this business of animal rescue. why continue

We are always getting calls about dogs and cats in need. mostly dogs, but we do get calls for cats needing rescue as well.

Recently there was a kitten stuck about 100 feet up a tree. he had been there for over 5 days; through wind and rain storms, without food and freezing temps. Finally a good Sameritan who owned a tree service came out with a bucket truck and got the kitten down from the tree. The kitten had ring worm, tape worms, hook worms and was severely malnourished.

He is now adopted and living the life of Riley with some wonderful cat people. He has a lovely home in town and a weekend get away on at a lake house. He is cooked special meals and has an older, wiser cat to show him the ropes.

But, all stories don't have such a happy ending. I don't put the terrible stories here, I have been told that people don't want to hear those. People want the warm and fuzzy stories.

This work will break your heart, it will break your bank account, it will wear your bones to the nub. it is back breaking, dirty, difficult and sometimes scary. My husband and I have depleted out savings and are at times living from day to day financially. We work through fever and aches. But we keep going because the animals are depending upon us.

And then, in the middle of all the setback, aches and pains, we get a warm fuzzy.
that is what helps keep us going. It is what makes us get out of bed in the mornings. It is the faith that there WILL be happily ever afters everyday and THAT makes this work worthwhile.

posted by Elizabeth @ 6:25 AM