The Meaning of Rescue

[CarolsCritterCare]

THE MEANING OF RESCUE

Now that I’m home, bathed, settled and fed,
All nicely tucked in my nice warm new bed,
I’d like to open my baggage, Lest I forget,
There is so much to carry - So much to regret.

Hmmmm... yes, there it is, right on top,
Let’s unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss
And there by my perch hides my Fear and Shame
As I look on these things I tried so hard to leave,
I still have to unpack my baggage called Pain.

I loved them the others, the ones who left me,
But I wasn’t good enough - for they didn’t want me.

Will you add to my baggage?
Will you help me unpack?
Or will you just look at my things - and take my right back?

Do you have the time to help me unpack?
To put away my baggage, to never repack?

I pray that you do - I’m so tired you see,
But I do come with baggage -
Will you still want me?

Author Unknown

[Kelly68]

There are just way too many animals in this world that are unwanted. This makes me so sad and wish I had millions of dollars that I could do more to stop this.

[LinksToThePast]

Unfortunately there is too much idiocy in the world to stop all the abuse...to animals, even to humans upon themselves. Although I like to think that I do my part to help stop the cycle.

It is hard to comprehend why some people don't consider what they are doing to other living things.

[Kelly68]

"It is hard to comprehend why some people don't consider what they are doing to other living things."

This brings me back to a post I tried faithfully to post many times but couldn't. (Amber can back me up on this one). Speaking of not being able to comprehend.....read the story that I wrote:


Hey everyone. A friend sent me this petition. For those who don't know I would like to share a story about what happened to me last week. After reading my story, please click on the link below and sign the petition to stop these innocent animals from being tortured. After a weeks worth of crying it took a great friend to remind me that I am just one person and I cannot save the world, but with the help of others maybe we can make a difference. Garth Brooks says it best in his song, The Change. Anyhow, please read my story and keep this petition going. (I also found that the United States Humane Society also has their own petition going..you can find it on their site).

Thank you from the bottom of my heart,

Kelly

(link) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/753898834

Here is the letter I sent to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), ASPCA and the United States Humane Society:

Please read this all the way through to get a feel for the abuse and torture some animals go through.

I was doing an innocent search to find a dog/cat funny video for my sister. I came across a HORRIFIC video instead. This video was shot in China at a fur ring. It started out with this huge truck that was carrying tons of crates stuffed with live dogs and cats. They were pitched to the concrete ground where the crates would slam and roll over and over sometimes crushing and breaking the bones of the animals. Some animals in the crates had severe injuries by the throwing of the crates. Then they would show cats being picked out for skinning and showed them being skinned. They showed the faces of these animals as they looked in horror and begged to be loved. At the end of this video they showed a live dog laying on the ground and a guy placed his foot on the dogs head almost crushing it so it couldn't move. Proceeded to go down by the butt and start cutting. The video then showed the end product of a dog. They focused on the face. Just red raw meat, no skin or fur. Only thing you could recognize was a nose and eye brows. At first I thought the dog was dead but then the eyes started to blink and the dog raised his head to look around. Then he rolled over and died. The reasoning why they allow the animal to go through so much torture cause in their own words, "The more torture they go through, the better they taste."

How HORRIFIC is this? Some may ask why did I not turn off the video. I was frozen in time focusing on the looks of these innocent animals. I just couldn't move. I am a big animal lover and to see this makes me so angry that all I have done since was cry. I cannot get this video out of my head. I would rob a bank to pay to be hypnotized to forget the video I saw. No country, whether it has humane animal laws or not should be allowed to torture the animals. Kill them first before doing this at least.

I feel that if nobody grieves for the tortured, then what was the sense of their life? A lot of people think that it is only "an animal". They have the same feelings as we do when it comes to being scared and pain. And they have just of a right to live and have a happy life. Many are born that are unwanted, but does that mean a senseless death? I am so strong about this that if the country offered to stop doing this in exchange for my life, I would do it in a heartbeat.

Please, you didn't see the video. I wish I didn't see the video. Make it known and pass this on and maybe in time it will get into the right hands of what these animals are put through. For God's sake, have a heart. I just hope that these animals are now in God's kingdom and no longer are in pain. Maybe we all can play part in saving these poor animals from this torture.

Thanks.

Kelly Rector

p.s. Due to the graphic nature of the video I do not feel comfortable posting a link.

[Kelly68]

I hope I didn't scare anyone off by such a long reply to this.

[LinksToThePast]

Didn't scare me but left me speechless...or typeless may be a better term.

[Kelly68]

I was speechless too. For a long time. Then anger took over and I wrote to a lot of different people and organizations. I was like "obsessed" with what I had to do. Make my voice heard. I felt that if I couldn't stop it from happening then I wanted to make sure that I could tell myself that I tried to make a difference.

[Kris10]

While animal cruelty abounds, China is particularly bad... not to mention the control they keep over their citizens. I've seen many videos of turtles and snakes being sliced alive for food. I won't be supporting or watching the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of China's disgusting, inhumane treatment of animals.

[Kelly68]

That will be two of us. I have lost all respect for anyone over there. May not be fair to others that are decent, but what I saw completely changed my mind.