UPDATE: 3-11-12: $400 PLEDGED!! NEEDS RESCUE & MEDICAL NOW! just heard back from the shelter. This dog has a 2-day extension until 3-13. BUT they also said: "Please keep in mind the extent of his injuries and know that if at any point it becomes inhumane to keep holding the dog he may be euthanized."

Here's the details on his injuries. If anyone is a vet tech or something, please let me know what this all means.
- Sternally recumbent. Mild labored breathing. Superficial wounds left medial tarsus and other limbs. Painful on manipulation of left hindlimb. Lingual laceration with dried blood on head/front limbs. Plan thoracic/pelvic rads, lasix tabs, antibiotics and pain meds. Rads: right lung lobe consolidation, lung congestion, pulmonary contusions, difficult to visualize cardiac silhouette on lateral rad, air bronchograms.

REVIEW DATE WAS YESTERDAY and per the shelter he has injuries from getting hit by a car.:(( The shelter didn't mention rescue interest when I
asked so HE IS RED ALERT URGENT!!! RESCUE ONLY!!
Tammy is not there on the weekends. Ask for Meghan with Community Outreach or Officer De Lima at the general number:
714-935-6848
A1158071
UNALTERED MALE , BROWN AND BLACK GERM SHEPHERD MIX, Age: 2 YEARS
Intake Condition: APC
Rescue Coordinator TAMMY OSBORN
714-796-6425
561 The City Drive South
Orange, CA 92868 Map

Hours of Operations:
Sunday through Saturday - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
We are open until 7:00 PM on Wednesdays.

I'm using this album to network and try to get more exposure for German Shepherds at the OC Shelter in So Cal. Many people have the mistaken idea that the OC dogs are not urgent. Let me say here and now that the OC shelter is a KILL FACILITY. They kill them just as dead here as in any other kill shelter. Particularly shepherds. ANY SHEPHERD AT OC CAN BE CONSIDERED URGENT, MOST ARE NOT EVEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. Please note, some of the dogs I am posting are not yet available to the public due to STRAY HOLDS or because they are RESCUE ONLY. I will do my best to get information and keep the info on each dog updated, but I'm not on FB 24/7. If a dog is AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, I'll note that in the photo caption. ***IMPORTANT: If in fact a dog is RESCUE ONLY please DO NOT CALL THE SHELTER UNLESS you are an Adoption Partner Rescue or 501(c)3 Rescue, because the dog WILL NOT be released to the general public. ******If you are seriously interested in a dog, PLEASE be proactive & CALL THE SHELTER to get further info.The shelter's number is listed with EACH INDIVIDUAL PHOTO in this album.***** ALSO IMPORTANT: HELP IN SHARING/TAGGING/NETWORKING IS VERY APPRECIATED.***BUT*** I won't have people fighting or being abusive on my threads because it does not benefit the dogs. Thanks for sharing.

