Rescue.What does the word mean to you?
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| Rescue is taking a homeless animal that has noone else looking after its bests interests and placing it in a home that does.
How far to go---meaning financially? Emotionally? Legally? For all of the above I would have to say "as far as possible, without jeopardising others that need help." Finanically- if you only have xx amount of dollars and can either help 1 that needs lots of money or several that need only a bit.....we have to be tough. BUT, there are always the means to get the money, if you are creative... Emotionally- people who do more than they are capable of doing get burned out and then cannot help any more. This is very difficult to control, but is extremely important. Some can not be saved, and we cannot save them all. Legally- Legal fees can rack up bills and noone can help any dogs if they are in jail or paying big money to lawyers that is needed for vet care. I'll won't go into detail, but there are ways around things... |
| I think the Emotional part is the hardest to deal with.... I think it is hard to explain to someone why you do it.......and knowing that you can't save them all. Knowing if you can't get to them they will DIE....... I haven't come up with a way to handle that fact yet.... Being so stubborn and strong willed makes it even harder to know when it is time to back off ...Most of the people that I know that are heavy into rescue are all on the verge of burn out.........It is a Driving Passion.........Kaye |
| Hi Shug,
Rescue - Save My thoughts are all jumbled when it comes to rescue but I'll ramble and see if I can make some sense. I don't like the fact that sometimes we humans get to play God in some ways...we have the power to save some while others die. How horrible is that? Just by the luck of the draw - some are saved ..and that's what it is ...just luck on the part of the poor dog. A few years ago when I fostered for the Humane Society, I had the opportunity to go in the back when the general public normally doesn't have access. It was when I had Mama Kat at my home for 2 wks in order to socialize her a bit, get her spayed and then return her to the shelter. The back room had space for the injured animals and to my dismay I found there were several and the shelter only had 1500 dollars left in their budget for that month to deal with them. One little pup had a broken leg and would need almost that entire budget. Cats whom were ill..which one to choose whom the monies went to? It was horrible and I'm glad it was't up to me to make the choice. Yet, in a way it was...as Mama Kat being older than originally thought and in need of very expensive dental surgery had been given the death sentence because of it. They hadn't seen her at my home, cuddling and purring in my arms and when informed what was discovered during her spaying surgery (that she was older than 1yrs as they originally thought and of her need of dental surgery) they said ",oh we'll have to put her down then." I ended up keeping her and paying for the dental surgery as I couldn't ...just couldn't return her to be killed. Yet....I was racked with guilt at the animals in the back. The 700 dollars I spent on her could have perhaps saved a few animals. Yet, I had made an emotional attachment with Mama Kat and she had been living in my home. Emotions plays a huge part on who gets saved and who doesn't when in reality perhaps logic should be the main factor. Okay I have x amount to spend and it would be better served to save 4 animals rather than 1 . Yet, we humans can't deal with logic...if an emotional attachment was made. Riviera, the poor old dog at the shelter whom I desperately fell in love with and couldn't bring home. I am also racked with quilt I couldn't change his fate. Many posted you can't save them all and logically I know that...emotionally it's harder to deal with. Many times (again luck of the draw) a dog/cat is featured in a newspaper story and the shelter is flooded with calls of those wanting to adopt them or help. While others lanquish waiting for adoption that may have been far healthier and yet the injured one brings all the attention. Sigh, I have no answers and it's so hard when you actually see their faces and hear of hardships they have endured - we as avid animal lovers can't help but want to save them all...knowing we can't, drives us a bit nutty and fills us with sadness. Yet, we still try to save what we can and in that animals eyes they are grateful to us...and it's important to them. Those are my thoughts anyway. Marianne |
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