Hi Ioana,
I'm so sorry for you recent loss. Isn't it wonderful to know you have
been instrumental in giving an animal with such a will to live the chance?
I'm glad you found this group too. Just knowing there are so many
like-minded people in the world helps me cope with all the hard
realities that we face everyday. It seems I've been waging battle
against the phrase "you can't save them all" my whole life. I do my
best to have compassion for not only the animals, but the people that
have chosen to become public servants in the rescue world. The people
who start out with open welcoming hearts that have found it necessary to
numb themselves to the plight of the individual in order to do all they
can to help the cat/dog nation as a whole. Put it out to the community
that you do rescue, and you will soon find yourself drowning in the pain
of "you can't save them all". That's why I don't align myself too
closely with rescue organizations and why I don't volunteer to foster.
I imagine that it becomes a matter of statistics and I never want to
view my world that way. I don't think I'll ever be able to turn my back
on the kitten or puppy in my arms in favor of the one I haven't met
yet. Being a part of organized rescue generally means abdicating the
tough decisions to someone else and I refuse to do that.
Nina
Ioana-Dina Rican wrote:
Isn't this ironic how the destiny of those hopeless animals is chosen
by humans? And how these decisions are taken? Then why does the
"rescue" word exist if "we" just pick and choose who do we save? I
don't know on which part of the planet you are because since I've been
here in Atlanta I met only people that abandoned their pets, vets
willing to put down pets just because they carry a virus, and I am
just stunned by the actions of people towards animals. I think too
that this group is the best, helps me keep my sanity, and gives me a
hope that good people are still around. Good for you you didn't put
down the babies. I would have done the same thing. I worked with a
rescue group too and they made me put down a feral cat that had half
of his body flat, probably a car run him over. They said the cat had
no chance of getting better, the vet could not even look at him.
Still I suffered a lot. After some months they came with the same
idea about another cat that I rescued and I refused. She passed away
two months ago after two years of being rescued .
Ioana
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