By: Kristine Marquez

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/photo.php?v=291184107619965 Sadly, though … Buddy now has a story that is so similar to other dogs who are “our kind” … Pit Bulls. If Buddy were not a Pit Bull, he would most likely still be at home with his family and I would not be writing this… begging you to please stand up for Buddy. If you do not stand up now, Buddy will be seeing me soon here at Rainbow Bridge. Buddy does not deserve that. Buddy did nothing wrong. The county will cite statutes and give a lot of double talk hoping no one will realize that Buddy is in this situation simply because of the size of his head. And what I am asking is that EVERYONE realizes… this SHOULD NOT BE A PIT BULL ISSUE – THIS IS A DOG ISSUE. And it is about whether a dog has the right to defend himself and his person against an attack from another dog. So regardless of how you feel about my BREED, could you forget that for just a moment and look at Buddy’s story? Please put yourself in Buddy’s paws and think what you would do. If someone hurt your child, your mother, your father … someone YOU love … WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Do you have the right to defend those you love? Do you have the right to defend yourself against attack? Do you believe ANY DOG has the right to defend his family without being called aggressive? Here is the story: (PLEASE SHARE IT EVERYWHERE!) Buddy’s Mom has three children: Lauren, Emily and Heather. They are all Buddy’s PEOPLE… his family. They love him and he loves them, just as you love your family members. Buddy needed to go outside for a walk so he could go to the bathroom. It was a little later than he usually went for a walk so, as with all well trained canine family members, he was a bit anxious to get out that door. Lauren put his leash on and was taking him out. She dropped his leash when she got outside the door, and Buddy bounded down the steps to get to the door. A neighbor, Luis, was outside the door with his two dogs: a Sheltie and a Dachshund. Buddy has many canine friends and loves to play. He has NEVER shown any aggression toward another dog or a human. And he was anxious to play with these two. However, Luis let his two dogs off lead and the two rushed at Buddy. They attacked him. Buddy did NOTHING to harm them except try and avoid being hurt. He never attempted to bite back until Lauren approached to try and stop the dogs from attacking Buddy. THE SHELTIE BIT LAUREN! At this point Buddy latched onto the Sheltie and would not let go. He did not FIGHT the dog… and for those who are familiar with my breed you KNOW had he been trying to harm the Sheltie, he would have been very quick about it and would not have been standing still, holding on with his eyes closed… which is exactly what Buddy was doing. And Buddy was STILL under attack by the Dachshund. The little dog was biting Buddy’s rear leg consistently attacking. Emily had arrived by this time and bent down to get the Dachshund away from Buddy. Buddy was clearly terrified as he stood still with his eyes closed. Luis had already been pounding him in the face with his fist as he stood there. Of course Luis was trying to get him to let the Sheltie go, but hitting him in the face with his fist was the worst thing he could have done (aside from attacking one of Buddy’s people). This only served to make Buddy more afraid and he WAS AFRAID to let the Sheltie go. He was afraid for many reasons. Buddy had lived a very loving life and had never known violence. Yet in the span of a few minutes, he had been attacked by two small dogs, his child (to him) had been bitten and he had been beaten in the face by a man’s fist while another dog continued to bite him. Still, he did not make any movement to further harm the Sheltie. He simply stood and held the dog. Yes he was larger than the Sheltie. BUT – if this tells us anything it is that Buddy COULD have killed the smaller dog had that been his intention. Instead, under severe abusive attack and great stress and fear, Buddy showed enormous restraint and behaved well. Once Emily was able to get the Dachshund off of Buddy’s hind leg, Lauren began to stroke the frightened dog’s muzzle and to speak in soothing, loving tones to him. Luis SHOULD HAVE taken his Dachshund and held him, but instead, just as Buddy was letting the Sheltie go, for whatever reason: fear, anger, retaliation… Luis pounded Buddy in the face with his fist yet again. Of course Buddy continued to hold the Sheltie at that point. This is when Mom and Heather (the third daughter) arrived on the scene. Heather (obviously knowing a lot about dogs) grabbed Buddy by the rear legs and pulled. Buddy immediately let the Sheltie go. (OH - IF ONLY LUIS WERE AS SMART AS BUDDY’S FAMILY!). The Sheltie needed a few stitches but was fine other than that. The Sheltie walked away from the scene as did Luis and the Dachshund. Buddy had to be taken and calmed by his family. He was still very frightened and very concerned for his people, especially Lauren. Buddy’s family NEVER intended to cause Luis and his Sheltie problems by reporting a dog bite since they knew the dogs were vaccinated and Lauren was not badly hurt. Their concern was caring for their frightened fur kid and attending to his injuries. After all, he had been bitten by two dogs (even though they were small they still bite) and beaten in the face by a man’s fist. Luis rushed to call animal control because his Sheltie (who had not only initiated the attack against Buddy, but bitten a human) needed stitches. Animal Control arrived on the scene. They put the Sheltie on “home quarantine” for ten days because he had bitten a human (regardless of why they say …we know WHY they put the dog under quarantine!). He has since been released from quarantine and the Sheltie and the Dachshund play happily in the park every day. Animal Control IMMEDIATELY removed Buddy from his loving home and JAILED him. He was declared a DANGEROUS DOG and the sentence is death. They can disguise a few regulations and say Buddy can go home with certain precautions BUT he is a DANGEROUS DOG. And with that label…Buddy CANNOT GO HOME. If he is declared a dangerous dog, his family has nowhere to live. Thus the only alternative is for the county to execute Buddy. Even the Shelter where he is being held has him listed as a FRIENDLY DOG. So what does this mean? He is dangerously friendly? WHAT? Here is the Statute the county is working under. Decide for yourself if Buddy meets the requirements for a dangerous dog based on this statute: “Section 5-32(c)- The division manager shall make an initial determination as to whether there is sufficient cause to classify the dog as dangerous or potentially dangerous. The division manager shall classify any dog as a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog in the event he/she determines that the dog meets the requirements for dangerous or potentially dangerous dog as specified in section 5-29, Orange County Code. A dog shall not be classified as dangerous or potentially dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person who, at the time, was unlawfully on the property, or while lawfully on the property, tormented, abused or assaulted the animal or its owner or a family member or a guest of the owner. No dog may be classified as dangerous or potentially dangerous if the dog was protecting or defending a human being within the immediate vicinity of the dog from an unjustified attack or assault. The division manager shall provide written notice to the owner or keeper of such animal by registered mail, certified hand delivery, or service in conformance with the provisions of F.S. ch. 48, relating to service of process. The written notice shall include the basis for declaring the dog dangerous or potentially dangerous, a description of the dog, and the responsibility of the owner or keeper for maintenance of the dog. If the owner decides to appeal the initial determination of dangerous or potentially dangerous, they may request a hearing before the animal services classification committee to show cause why such dog should not be declared dangerous or potentially dangerous. The request for a hearing must be filed, in writing, with the division manager within seven (7) working days after receipt of written notice of the division manager's determination or action. The written hearing request must briefly state the grounds therefore and list the names and addresses of any witnesses the owner intends to call at the hearing. If the division manager receives a timely written request for a hearing regarding a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog classification, he/she shall immediately refer the request, completed investigation, and initial determination to the classification committee. The classification committee shall schedule a hearing to be held not more than twenty-one (21) working days and no sooner than five (5) working days after the division manager's receipt of the request from the owner.” There are some things you can do if you are as outraged by this as I am. FIRST: Sign the Petition for Buddy’s Immediate Release without the Dangerous Dog Label: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/animal-services-orange-county-orlando-fl-orange-county-clerk-of-courts-orlando-fl/

