`Tis the night before Christmas and all through the town, Every shelter is full – we are lost but not found, ... Our numbers are hung on our kennels so bare, We hope every minute that someone will care, They’ll come to adopt us and give us the call, “Come here, Max and Sparkie – come fetch your new ball! !”
But now we sit here and think of the days… We were treated so fondly – we had cute, baby ways, Once we were little, then we grew and we grew - Now we’re no longer young and we’re no longer new. So out the back door we were thrown like the trash, They reacted so quickly – why were they so rash?
We “jump on the children”, “don’t come when they call”, We “bark when they leave us”, “climb over the wall”. We should have been neutered, we should have been spayed, Now we suffer the consequence of the errors they made. If only they’d trained us, if only we knew… We’d have done what they asked us and worshipped them, too.
We were left in the backyard, or worse – left to roam - Now we’re tired and lonely and out of a home. They dropped us off here and they kissed us good-bye… “Maybe someone else will give you a try.” So now here we are, all confused and alone… In a shelter with others who long for a home.
The kind workers come through with-a meal and a pat, With so many to care for, they can’t stay to chat, They move to the next kennel, giving each of us cheer… We know that they wonder how long we’ll be here. We lie down to sleep and sweet dreams fill our heads… Of a home filled with love and our own cosy beds. -
Then we wake to see sad eyes, brimming with tears - Our friends filled with emptiness, worry, and fear. If you can’t adopt us and there’s no room at the Inn - Could you help with the bills and fill our food bin? We count on your kindness each day of the year - Can you give more than hope to everyone here?
Please make a donation to pay for the heat… And help get us something special to eat The shelter that cares for us wants us to live, And more of us will, if more people will give.
This is what your purebred puppy's mama looks like!
Hi...do you know me??? I am a purebred Yorkshire Terrier. Pardon my appearance, maybe you didn't recognize me. I've been so busy making babies and it's hard to stay pretty when you live in filth and never bathe. Maybe you know one of my children, there are hundreds of them out there in the world. I know not where. They were taken from me so young. I hope they have forgotten me, anyway, and this horrible place I can never leave, this tiny cage with its wire floor is my world, I have never left it, it all I know. Is there something else? I know this cage, I know loneliness, I know fear, I know pain, I know sickness, I know hunger, I know thirst...I know I make babies. That's all I know. Is there more? Why are you here? I only know humans mean hurt. What do you mean help? What is Kindness? What is love? What is there beside what I know? Will you show me? Will you not forget me here? I want to know what else there is beside this hell I live in. Help me please, I can not help myself. ♥
There is a bill in the US Congress that will help dogs in puppy mills all over the country, the PUPS Act. House-HR835, Senate-S707. So far 25% of representatives have signed on in support. Please use the link:http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml to find your US (not state) Senator and Representatives and write or call, much more effective than email, to encourage them to support the PUPS Act.
PLEASE REPOST!!! PUT AN END TO THIS INDUSTRY FOREVER! TOGETHER WE WILL BE HEARD! MAKE OUR GOVERNMENT LISTEN AND DO NOT STOP UNTIL PUPPY MILLS ARE OUTLAWED AND ANIMALS ARE PROTECTED!
Be their voice and their guardian angel, end the suffering of these innocents, once and for all ♥
Mutts Matter Rescue has taken in a lot of misunderstood bully breeds. When are we (and when I say we, I mean society) going to start being accountable for our actions? We are just killing these dogs for no other reason than being born a certain breed. What a disgrace....
The next issue of GQ magazine will have a PR fluff piece about Michael Vick in which hecontinues to avoid responsibility for killing dozens of dogs and running his dog fighting operation.
Bill Plashke, a sports columnist for the LA Times, is one of the few national sportswriters that refuses to buy the BS of the Michael Vick Redemption PR Machine, and he wrote a great column this week calling out Vick on his fake contrition.
I’m so tired of writing about this monster, and yes, that’s what he is, a monster, but some of his quotes are so disgusting I just can’t ignore them.
Quote #1 – “For a while it was all, ‘Scold Mike Vick, scold Mike Vick, just talk bad about him like he’s not a person,’ ” Vick told the magazine. “It was almost as if everyone wanted to hate me. But what have I done to anybody? It was something that happened, and it was people trying to make some money.”
Michael. this is why people hate you
No, Mike. No one wanted to hate you. But when someone electrocutes dogs, drowns dogs in buckets, hangs dogs until they die, slam dogs against the ground until they die, and throws their daughter’s dogs in a dog fighting ring to be torn to shreds, people tend to get mad.
What have you done to anybody? You showed the us the depths to which humans can sink. You reminded us of the evil that infests our society. You horrified us bykilling and torturing dogs. You provided a cruel road map for kids who admire you to follow.
