Playing the Dogs

You may know- since you are on my facebook that I am an advocate for animals maybe even that one of  my favorite quotes is Albert Schweitzers  "think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight".   I honestly believe that if we all continue to look away from the ugly truths they will continue to be perpetrated.  I used to be much more hands on within the rescue community before my stroke but even though I can't transport animals or foster I have found other ways to stay involved.   I still "play the dogs" as my kids call it when I pledge money on the unwanted ones across the country hoping to make them more attractive to prospective rescues. When we lose one, its not a lost wager- its actual death and those losses are taken hard, some weeks loss is all there is.

this is one of those weeks

Why do I engage in this bizarre activity? Because there are nearly 3 million dogs and cats that are killed yearly in this countries shelters because of overpopulation. That's about one perfectly healthy dog, cat, kitten or puppy, mutt or pure bred animal dying every 11 seconds...

I will only briefly mention the abuse of these innocent animals. We see the equivalent to law and order special victims unit and criminal minds all rolled into one horrible episode with dogs and cats as the victims. Except its no show, its real and its scary. For those of us who choose to "think occasionally of the suffering" this crap stays with us- it gets burned in our minds if we let it. But to be effective I can't let it bog me down with anger or hate.

I go on for love. Love of the dogs and cats that were not blessed to be mine.

RIP Puppy Doe and Hooch - Uno I am praying for you!