To all you good samaritans

[Kimmiebear]

Hiya,
This is less a question and more a thank you to all you who love your pets and open your hearts to rescue abused and abandoned animals as well. Where I live there is a 4 lane bridge over a river. At work (at a vet clinic) we had a long haired cat brought in by a woman who had scene someone try and throw the cat off the bridge from there moving car! She stopped and held up traffic on the bridge to bring the cat to us. The cat "Bridgette" as we named her had no broken bones, or terminal internal damage even though she had hit the bridge railling had multiple bruises and cuts all over as well as being malnourished and dehydrated! She is now at a foster home for the local shelter and recovering well all thanks to a great woman who had a heart! Terrible start but at least it has a happy ending! So thanks to all you who care enough to take good care of your animals and who have adopted pets from your local shelter- I believe that every pet has a story and it is our job to make it a good one!
Cheers
Kim

[FP]

Sad story with a happy ending Kimmiebear.  Things like this make my blood boil.  I have four rescued animals at present and they bring to my family far more than we have given them.

I will say one thing I strongly believe.  People who are cruel to animals and children are the cowards in life.  They would be cruel to anyone, but only pick on those that can't fight back. 

What a worthwhile job you have.  Keep up the good work.  xx

[butter1]

Very sad story....I agree with FP, I do think they people that do that are cowards.  I too have a rescue dog that was cruelly treated by children and then went to another home and was cruelly treated by a man.  I've had her 5 years now and I love her to bits....she comes before anyone.  I respect you for what you do Kimmiebear, well done. x

[peanut]

Hearing of people abusing an animal for any reason literally makes me sick to my stomach, especially when the poor thing suffers permanant injuries. People think animals know whats right and wrong like people do, and if the animal does wrong its beating time. I think it would be awesome if the worldwide laws stated that the abuser suffers the exact same abuse as the animal. An eye for an eye i say. Kick em, throw them over a bridge, dont feed them, provide no shelter no matter the weather, you name it .

[burnhal]

Both my last two dogs and my cat were from rescue places. Trouble is I hate going there- its hard to take one away and leave all the rest!