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I am an animal lover

Anyone who knows me knows that animals are a central part of my life. My animals mean the world to me and I really would do anything for them. My friends and family know that I am incapable of just walking by a dog without petting it. I will stop to feed random bunnies and have even befriended the local coyotes in my neighborhood to feed them through the fence. I didn't earn the nickname Dr. Doolittle for nothing. My passion for animals is something that is a driving force in my life. From becoming a vegetarian at age five to activism regarding animal rights I am never quiet about my passion to protect the fur babies of the world. I have always been able to connect with animals on a high level and would consider this to be a central part of who I am. My connection with animals is something that I have always had and something that is extremely sacred to me. Please enjoy some photos of the animal connections that mean the most to me. 

Meet Holiday and Tiger, my two loving maine coon cats. These girls support me through late nights of studying and help the time pass by smoother. Out of the two thousand photos on my phone I imagine that well over a thousand of those photos are cat pictures. What can I say? They're the cutest things in the world. Of course, I have to document that. 

And now we meet Roo. She is the littlest one in the house, but makes up with that with her big personality. She is picky with who she decides to care about, but if she loves you you will sure know it. I guess she is like me in that regard. 

This is one of my favorite photos of myself to date. My mom and I were at the Dolphin Research Center in Florida and had the opportunity to swim with dolphins because of the work my mom had done for their non-profit. These two gorgeous ladies came right up to me and both leaned in for a kiss- something the director of the place said had never happened before. This was one of the best days of my life and something I will remember forever. 

2020 Makena Augenstein

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