I died today
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Charity
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM CHARITY & RAINBOW BRIDGE: Hello Rescue Angels: This is Charity. I have been silent for awhile now, but I am still watching here from Rainbow Bridge. Many of you may be familiar with my story, but for those who are not – briefly: I am an American Pit Bull Terrier, bred by someone with very bad intentions. Two of my sisters (Hope & Faith) and I were pulled from our mother as very young puppies. We were sodomized and tortured, then left to die. I am not going into a lot of detail because you can read my story later. My sisters and I went to live at Eagle’s Den Rescue and they continue to fight for us every day with the help of so many wonderful angels on earth. My sisters are there with them. I am not. I watch from Rainbow Bridge. You see, I died when I was six months old from injuries related to abuse. It took numerous surgeries and a lot of love to save Faith & Hope. I saw people unite for me and my sisters and I had such hope that things would finally change. I BELIEVED for the first time that people could not kick and beat us and have no one care. I believed people could not rape and torture us and have no one care… I believed for the first time that my death would not be in vain. And people are still fighting for me … but as I said … my story can be read later. This is the story of another dog named Buddy in a place called Orange County, Florida. And Buddy is a Pit Bull. Looking at Buddy’s life I could ALMOST be jealous because Buddy has a family that loves him dearly. He did not suffer through what my sisters and I did before finding peace. He has never been an aggressive dog and has always been a part of a very loving family. His family and a group called The Lexus Project made a movie about him and his life. Watch it please: https://www.facebook.com/
My Shelter Days are numbered
My Shelter Days are numbered ten.
Ten more days until my end.
My Shelter Days are numbered eight.
Please adopt me. Change my fate.
My Shelter Days are numbered six.
Adopt a pet week, still no one's pick.
My Shelter Days are numbered four.
Four more days and then no more.
My Shelter Days are numbered two.
Someone will take me, I just don't know who.
My Shelter Days are numbered none.
I know I'm finished, then you come.
My Shelter Days are over, done,
Because you, my master, took me home.
I rescued a human today.
Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her.
I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid. As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn't want her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the overworked shelter keepers get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them.
As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life.
She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.
Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms.
I would promise to keep her safe.
I would promise to always be by her side.
I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes.
I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven't walked the corridors. So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.
I rescued a human today.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Notable Quotes
"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." - Albert Einstein |
"Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace." - Albert Schweitzer |
"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." - Alexander Pope |
"A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than his owner can express with his tongue in hours." - Anonymous |
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Anonymous |
"Lord, help me to be the person my dog thinks I am." - Anonymous |
"One reason a dog is such comfort when you're downcast is that he doesn't ask to know why." - Anonymous |
"The reason a dog has so many friends, is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue." - Anonymous |
"To err is human, to forgive, canine." - Anonymous |
"I can train any dog in 5 minutes. It's training the owner that takes longer." - Barbara Woodhouse |
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." - Ben Williams |
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." - Billings |
"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does." - Christopher Morley |
"My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet." - Edith Wharton |
"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about little puppies." - Gene Hill |
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." - George Elliot |
"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog." - George Graham Vest |
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanual Kant |
"There's just something about dogs that makes you feel good. You come home, they're thrilled to see you. They're good for the ego." - Janet Schnellman |
"Even the tiniest poodle is lionhearted, ready to do anything to defend home, master, and mistress." - Louis Sabin |
"No matter how little money and how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich." - Louis Sabin |
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. It is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain |
"A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk." - O.A. Battista |
"Better to light a candle for one lost dog than to curse the darkness of man's indifference. Saving just one dog won't change the world, but it surely will change the world for that one dog." - Richard C. Call |
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." - Roger Caras |
"Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe, we are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made." - Roger Caras |
"The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind." - Theodorus Gaza |
Famous Pet & Animal Quotes
"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language." ~ Martin Buber
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant
"My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet." ~ Edith Wharton
"A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution." ~ Hazel Nicholson
"The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals" ~ Anonymous
"Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." ~ Roger Caras
"There's no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat." ~ Wesley Bates
"Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." ~ Anonymous
"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us" ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
"A dog is the only thing on earth that will love you more than you love yourself." ~ Josh Billings
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France
"Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to." ~ Joe Gores
"A canter is the cure for all evil." ~ Benjamin Disraeli
"Dogs have owners, cats have staff." ~ Anonymous
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." ~ Ann Landers
"In the beginning, God created man, but seeing him so feeble, He gave him the cat" ~ Warren Eckstein
"A house is not a home without a pet." ~ Anonymous
"I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul." ~ Jean Cocteau
"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans" ~ James Herriot
"I think I could turn and live with animals, they are
so placid and self-contained,
I stand and look at them long and long." ~ Walt Whitman
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." ~ Ben Williams
"A dog maybe a man's best friend but a horse made history..." ~ Anonymous
"No heaven will not ever Heaven be;
Unless my cats are there to welcome me." ~ Anonymous
"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in?
