Good Shepherd
Initiative

Free Since 1983
To Educate & Motivate
- not "entertain" -
HIS Character Matters

Human Trafficking & Slavery
Don't Just Happen
(Jesus said in Mark 7:21-23)

Would a "good" God design
"survival of the fittest"
as His WAY?
(Isaiah 65:25)

Canyon
Grand Canyon Expedition
(Thanks Tom & Paula)

Rights - Any discussion about human rights (slavery, oppression) or animal rights (cruelty, abuse) must first address our Creator's rights. He has the right to command how we treat both His people and His animals.

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* * Videos of Animal Friends
- More Pics / Vids -

Responsibilities - Jesus said the root cause of suffering in this world is a distorted view of and/or the rejection of the true WAY of our Creator. (John 8:1-59)

Mistakes - Man's self-serving, misguided, mischaracterizations of God have historically led to personal and cultural conflict, corruption, and collapse.

Hope - Discovering the WHO?, the WHY?, and the "WAY"? of origins is the foundation for true transformation.

Change - Truly lasting change for individuals and cultures must begin at the cornerstone - the Creator of creation.

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"Squirt" the Otter

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Honey Island Swamp


"Boatie" - Lizaboa

"Then I looked again
at all the acts of oppression
which were being done
under the sun.
And behold I saw the tears
of the oppressed
and that they had no one
to comfort them;
and on the side
of their oppressors was power,
but they had no one
to comfort them."

Ecclesiastes 4:1

GSI Animal Pics / Vids
AAA - Animal Assisted Ministry

© Sid Galloway BS, M.Div.
Just an old sheepdog of the Good Shepherd Genesis 1:1
Communicating conclusions from 100's of PhD scholars (& children)
Supporting the authority of His Word & the consistency of His character
Human Rights? Slavery? - Animal Rights? Cruelty?
What about God's right to command compassion for all of His creatures?


Scotty - Good Shepherd Therapy Sheepdog
(My personal therapist!)
VIDEO OF SCOTTY PLAYING BALL

Owl Otis with eye finally open - better!
Owl Otis and Hawk Barron were tranferred to "Wings of Hope"
Bird Rehab Facility in Livingston, LA

SEE MORE of OTIS our Little Screech Owl rescuee
- VIDEO of Otis being hand FED by Mr. Galloway
- VIDEO of Otis trying to FLY but can't see well enough to land
- Pic of his injured eye
- Mr. Galloway holding Otis


sid zoo cartoon

 


See YouTube VIDEO of "Mac"
*YouTube Version above is Faster!!
GSI Video Version (Big file long download)
* The background noise is our dove, Woody, cooing, and our squirrel Zoe doing loops around her cage :-)

** No more solo swamp retreats,
due to torn shoulder labrums:

Oh well, 35 years of kayaking, rescuing animals (coyotes, raccoons, deer), and injuries from Hurricane Katrina cleanup is enough.

The good news is that soon I'll be in the Good Shepherd's New Creation with a new body that won't wear out - hope you're there :-)

1 Cor 15:21-28


* YOUTUBE VIDEOS LISTED UNDER VARIOUS STILL PHOTO ALBUMS

 (More pics / videos on Mr. Galloway's Facebook - ask your parents)


Animal Assisted Teaching -

 


Boas love water - here Lizaboa tries to soak in her water bowl,
since her regular "pool" was being cleaned.


 

** VIDEO Why would a dad let a gator bite his hand? - Daughters

 


Old Animal Drawings - Haven't drawn since teenage years - no time

 


Sid Galloway, BS, M.Div. - Just an old sheepdog of the Good Shepherd

Big Baby Huey
(VIDEO HERE - rescued Great Horned Owl - young fledgling)

(2nd Video of Huey watching our Squirrel Zoe)

* See also Video of The Squirrel Brothers Acrobatic Team

 

VIDEO Deer Fawn Rescue - bottle feeding


 

PHOTOS - Atchafalaya Swamp - (Facebook Photo Album) - 50+ photos
1.5 Million Acres of deep dark, beautiful swamp


