{"id":3757,"date":"2019-01-10T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/?p=3757"},"modified":"2019-01-11T09:27:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T17:27:46","slug":"nikos-12th-birthday-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/nikos-12th-birthday-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"Niko\u2019s 12th Birthday Wish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3763\" src=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nikos-birthday-rfb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nikos-birthday-rfb.jpg 850w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nikos-birthday-rfb-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nikos-birthday-rfb-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>As my twelfth birthday approached in 2009, my parents asked the usual question: \u201cWhat do you want for your birthday?\u201d I normally had a long list, but that year my answer was different \u2013 but no surprise to my parents. I wanted to help Napa Humane.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3759\" src=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Niko-3-e1547162056266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Niko-3-e1547162056266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Niko-3-e1547162056266-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Growing up, I was always around animals. We always had at least two cats and a dog; and our neighbors had those and more. We loved our animals as family members, but we could only have so many. I wanted to find some way to support those that didn\u2019t have the same privileges as our family\u2019s pets. That\u2019s when I looked into the humane society and researched how they help animals. I\u2019m very lucky to have parents that have always made sure I have what I need, and I earned money here and there. So on my twelfth birthday, instead of asking for stuff that I wanted but maybe didn\u2019t need, I thought that I would share some of my earnings with Napa Humane. My parents were supportive and offered to match whatever I donated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3764\" src=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Niko-2-e1547163043924.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Since my twelfth birthday, I\u2019ve tried to share with Napa Humane for my birthday and again at Christmas every year that I can. We continue to have at least two cats, but have grown to two or three dogs. We\u2019ve had our cats: Six Gun and Hoss, Chester and Lucy, Toby and Roscoe. \u00a0Then our dogs: Maggie, Jazz, Hunter, Chibi, Duke, Brady, Tulla and Kia. We try to do rescues when we can and some of them have come to us when we weren\u2019t looking for a dog, but they needed us.<\/p>\n<p>I always wish I could do more, but supporting the humane society has become a tradition within my household, and it feels good knowing that I can help even a little bit to show my support for all the good work they do. Maybe someone else will start this tradition, too. It doesn\u2019t take much effort or expense, but if more people did it, I think it would add up to something really significant.<\/p>\n<p>~Niko Baila<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nike-Then-and-Now.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nike-Then-and-Now.jpg 850w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nike-Then-and-Now-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nike-Then-and-Now-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As my twelfth birthday approached in 2009, my parents asked the usual question: \u201cWhat do you want for your birthday?\u201d I normally had a long list, but that year my answer was different \u2013 but no surprise to my parents. 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