| The one thing differentiates people from other | | | | not think about what our veterans have given for |
| living beings is mind, consciousness, intellect and | | | | our freedom. |
| ego. Meditation is the art of connecting mind and | | | | Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona in Maricopa County |
| intellect with the Higher Power. Just because you | | | | was spending approx... $18 million dollars a year on |
| are not a member of the Higher Learning Alumni | | | | stray animals like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe |
| does not mean that the treasures of intellect are | | | | offered to take the department over, and the |
| not availed to you. We have an instinctive | | | | County Supervisors said okay. Guess who staffs |
| knowledge that the essence of whom we are | | | | and operates the Animal shelters now? You |
| lives somewhere in the core of our being, not in | | | | guessed it, by prisoners. They feed and care for |
| our intellect. The mind is physical origin created out | | | | the strays. Every animal in prisoners' care are |
| of your brain functions of intellect, memory, | | | | walked twice daily. Prisoners, who are experts in |
| imagination and intuition. | | | | animal, nutrition and behavior. They give great |
| Why then do we as the greatest Nation on the | | | | classes for anyone who would like to adopt an |
| planet have to kill animals? These animals made | | | | animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the |
| homeless, because people are not responsible | | | | street, given them to the care of prisoners, and |
| enough to have their pets spayed are neuter. | | | | had them place in dog shows. His budget for the |
| Instincts are excellent early warning signals which | | | | entire department is now under $3 million. People |
| many of these animals have that very instinct. | | | | who adopt animals now, that were neutered, and |
| Many rescue and groups are helping our veterans, | | | | current on all shots, in great health, and even had |
| who need help from these animals. Those of us, | | | | a microchip inserted the day they got their animal |
| who can get to and from home on our own, do | | | | Cost them $78. |