R.T. Fitch’s life has been anything but ordinary. Straight out of high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force Band during the Vietnam era, and while stationed in Hawaii, he spent weekends at Sea Life Park training penguins, sea lions, and whales. His path through life has taken many unexpected turns—including more than a few lessons in love—until meeting his wife, Terry, brought a lasting partnership and a shared passion for animals.
Over the course of his adult career, R.T. worked internationally in multiple countries, gaining a broad, global perspective that colors both his worldview and his writing. Now rooted in Texas, he and Terry live on a small farm surrounded by four-legged companions with paws, claws, and hooves. Together, they have devoted years to equine rescue and wild horse protection.
An ordained volunteer chaplain and professional Santa Claus for a local historical society—with Terry by his side as Mrs. Claus—R.T. brings warmth, wisdom, and joy to every season. His work reflects a life of service, wonder, and connection to both people and animals.
He is the author of Straight from the Horse’s Heart, a moving collection of true rescue stories and spiritual reflections, and Fangs of Light, a supernatural tale steeped in symbolic and metaphorical storytelling. The first in a planned trilogy, Fangs of Light blends myth and mystery to explore themes of identity, redemption, and the power of empathy—offering readers not only suspense and intrigue but a deeper look at the light and shadow within us all.
Source: Center for Biological Diversity “The judge was being kind to call these claims delusional…” LAS VEGAS— Calling his legal claims “delusional,” a Nevada state court judge has dismissed rancher Cliven Bundy’s lawsuit to seize more than 58 million acres of federal lands and have them turned over […]
by Andrew Graham as published on WyoFile.com As the snowpack recedes in Wyoming, it reveals the dead. Wildlife can die from a number of causes in winter, from starvation to cold. This photograph of what appears to be an elk calf carcass in the North Platte River Valley […]
by Horseracing Wrongs The Equibase account of the 9th at Gulfstream yesterday: “FAST TRACK KATHERN raced off the pace, driving upper stretch then taken under restraint, moved to outside and eased to wire, pulled up in distress after wire, euthanized on track.” Dead. For $2 bets, entertainment. Fast […]
Source: The Dodo “Clare Staples and all the great folks at Skydog Sanctuary are seriously great people. The video, below, is just one fine example of the good works that they do for those who cannot speak for themselves. Thanks Clare…” ~ R.T.
By Dareh Gregorian as published on NBC News The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it was ending the testing — which included feeding cats to other cats — effective immediately. Government scientists announced Tuesday that they’re pulling the plug on a research program that’s resulted in the deaths […]
by Dale Berning Sawa as published on The Guardian “From eel and sturgeon to pangolin and turtle, hundreds of species are threatened by human hunger or greed. Here are some of the most at risk…” A rare cape pangolin. Their scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Photograph: […]
as published on WITN.com There’s a new resident on the Outer Banks, the first foal born this year to the historic Corolla wild horse herd. They have yet to determine the sex of the foal which was born on Sunday, but the Corolla Wild Horse Fund reports that […]
by TOM KUGLIN tom.kuglin@helenair.com as published in The Missoulian The bill would have allowed private payment for expenses to trappers that legally harvest (Kill) a wolf in Montana. The Montana Senate voted down a bill Monday that would have allowed private reimbursement to wolf trappers. Senators voted 27-22 […]
Scott Streater, E&E News reporter “that appropriations language restricting BLM from using all of the management options authorized in the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971 be eliminated…” President Trump is once again asking Congress to remove restrictions forbidding the Bureau of Land Management from using […]
by Jack Baer as published on Yahoo News Whatever they’re doing to fix the Santa Anita racetrack, it does not appear to be completely working. Arms Runner, a five-year-old gelding, had to be put down Sunday after severely injuring his front right leg in a fall on Santa […]
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