Thank you so much Wendy.
--- wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Glenda,
>
> I have been reading about you and Marmalade the past
> few days and mulling over all I have read. I can
> completely see how each person can feel the way they
> do. What happened is horrific. I know all of us
> are saddened by it. Obviously, you have learned
> your lesson and I can tell you feel badly about what
> happened. I don't want to say something hurtful or
> mean, although what happened to Marmalade, honestly,
> has made me angry and sad. However, as it has been
> pointed out, this happens every day to hundreds of
> animals in the world. Marmalade is just one. A
> grass roots foster/rescue program is needed, but who
> among us has the time or is willing to sacrifice?
> We live in a damn rat race. And I do not think that
> shelter work is every person's calling. I am
> starting up a pet sitting business and taking care
> of my brood, among all the other stuff going on in
> my life. Volunteering isn't part of the mix right
> now, but I do feel like I'm doing my part in my
> little corner of the world, for now.
>
> I am glad you feel you can come here for help. I
> think the people here are wonderful. Hideyo is very
> intense. I personally think she feels things more
> intensely than many of us do; that observation is
> based on what I have seen in the past. I think she
> will come around again. She's angry and hurt now,
> as many of us are, and you are the easiest target
> for that, unfortunately. However, even though you
> made a mistake, it was not intentional, and you were
> trying to rectify it. We ALL make mistakes. Every
> last one of us. One time, when I was just a girl,
> one of our cats (we had many) attacked my face. I
> was trying to pet him and talking to him really
> sweet, and he just attacked me and scratched me up.
> I was bleeding pretty good from several places, but
> my heart hurt more than my head. He jumped off the
> bed and walked off like he was the cat's meow and I
> kicked him in the behind. I was probably 8. He
> died a few days after that. He couldn't pee
> and my mom was the type not to waste money on our
> pets; she had to make sure she always had a six pack
> handy. I have always felt really badly about that.
> In hindsight, it's quite possible that this kitty
> had crystals or already had a UTI. But I'll never
> know and I choose to carry the grief that comes
> along with the responsibility of a mistake. I know
> there are probably others here who have
> unintentionally hurt an animal. I am certainly
> holding no grudge against you as I have no room to
> judge your mistake. I do hope that, as others have
> said, it can be turned into something good, for
> little Marmalade's sake. That is all that can be
> done now. Prayers going out for your heavy heart.
>
> :)
> Wendy
>
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful
> committed citizens can change the world - indeed it
> is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade
> ~~~
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2007 12:01:23 PM
> Subject: Fwd: MARMALADE...THE OUTCOME...
>
>
> --- glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:59:33 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: MARMALADE...THE OUTCOME...
> > To: [email protected]
> >
> > HELLO EVERYONE,
> > THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE ADVICE AND SUPPORT.
> > THE
> > WORST HAS HAPPENED. I FEEL REALLY HORRIBLE RIGHT
> > NOW.
> > I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW THE WORST
> > HAPPENED:
> > WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS HE WAS PUT DOWN, BY MISTAKE.
> HIS
> > PAPER WORK WAS NOT READ. FOR AS OFTEN AS I WENT
> DOWN
> > THERE AND BUGGED THEM, I GUESS I ASSUMED EVERYONE
> > KNEW. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS IN THE 'WILD CAT'
> > SECTION...I
> > GUESS THE LESSON HERE IS:
> >
> > EVEN IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE MAKING PEOPLE ANGRY AND
> > UPSET
> > WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING AN ANIMAL DO NOT BE
> > AFRAID
> > TO GET IN SOMEONE'S FACE. THE FACT I DID NOT RUB
> IT
> > IN
> > A LITTLE MORE ON MY RIDE HOME FROM WORK TUESDAY
> > NIGHT
> > MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE REASON THIS MISTAKE HAPPENED.
