As everyone knows, I have made a huge life change by deciding to move to the Big Island of Hawaii. My sole reason behind the move was to continue my passion and livelihood of animal caretaking. It has been blissful, heartwarming, magical, grounding, and absolutely validating. I’ve been at Godspeed.

I moved here on June 2nd. An 11-hour flight from NY to Honolulu, island hopped to Maui, then off to Hilo I went. It was the cheapest flight I could take, and I was ready to take on this position as Animal Care Manager at the sanctuary in Laupahoehoe. I knew my knowledge, experience, and deep connection with animals would allow me to flourish here.

I instantly fell in love with the sanctuary I’m caring for, but I also fell in love with the island.

Everyday life here finally felt like “home” to me. Finally felt like a place I could grow roots, instead of continuously taking clippings of myself and trying to repropagate. I may be a wildflower, but I deserve to continue to grow.

I grew here in the short time I’ve landed. Yet I have my heart and soul reminding me that I’m missing the most important piece about me, and that is Miss Moo Louise Florence.

You think of Hawai’i, you think of paradise. Yet I am here and I know it’s where I belong. I also know it’s where Moo belongs too.

“Home is where your dog is” will never leave my mind. Every day I have missed her. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. There hasn’t been a moment in time here that I hadn’t wished Moo was experiencing it with me.

She’s my best friend, and I know for a fact I am hers. After I felt like I had to make the quick decision of rehoming her, I couldn’t. Everyone was lovely who reached out. Everyone LOVES my baby girl. But you all also reminded me that you knew how much we love each other. She’s my everything, and to get to the point, I’m nothing without her.

I felt like I failed her, like I chose other animals and myself over her. This was not the case of course, but the day I left her I felt like I abandoned her. I hope she knows differently.

My father has taken good care of her since we discussed that I will not rehome her. It took a lot of understanding, patience, and grace to power through that. But Moo was the one that held us together, and she’s our main focus.

With all of my heart spilling out, I have realized I have two options in my life at this point. Go back to “home” to NY where Moo is, or bring Moo HOME.

She deserves this life on the island. She deserves it more than myself and most humans. She’s an amazing mother, grandmother, friend, companion, healer, comedian, and overall good soul. She’s God’s work of art.

After researching how to fly a dog into Hawaii, I realized it’s not an easy task. Most dogs have to be put through an awful quarantine. This is not an option in my mind. I will not let that stress overwhelm her. But there are ways around that. She needs a certain set of shots in a certain time frame. She is also going to have to be microchipped, and have multiple blood tests done in that time frame also. That’s just the beginning of the “to-do” list.

Moo Louise weighs 160 pounds, which is not small, clearly. Her name’s Moo for a reason. ❤️ Due to her size, she isn’t going to be a cheap flight. While researching how to fly her here I was in fear about it. I found that I would have to either put her on a cargo plane or down in the bunker of the plane.

But she’s a certified service dog.

There are options to get her here, with me by her side.

Personally, I think she deserves a first-class seat, but that’s being extremely hopeful for everyone’s support. ❣️

To get Moo HOME to me on the big island, it is going to cost more than I make at the moment.

I gave up everything to come here, both physically & spiritually.

I knew the island called me for a reason.

I currently reside at the beautiful sanctuary I arrived at, but it’s a work trade.

Which means an income for personal matters isn’t really there. But the passion of what I’m doing outweighs it all.

Moo has been by my side at every farm, stable, sanctuary, rodeo. We have a safe place for us here, filled with love and purpose.

Even if my stay at the sanctuary doesn’t continue, I know Moo and I will have roots here. I know we both will soak up every minute together on this island. We both deserve to be happy, and we will because we will have each other.

So please, if anyone can help make this happen I know it’s all of you. Help Moo Louise Come Home❤️