PHOTOS - Zoo Keeper Memories - (Lions, Tigers, Bears, . . . ) Audubon Zoo


PHOTOS - Animal Assisted Ministry -
(Educating about Creation, Wildlife, Disabilities)

 


PHOTOS - More Swamp Tripping - (Cottonmouth Snake Catching, etc)

* VIDEO Copperhead Snake capture VIDEO in the Smoky Mountains


NCS Biology / Life Science Classroom - (Rehab Hospital / Ark / Zoo)
(* 20-30 animals, some permanent & disabled, others temporary rehab)
VIDEO - Classroom Panorama with Monster the Amphiuma
VIDEO - Classroom Panorama with Rescued Owl
VIDEO - Classroom Panorama slowly


 

PHOTOS - Grand Canyon Expedition - (Thanks Tom and Paula Vail) - 55 pics


PHOTOS - Stubby, the deformed (Angel Wing) goose and his faithful parents
- This amazing true life story demonstrated the God-given loyalty of geese, not only for mates, but even for offspring born disabled. Stubby's parents stayed with him from birth, 24 hrs / 7 days a week, for two years. They refused to migrate with their flock, staying with their son to protect him. He was eventually injured by a car while waddling across a road, but we rescued him by kayak from a pond as he began to drown. Vets saved his life, yet he lost his right eye. He now lives with a wildlife rehabilitator as an ambassador for wildlife and disability education.
- VIDEO Stubby trying to walk after two months of veterinary care
- VIDEO Stubby strolling with his mom and dad before the car accident


PHOTOS - Honey Island Swamp - (Facebook Photo Album) - 50+ photos
(Pearl River Wildlife Management Area)


PHOTOS - Whodat the Screech Owl - 4 photos
VIDEO - Whodat getting a head rub for his concussion headache


PHOTOS - Big Red the Red-tailed Hawk -
(Shotgun blast to the chest and wing, 7 day old necrotic wound)


PHOTOS - Miscellaneous Swamp, River, and Wildlife Rescue -
VIDEO of Rory the gunshot paralyzed raccoon on YouTube


PHOTOS - NCS Ark / Rehab Hospital / Mini-Menagerie - Biology in 3-D


PHOTOS - Young Otter Rescue - "Squirt"
* See videos of Squirt on Facebook
- VIDEO Squirt squeeking for his mother (killed by a car)
- VIDEO Squirt getting his first hand feeding after his first hand bath


PHOTOS - NCS Students Touched by an Elephant -
NCS Biology Class's Zoo Trip to see my old pachyderm friends


PHOTOS - Desire Street Ministries - Touched by an Elephant
to see my old pachyderm friends


PHOTOS - Snakes are People Too - OK, maybe not


PHOTOS - Zoe our Disabled Squirrel - Born with no tail and only three feet
* See videos of Zoe on YouTube
- VIDEO Zoe playing "Handwrestling" with Lisa
- VIDEO Zoe as an infant playing in her first cage
- VIDEO Zoe opening a jar of seed by herself
- VIDEO Zoe learning to overcome her "disability"

VIDEO - "Chippy" learning to climb Sid as a tree
VIDEO - Teenage squirrels learning to socialize in the big kid cage


PHOTOS - LITTLE RIVER - My best raccoon friend, for life and eternity

* See videos of Little River on YouTube
- VIDEO As a baby holding and drinking her own bottle
- VIDEO Baby River being bottle fed by Dad
- VIDEO
Baby River being stimulated after feeding (can't go on her own)
- VIDEO Following "Dad" on her final release hike in the swamps
- VIDEO Little River strolling close to Dad's feet on her final release hike
- VIDEO Little River exploring wild water in the swamp for the first time
- VIDEO Little River playing in the water

Little River using her keen intellect to open her cage door!

VIDEO - three coon sisters playing on their adopted dad's shoulders


* VIDEO capture of a very angry wild adult coon that buglarized a home, having entered through the doggy door and refused to leave.


VIDEO of Sugarplum the paralyzed baby flying squirrel (dropper feeding)