog-wisdom #old-dog #humanity

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In Her Own Time

There are some animals whose lives become so entwined with our own that it becomes difficult to remember a world before them.

Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 44 claps #life-lessons #unhurried-life #kindness

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Reflections

As the year begins to draw to a close, a simple afternoon walk stirred something in me. Watching the goats climb, play and pause in the…

Dec 29, 2025 · 2 min read · 38 claps #reflections #goats #true-story

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The Saddest Thing

On the evening of March 19 we said our last goodnight to Cookie.

Mar 28, 2026 · 3 min read · 33 claps #empathy #animal-stories #love-changes-us

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After Loss, They Found Each Other

When the great love of Delores De Pig’s life ended in August 2023, we worried that her heart might follow. Pigs are beings of great…

Dec 18, 2025 · 2 min read · 32 claps #grief #love #hamlet

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Side by Side: a Story of Presence

The morning air was crisp as it caught me, a gentle slap reminding me I should’ve checked the forecast before stepping out jacketless…

Nov 13, 2025 · 3 min read · 28 claps #presence #wisdom-of-goats #kinder-world

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Omen

As we drove home from this rescue, I turned on the monitor in the van. What I saw made my breath catch, Omen draped across her mother’s…

Feb 03, 2026 · 3 min read · 27 claps #kinder-world #sentient-being #justice

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The Heart’s Own Way of Seeing

“I see [the world] feelingly …”

Dec 01, 2025 · 3 min read · 26 claps #perception #kindness #animal-stories

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Mary—When Suffering Is Worse Than Death

“Hah!” they gasped. “Mother Mary, she’s still alive.”

Jul 31, 2025 · 3 min read · 25 claps #sanctuary-stories #ethics #compassion

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Clarabelle: When Love Was Finally Enough

Clarabelle was one of those souls who changed the way people saw the world, simply by being who she was. I’m sharing her story here in…

Jan 23, 2026 · 2 min read · 24 claps #grief #motherly-love #cows

Clarabelle: When Love Was Finally Enough

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Tiny Shiny Things

We almost named her Fido because when the photo came through, her gender was mistaken and she looked the size of a small dog. And 15 kilos…

Mar 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 23 claps #shine #compassion #social-justice

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The Kindness Contradiction

We teach our children to stand up against bullying. To protect the vulnerable, speak kindly and never use strength against those with less…

May 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 23 claps #bullying #kindness #contradictions

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International Respect for Chickens Day

Today, May 4th, let us pause for some of the most misunderstood and maligned beings to ever scratch upon this earth.

May 04, 2026 · 7 min read · 21 claps #chicken #becoming #rescue-stories

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The Nine Lives of Ohana

“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.”

Jul 12, 2026 · 4 min read · 21 claps #cats #hope #kindness

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Entry Points—The Story of Thor

His entry point into our world came through his exit from a rural pound. And in that sliding-door moment, everything changed. No longer…

Dec 21, 2025 · 2 min read · 21 claps #sheep #sanctuary-stories #stories-of-hope

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The Hardest Call

There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t receive a call asking us to take in an animal. Sometimes two, three or more.

Apr 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 19 claps #sanctuary #choices #kindness

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Hansel: Finding Our Way Home

I sit here beside my broken heart and try to write the story of Hansel. A task made tougher because it feels as though a piece of it has…

Apr 18, 2026 · 4 min read · 18 claps #grief #kinship #awakening

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Still Leaning In — A Letter to Ruby One Year on

Dearest Ruby,

Jun 20, 2026 · 2 min read · 17 claps #be-kind-like-ruby #kindness #sanctuary-life

Still Leaning In — A Letter to Ruby One Year on

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A Kinder Question Worth Asking

There is no denying that the arrival of in-ovo sexing technology in Australia marks a shift many have long hoped to see. In-ovo sexing is…

May 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 17 claps #kinder-world #ethics #humanity

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We’ll Bring You a Banana

From a Petrol Station to a Forever Home

May 09, 2025 · 3 min read · 16 claps #animals #grief #kindness

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They Don’t Just Die — The Story of Pussy Willow

Behind every lamb chop lies a story of suffering we choose not to see — until one little life named Pussy Willow reminds us what’s at…

Oct 14, 2025 · 3 min read · 13 claps #hopeforhumanity #animal-rescue #personal-story

They Don’t Just Die — The Story of Pussy Willow

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The Blind Spot

Most people believe they are kind, and I truly believe they want to be. For a time, I walked through the world with that same belief…

Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 7 claps #humanity #pigs #kindness

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Smokey doesn’t care…

Many would label Smokey “aged”, “disabled”, “farm”, “past his use-by date” — as if words could define his worth. Yet, to this dear old man…

Feb 23, 2025 · 2 min read · 5 claps #animal-sentience #ethical-reflection #animal-advocacy