09/01/2026
Compassion
It is what drives us in our Rescue. It is about recognizing the suffering of others and having a desire to ease that suffering. But we go beyond just the desire to want to ease that suffering, on a daily basis we are actively doing something about it.
No we don't have a big budget, a fancy building or a full staff and we do not pay ourselves. As I made a nearly 3 hour round trip this morning for a group of neuter surgeries, I thought about how all of this started nearly two years ago. The need we had seen in our communities, the need for action.
As a small Rescue we have had to scrape and claw our way to where we are now, against odds that at times felt or seemed insurmountable. Sadly and unexpectedly so, we have also had to deal with and still continue to deal with those who wish our Rescue did not exist.
Grants are not easy to come by, even in smaller amounts. There's so much I can speak on when it comes to this, especially at a local level but I'll leave it at that.
What I can say is that we don't sit in a building and we don't sit on money. We take in the very sick and unwanted that others won't because it "affects" their numbers or how they qualify for an award based on how many are able to be saved. We don't artificially control our numbers and we don't base our desire to help or ease the suffering of these little ones on the likelihood of whether they will live or die.
I find myself tired, frustrated and angry this morning and not wanting to mince words. Maybe what I have to say will turn some people away, I don't know.
The community asked for action and we are here to see it through. At the end of the day, even when we fail, we at least know that we are out in our communities actively trying to make a difference, even with the little bit of money we do have. It will not stop us.
We want to thank everyone, deeply and without equivocation, from the bottom of our hearts for believing in us and what it is we do, for supporting us along the way. Truly, it means everything to us. This journey has been anything but easy but it has absolutely been rewarding.
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