These are success stories

It's been a busy summer - more than 200 animals rescued by my little, independent rescue org and a crew of devoted volunteers who were (and are) out there every single day and night.

Not only do they do all this for no pay, but they often provide the food and supplies they use for the feeding stations

When you see what we see, you'd all have to agree that it's people who need to be licensed.

I'd have everyone required to put in a week in animal care and rescue before they were allowed to take home even a hamster from a pet store

Can't tell you how many of them

and guinea pigs

and mice and rats...

that we get.

What's the most ridiculously uninformed, selfish and just plain mean comment we hear?

"I only paid $10 for this thing. I'm NOT going to pay $35. for a vet visit and have to pay for medications to fix it. I'll just get another one"

A life is a life, no matter how small

It's not the cost of the adoption (sale) as much as the value of the life!

And of course the people who think cats are born to be wild

(then why do they have them?)

and spay/neuter is too much money or trouble

We continue to clean up their messes at our own expense

The saddest part is that not all of our efforts are success stories

So, when I have a few minutes I'm here, I'm trying to keep up on what you're all doing and how you've been

I haven't forgotten my friends even though it looks like I have

I'm here

You there?