The Humane Society of the United States assisted the Grady County Sheriff’s Office with the rescue of hundreds of animals from an alleged cruelty situation. We rescued dogs, cats, goats, koi fish, various types of smaller fish, a pig, and companion birds such as parakeets, finches and cockatoos.

By some human standards, my pond is a hot mess. Underneath and around the water lilies are fallen leaves, branches and other debris of decomposing plants. Along the edges, sea oats, sedges and swamp sunflowers hug the rocks. But if humans are picky in their desire for orderliness, frogs are just as...