I would like to think that every human in this world who is financially able would have the desire to help the animal kingdom survive. After all it has been proven that the love of a pet extends the life of its owner.
Unfortunately, that is not the case. In fact there are some humans who are incredibly cruel.
Helping animals in distress is what this blog is all about. I have twelve wonderful stories to tell here, on my blog, of animals I have taken in. Mostly Cats, a dog, one squirrel and a possum or two. I have a tender heart and cannot pass up a starving or sick animal. My companion calls it a Need to Feed.
I am not a vegan by no means, for I do understand the need for people to eat, but the unnecesary slaughter of wild game for sport is morbid. The injury of household pets to satisfy some distorted craving to watch animals suffer should be met with much tougher animal cruelty laws and punishment.
I believe if each person (who can spare the money) picked up one stray and had it spayed or neutered the overpopulation of ferrel cats and dogs would become more and more manageable. Overpopulation is what leads to such violence against animals in many cases. I know only to well how much damage a litter of homeless dogs and cats can do. People get frutrated and do bad things to free themselves of the problem. A much better way is to help spay or neuter. It stops all the additional animals. It also prevents animals from coming into this world to starve, get sick and die. Life is much harder for them. In helping a stray you might just find you an furry soul mate.
RESCUES AND ADOPTIONS
NANAPUS
This is Nanapus. She was found two years ago in my front yard where she had been thrown out. She was very weak and starved. We tried to feed her but she was having trouble getting food down and she seemed to be to weak to swallow. I called the vet to see her . Since the vet could not see her for a couple of hours I tried to give her milk and water but it just ran back out of her mouth. My heart was crushed and I was sure she would die. I sat down in my recliner and she came up and wanting in my lap. I picked her up to cuddled her and as I rubbed her I felt something around her neck. When I examined her closer I discovered a piece of knitting yarn tied around her neck and embedded into her skin. The yarn was so tight it had cut into her skin and was cutting of her air and comprimising her ability to swallow. I had to work fast to get the tip of scissors under the yarn and clip it before the extra pressure on her neck choked her. She was already weak. When the yarn was released the kitten let out a gasp as if it had not been able to take a deep breath in days. I doctored her neck and offered her food again and this time she ate and drank a cup of water. The poor little thing was so full she wobbled when she walked. My theory is a child put the string around her neck and forgot and the adultsjust thought she was sick when she started losing weight. Thank Goodness they dropped her off in my yard and not at a dumpster.
The courage of a jungle cat and the heart of an angel. She was adopted the fourth week after I first found her.
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