05/05/2022
I believe there’s been some confusion, so let me jump on here and straighten things out…
I have not been on here much in the last 6 months because I have finally realized that the city of Newark does not want me here. Rescue has been a part of my life since I was a mere child, growing up in Bankhead Forest in Northern Alabama, I was always coming home with some animal that needed help. I have rescued hundreds of cats PER YEAR since I started rescue full blown back in 2016. Everything had been wonderful, until we moved to Newark.
The humane officer and cops were constantly coming to my house (a cop showed up at 730pm one night and scared my kids) because of false accusations of not taking care of my animals. If this were in fact true, then why would Toby and the police tell me “there’s nothing to see here; case closed” and leave me be? I’m sick and fu***ng tired of Licking County Humane Society and other local rescues who all view rescue as a competition.
I OWN and run 3 businesses ALONE, I’m raising 3 children, homeschooling 1, ON TOP OF making sure I get to my mental health appointments as well as my PHYSICAL DISABILITY appointments throughout the month; I AM DOING THE BEST I CAN WITH WHAT LITTLE HELP I HAVE. I’m also sick and fu***ng tired of people telling me “if you can’t be a mom AND do rescue, then maybe you should choose one.” You know what I have to say to that? F**k you. Just because YOU’RE not strong enough to do it all does not mean that I am weak 💪🏻
So to clarify, I am still doing rescue. I WILL ALWAYS DO RESCUE. I have just decided to NOT serve Licking County. I will not continue to work with people in a town that clearly want to do everything by themselves.
My suggestion to anyone at this point would be to go ahead and keep on throwing hurdles and obstacles in my way. I will continue to jump over every single one and come out on the other side stronger than before.
It’s such a shame that the “cat community” in this town are the very reason some people try to commit su***de. The way this town treats its citizens is really fu**ed.