& DANIEL DICRISCIO BARBARA LAZAROFF
BL: Daniel, I think for people living on a limited income and don’t have the ability to have somebody care for their animals, they have to really consider... is it fair? If they’re able to walk with, say a dog in the morning and come home from work at least an hour to be able to take care of the dog and walk it, it’s fine. They have to consider, I mean I always say when a dog has an accident to a person when they get upset, “Could you hold your bowel movements or your urine that long?” I just feel that if you can think of your pet the way you think about your own comfort, even your own personal hygiene and your need to go to the lavatory, you have to consider it the same way. DD: Tell me about the new adorable kitties you have?
waiting for us to take care of them. We keep them in the enclosure with a heater, air conditioner, and a condo. There are three kittens that look like Persians but they’re mixed, then there’s one that’s black and white with a black strip down its back, and one that’s kind of gray, black, and white. They’re names are Sweetpea, Minx, GW, JR, and Pepe le meuw, they’re so adorable! DD: What do you think children who grow up with animals learn from having them? BL: I believe children who grow up with animals, unless they are allergic, are more altruistic, I believe they learn more compassion and kindness, there’s a gentleness they learn. DD: Any final thoughts you would like to say? BL: I’m starting a GoFund Me for my Spago employees during these difficult COVID times and I will be sending 100 meals to Cedar Sinai that I am paying for myself. Spago recently raised $8000 for Seder Passover that we’ve been doing for many years now. Daniel, I can already tell the kind of caring person you are so you know, during these tough times we are currently facing, if you’ve got a neighbor to shop for or even bringing somebody a loaf of bread, providing stuff to somebody who’s ill and walking their dogs, you know, wear a mask and gloves help them, sometimes an elderly person can’t get out. Pets are a good thing to have at this time, too, during quarantine. So there are lots of ways we can help. And then the last thing is if you can’t do any of those things, the very least you should do is call your parents or your friends. Call somebody, someone alone, email them, text them, check in on them. I have four girlfriends that wound up with COVID and I checked in with them all the time. “How was your day today?” You know, usually they have a relapse day. Just reached, reach out. Be kind. Stay Safe.
BL: The day before Easter and Passover at my home, my girlfriend who was in the guest house, comes to me and says she sees something small and furry running around this enclosure at my home that has two doors and walls around it. Well Daniel, we have four kind of domesticated cats, all black, that live in the garden. They came to us less than a year ago. One of the parents was pregnant and we didn’t know it, and she brought us five kittens and she stood there
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