(I am very upset that there are so FEW signatures on this petition. Every Rescue Angel out there should be signing this petition and should be outraged at what has happened to Buddy. There should be 50,000 signatures by now! Surely it is because you have not heard. I cannot believe that all of you who sent your wonderful love to me and my sisters have forgotten the hatred that causes so much abuse and pain so quickly… so… you MUST not have heard about Buddy. I know you care. I have felt your love. You saved my sisters lives. So PLEASE SHARE THIS and make everyone aware.) Second: LIKE Buddy’s Page on Face Book to show your support and follow the story: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Free-Buddy/197357333704776 (Last time I checked he had 1681 friends on his page. PLEASE SHOW BUDDY AND HIS FAMILY YOUR LOVE! You cannot help if you do not speak up. You cannot be Buddy’s voice if you are not following his story.) Third: Display Buddy’s Pic Badges that were lovingly made so everyone could show their support for Buddy: http://www.picbadges.com/buddy-needs-to-go-home/2520918/

http://www.picbadges.com/free-buddy/2520904/

(The Pic Badges must have so many people supporting them to be “official” on Face Book and it hurts my heart that SO FEW are supporting my friend Buddy. I KNOW you guys have NOT heard his story…PLEASE make it heard far and wide – in every state, in every country. Buddy has been in jail and away from his family for over a month. Please do not let him die. Do not allow Orange County to make Buddy another statistic. We have enough martyrs… Buddy does not need to be one.) And … THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO: MAKE A NOISE. BE HEARD. BE BUDDY’S VOICE! Here’s something really positive you can do: Please send polite messages to the Orange County, Florida Commissioners and Orange County's Animal Services folks asking them to free Buddy. Thank you! Mayor@OCFL.net, district1@ocfl.net, district2@ocfl.net, district3@ocfl.net, district4@ocfl.net, district5@ocfl.net, district6@ocfl.net, David.Morton@ocfl.net, Robert.Ridgway@ocfl.net, Debra.Villella@ocfl.net, Andy.Melville-Lyon@ocfl.net, Philip.Browder@ocfl.net, Linda.Hepenstal@ocfl.net, Patricia.Porter@ocfl.net, Kathleen.Kennedy@ocfl.net, Dil.Luther@ocfl.net, Mary.Brady@ocfl.net (You can just copy and paste this entire list in an email and tell them POLITELY BUT FIRMLY how you feel. FLOOD THOSE MAIL BOXES. Please write with dignity and respect so they know you are sincere and serious. Do not feed the stereotype that they want to hold up for justification. I know you are angry and hurt as I am. But we can show the same restraint that Buddy showed when he did not destroy the dog that bit him & his human friend. You need to remind these people that it is an election year!) FURTHER: If you know ANYONE in the media ANYWHERE that can help… please get Buddy’s story out there and let everyone know there are lawyers working to free Buddy. Their help is needed. YOUR help is needed. It will cost you nothing to SHARE this story and send email. If you can call someone or email someone and tell them about this…DO IT. All of you ANGELS once told me that you cared. You showed me your love and you made my sisters safe in a very cruel world. I sit here at Rainbow Bridge and I watch so many still in pain. Ace has joined me here…PLEASE DO NOT LET BUDDY COME HERE TOO SOON. Buddy has a family. Help him get home to them. Think of all the times you have signed petitions and shouted your outrage. THIS TIME YOU CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE THAT THE WORLD WILL HEAR! Be the voice I would use if I could… BE BUDDY’S VOICE! PLEASE! When I was there and just a puppy being sodomized and hurt, I did not think anyone cared. Then I knew such wonderful love and support. Your tears brought me to Rainbow Bridge and I have felt your love and concern. I came here knowing my sisters would be safe and I could rest at last because so many loved them. Please help Buddy now. Let him feel your love. He is alone. He is afraid. And he did nothing wrong! Do this for me, for Ace, for Lennox (who knows how it feels to sit in a jail wearing an unfair title), for Patrick (the Miracle Dog), for Hope and Faith … for all the dogs who are hurt every day and tortured because no one knows and they believe no one cares. Do it for all the animals that die every day without a voice! DO NOT LET BUDDY LANGUISH IN JAIL! DO NOT ALLOW HIM TO BE TAKEN FROM HIS FAMILY! DO NOT ALLOW BUDDY TO BE EXECUTED! Thank You All for the wonderful love you have shown me and I still carry in my heart. Please send that love to Buddy now… (And do not forget to THANK The Lexus Project that does such wonderful work for ALL dogs, regardless of breed.) Charity

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.

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." ~ Montaigne

I 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 ♥