> >
> > THE DIRECTOR, A REALLY SPECIAL PERSON, WHO I DO
> LOVE
> > AND RESPECT AND WITH WHOM I HAVE A GOOD
> > RELATIONSHIP,
> > TOLD ME THE MINUTE THE MISTAKE WAS REALIZED SHE
> TOOK
> > MARMALADE'S LITTLE BODY TO THE CLINIC DOWN THE
> > STREET,
> > TO THE VET. HE WAS TESTED BY A GAL NAMED DARCY AT
> > MIDTOWN ANIMAL HOSPITAL IN GERING, NEBRASKA. THE
> > TEST
> > WAS NEGATIVE FOR FeLV AND FIV. THEY ESTIMATED THE
> > CAT
> > TO BE ABOUT 2-YEARS OLD. I WAS TOLD THEY FIRST
> > NOTICED
> > A LOT OF BATTLE SCARS ON HIM ,SO THEY THOUGHT HE
> > MIGHT
> > TEST POSITIVE...WELL, HE DID NOT TEST
> > POSITIVE!
> >
> > I TOLD DEB S. , THE DIRECTOR, ON THE PHONE I WOULD
> > HAVE FOUGHT HER TOOTH AND NAIL TO SAVE THIS CAT IF
> > HE
> > WERE ALIVE AND TESTED OUT LIKE HE DID AND BEING
> > YOUNG
> > LIKE HE WAS...SHE COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDS WHERE I"M
> > COMING FROM AND I DO BELIEVE WE COULD HAVE COME TO
> A
> > SOLUTION SOMEHOW. SHE IS A VERY GOOD PERSON AND
> LIKE
> > THE REST OF US ,BUT WITH A VERY HARD JOB...THE
> GAL,
> > A
> > WORKER AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY TOLD ME EVERYONE FELT
> > SICK YESTERDAY AFTER THIS HAPPENED.
> >
> > WE ALL HAVE SUCH A LONG WAY TO GO TO MASTER THE
> > PERFECT WAYS TO PROTECT OUR ANIMALS. IT REALLY IS
> > JUST
> > SUCH A HARD WORLD...I THINK EVERYONE OF US COULD
> > JUST
> > CRY OUR EYES OUT ALL DAY LONG FOR ALL THE SADNESS
> IN
> > THE WORLD. I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!
> >
> > I WILL BE TALKING WITH A COUPLE OF THESE FERAL CAT
> > ORGANIZATIONS TO SEE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET
> SOMETHING
> > STARTED HERE.
> > THIS MORNING WHEN I WAS TALKING TO DEB, OUR HS
> > DIRECTOR HERE, SHE TOLD ME SHE DID NOT LIKE THE
> TNR
> > PROGRAMS THAT MUCH. I PERSONALLY, COULD ONLY AGREE
> > WITH SUCH PROGRAMS IF ALL THE CATS WERE DISEASE
> FREE
> > AND VERY WELL CARED FOR...THAT TAKES A LOT OF
> PEOPLE
> > WILLING TO BE VERY INVOLVED.
> > I WILL TELL YOU, I LIVED IN MAUI, HAWAII FOR CLOSE
> > TO
> > FIVE YEARS , 2001-2005. I WAS ON THE BOARD OF
> THEIR
> > HUMANE SOCIETY FOR ROUGHLY A YEAR + AND I BECAME
> > AWARE
> > OF THE FERAL CAT SITUATION THERE, WHICH IS
> MASSIVE.
> > I
> > HAD FRIENDS INVOLVED WHO WERE SO SELFLESS, SO
> > DEDICATED...THERE IS HUGE SUPPORT THERE FOR SUCH
> > PROGRAMS...SADLY, ALL FREE ROAMING CATS ARE HARD
> ON
> > BIRDS...SOMETHING TO CONSIDER...IT IS JUST A
> MATTER
> > OF
> > SPAYING/NEUTERING. WITH ALL THE PEOPLE WORKING SO
> > HARD
> > I CANNOT IMAGINE AN END TO THE PROBLEM,BUT THEY
> ARE
> > PUTTING A DENT IF ONLY TO KEEP THE POPULATIONS IN
> > CHECK...
> > I'M OFF TO MY JOB. I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER HAVING
> YOU
> > GUYS OUT THERE TO TALK TO. IF I DECIDE TO START UP
> A
> > PROGRAM HERE BY TRYING TO GATHER PEOPLE WILLING TO
> > GET
> > INVOLVED, IT WILL BE CALLED "MARMALADE'S WILD
> KITTY
> > ORGANIZATION, SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I SERIOUSLY
> FEEL
> > HE
> > WAS A SPECIAL CAT...BUT AREN'T THEY ALL?
> > I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED SOMETHING BAD NEEDS TO
> BRING
>
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