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.
By Juliet Elperin, Josh Dawsy and Lisa Rein as published on The Washington Post “…administration officials’ concerns have intensified as allegations have grown against Zinke” The White House is growing increasingly concerned about allegations of misconduct against Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, according to two senior administration officials, and […]
By Carol Walker as posted on Wild Horse Freedom Federation Federal Judge Stops BLM from Conducting Inhumane Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments Portland, OR (Nov. 2, 2018) — U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman today issued a preliminary injunction to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from […]
By Laura Lundquist as published on The Missoula Current Under the policy, anyone could shoot a grizzly bear and claim they thought it was a black bear Are people more likely to kill wildlife if they know they can get away with it by pleading ignorance? On Tuesday, […]
Source: Western Values Project “…no one is above the law and Secretary Zinke needs to be held accountable for any wrongdoing or misconduct.” The Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General has referred an investigation into Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to the Department of Justice (DOJ), CNN reports. […]
By Damian Carrington as published on The Guardian The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilization, say the world’s leading scientists Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that […]
Source: Center for Biological Diversity “Our public universities are meant to work for the common good, not for corporate profit,” SALT LAKE CITY— A new Koch-funded research center at Utah State University is taking over the work of a private anti-public-lands think tank, leveraging the public university’s name […]
“Hey guys, we are a little short on intellectual humor, today, as Terry has flown up to visit me and we have had a jam-packed weekend of fun an frivolity so computer time is at a minimum…”Life Happens!” But none the less, we would like to share with […]
http://wildhorsefreedomfederation.org/news-alerts/department-of-the-interior-requests-massive-destruction-of-records/ SOURCE: altgov2.org (We are posting excerpts from the great work altgov2.org is doing to inform the public about government transparency issues.) A QUICK OVERVIEW: The Department of the Interior has made a massive request to National Archives Records Administration (NARA) to schedule records destruction across all of its agencies. […]
by Jonathan Thompson as published on High Country News Property rights lawyer Karen Budd-Falen will give legal counsel on wilderness, wildlife and many of the policies she’s spent her career attacking. The conservation community let out a collective sigh of relief earlier this year when Karen Budd-Falen, a […]
by Erik Molvar as published on CounterPunch.org Public lands managed by the federal government loom large in western politics, a defining topic dictating the political debate. Corporate interests – logging, grazing, and mineral extraction most prominently – have often succeeded in dominating that debate through their good-old-boy network […]
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