{"id":60469,"date":"2025-12-30T22:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=60469"},"modified":"2025-12-30T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:39:09","slug":"letter-you-just-have-to-care-enough-to-speak-up-when-animals-are-suffering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/12\/30\/letter-you-just-have-to-care-enough-to-speak-up-when-animals-are-suffering\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter &#8211; You just have to care enough to speak up when animals are suffering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Diana Bravo<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"7c6a52\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/605510486_1365011262090271_8510177196601499845_n.webp?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60471 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c6a52; aspect-ratio:1.5009538846128545;width:548px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/605510486_1365011262090271_8510177196601499845_n.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/605510486_1365011262090271_8510177196601499845_n.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/605510486_1365011262090271_8510177196601499845_n.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc3e\">Advocate for No-Kill shelters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc3e\">Support TNVR for community cats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc3e\">Stand with rescues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc3e\">Demand accountability from Animal Control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc3e\">Protect the people who help animals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every voice matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every share matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every life matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, let compassion be your resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why not? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc99\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Diana Bravo Advocate for No-Kill shelters Support TNVR for community cats Stand with rescues Demand accountability from Animal Control Protect the people who help animals Every voice matters. 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