I think that is how dogs spend their lives." ~ Sue Murphy
"To err is human, to forgive, canine" ~ Anonymous
"To err is human, to purr, feline" ~ Robert Byrne
"A horse gallops with his lungs,
Perseveres with his heart,
And wins with his character." ~ Tesio
"A Horse! A Horse! my kingdom for a horse!" ~ Shakespeare
"All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it." ~ Samuel Butler
"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'" ~ Dave Barry
"There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before." ~ Robert Lynd
"The dog was created especially for children. He is the God of frolic." ~ Henry Ward Beecher
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
"The Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him." ~ Rudyard Kipling
"If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain dogs I know will go to heaven, and very very few people." ~ James Thurber
"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg." ~ Samuel Butler
"I've met many thinkers and many cats, but the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." ~ Hippolyte Taine
"Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one" ~ Anonymous
"Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled" ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his tongue." ~ Anonymous
"The dog represents all that is best in man." ~ Etienne Charlet
"The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp." ~ John Berry
"And God took a handful of southernly wind, blew His breath over it and created the horse." ~ Bedouin Legend
"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." ~ Andrew A. Rooney
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." ~ Chinese Proverb
"Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later." ~ Mary Bly
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." ~ George Elliot
"The Trouble with a kitten is
That
Eventually it becomes a
Cat"
~ Ogden Nash
"The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too." ~ Samuel Butler
"I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because you lap is warmer." ~ Alfred North Whitehead
"...he will be our friend for always and always and always." ~ Rudyard Kipling
"The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much." ~ Thornton Wilder
"When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her." ~ MontaigneI died today
I died today. You got tired of me and took me to the shelter. They were overcrowded and I drew an unlucky number. I am in a black plastic bag in a landfill now. Some other puppy will get the barely used leash you left. My collar was dirty and too small, but the lady took it off before she sent me to the Rainbow Bridge . Would I still be at home if I hadn’t chewed your shoe? I didn’t know what it was, but it was leather, and it was on the floor. I was just playing. You forgot to get puppy toys. Would I still be at home if I had been housebroken? Rubbing my nose in what I did only made me ashamed that I had to go at all. There are books and obedience teachers that would have taught you how to teach me to go to the door. Would I still be at home if I hadn’t brought fleas into the house? Without anti-flea medicine, I couldn’t get them off of me after you left me in the yard for days. Would I still be at home if I hadn’t barked? I was only saying, “I’m scared, I’m lonely, I’m here, I’m here! I want to be your best friend.” Would I still be at home if I had made you happy? Hitting me didn’t make me learn how. Would I still be at home if you had taken the time to care for me and to teach manners to me? You didn’t pay attention to me after the first week or so, but I spent all my time waiting for you to love me. I died today. Love, Your Puppy ... Please forward this to everyone, its time to stop animal abuse copy and paste this if you are an animal lover ♥