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Couple's Compassion for Animals Knows No Limits By JOLIE POLLARD Breeze Editor in Chief pollard.jolie@gmail.com
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ur April 2018 flag features a special painting by 27-year-old artist Kashana Tonozzi, a Colorado native who now lives in Placencia Village. The painting depicts Tonozzi’s interpretation of the lives of two active animal welfare advocates living in Placencia Village and is now proudly displayed over the walkway of the couple’s small and unassuming beach home. Rick and Candace Feldman had initially thought about hanging up a typical welcome sign for tropical life such as “Home Is Where the Beach Is,” but after consulting Tonozzi, the concept evolved into something much more personal. The silhouette of the couple in the center of the painting is that of Rick and Candace ac-
companied by the rescues currently living with them − a scene all too familiar to people who take the regular beach stroll in front of their house. The only discrepancies? Well, Rosie, a dog who was rescued from Santa Rosa Village is missing from the crew and Dani, a dog who was found homeless, malnourished and suffering from a bad skin condition in front of a police station in Dangriga, actually has a knob for a tail − details, of course, that the Feldmans are sure to point out. In the painting, Dani joins Peanut, a nineyear-old dog Rick rescued from death row in Los Angeles and who challenges his owners with periodic seizures; Jane, a blind dachshund; Blue, a rescue from the Blue Hole National Park along the Hummingbird Highway whom they saved from a severe See APRIL FLAG on page 3.
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Egg Hunt Gathers Easter's Biggest Smiles and Laughs See photos on page 25.
Four-year-old Kelsey Torres lights up at the annual Easter Egg Hunt held on the beach next to the Tipsy Tuna Seaside and Sports Bar. (PHOTO BY ANNELISE HAGAN)