Animals entering shelters are either (a) immunologically naïve and susceptible to infection and development of disease if exposed to pathogens; (b) already immune as a result of natural immunization (e.g., recovery from infection or disease) or previous vaccination; or (c) already infected, either showing clinical signs or possibly incubating disease and/or shedding the infectious organisms to other susceptible animals.

Hello, Treasure, he said without turning round. For a second she hesitated, standing in the soft light of the lamp, the deep blue of the rug making a background for her, the black fur collar of her coat framing the vivid beauty of her face.

We were all grieved and agonied at the fate of our hapless Mary—but none with that passion which filled my own bosom.

In the effort to make Charles a widely acceptable king, lovability would be a necessary ingredient.