And you think people criticized you to make money? No, it’s because you committed a horrific crime and STILL haven’t taken responsibility for it.
Quote #2 - ”Some of us had to grow up in poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods and we just had to adapt to our environment. I know it’s wrong. But people act like it’s some crazy thing they never heard of. They don’t know.”
I’ll just copy and paste what Mr. Plashke wrote in his column as a response to this crap:
“Nice to see that Vick is still trying to rationalize his behavior at the expense of the millions of people in this country who don’t use their depressed economic status as an excuse to fight dogs.”
Mr. Plashke also correctly calls out the Humane Society of the United States’ President and CEO Wayne Pacellefor continuing to shill for Vick, saying “what is really criminal is how the Humane Society of the United States has jumped on the football bandwagon and has actually allowed him to participate in various campaigns.”
OK, I’m done with Vick for now. I’d like to write more but I have to get to the bank before it closes so I can cash all the checks I get for calling him out. ARTICLE BELOW
Bill Plaschke: Don’t be fooled by the ‘new’ Michael Vick
August 18, 2011 | 10:26 am
The NFL is back, and so is America’s favorite football villain, running the field, juking the world, boggling the mind.
It’s still a Vick-eat-Vick world out there.
This time, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is destroying his image with his mouth, saying some things in an upcoming GQ magazine story that are far more stunning than last season’s 100.2 quarterback rating.
Barely two years after completing a 21-month prison sentence for dogfighting, Vick has apparently regained his swagger, not only on the field but also on the streets, where the perpetrator is recasting himself as the victim. He knows America’s sports fans have forgiven, now he wants them to completely forget because, really, what’s the big deal anyway?
“For a while it was all, ‘Scold Mike Vick, scold Mike Vick, just talk bad about him like he’s not a person,’ ” Vick told the magazine. “It was almost as if everyone wanted to hate me. But what have I done to anybody? It was something that happened, and it was people trying to make some money.”
What has he done to anybody? It was something that happened? It was people trying to make some money?
In looking at that quote, what is really criminal is how the Humane Society of the United States has jumped on the football bandwagon and has actually allowed him to participate in various campaigns.”Yeah, you got the family dog and the white picket fence and you just think that’s all there is,” Vick told the magazine. “Some of us had to grow up in poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods and we just had to adapt to our environment. I know it’s wrong. But people act like it’s some crazy thing they never heard of. They don’t know.”Nice to see that Vick is still trying to rationalize his behavior at the expense of the millions of people in this country who don’t use their depressed economic status as an excuse to fight dogs.”A lot of people got out of it after my situation, not because I went to prison but because it was sad for them to see me go through something so pointless, that could have been avoided,” Vick told the magazine.The only thing pointless, it seems, is continuing to think that Michael Vick’s renewal on the football field has led to a reinvention of his character. It hasn’t. It won’t. America needs to stop believing.
The only real news in the GQ story was Vick’s claim that he could have signed and started for the Cincinnati Bengals or Buffalo Bills, yet the NFL steered him toward a backup role in Philadelphia so his comeback would be slower and quieter.
Some say fans in those first two cities should be outraged. I say they should be thankful.
Last month I assisted in a dog fighting case with HSUS in the seizure of close to 50 dogs in New Burn, NC. For those that don't know about dog fighting (if you don't know you must live in a cave) -this is a sick, cruel, blood sport where dogs are forced against their will, to fight to their death or until their is a "winner". As we know, no dogs "wins" in these-they all lose. If they win, the go on to fight more fights. If they lose, they die or suffer a slow and painful death. The dogs on the property we went too, were left out on the end of chains in horrid conditions. All of them had fight scars on them. All of them were afraid. NONE of them were vicious or mean. In fact, all them were so happy to be able to have some human kindness and interaction. All the dogs that were seized are now in a safe place where they are being evaluated. They will be there until the trial takes place, and then they will hopefully go to rescues. Some may not make it to rescue for various reasons-illness, un-adoptability, and more...Dog fighting is a sad life for a dog, and a cruel way for a dog to have to die. As heartbreaking as this may sound,the reality is that even though some may not get placed now, it is still preferable to the alternative...Living a life devoid of comfort, devoid of shelter, food and water, and devoid of love...That is no life at all. Below is a video of the raid I assisted in, along with one that happened shortly before that, that took place in Indiana.
" To a man whose mind is free there is something even more intolerable in the sufferings of animals than in the sufferings of man. For with the latter it is at least admitted that suffering is evil and that the man who causes it is a criminal. But thousands of animals are uselessly butchered every day without a shadow of remorse. If any man were to refer to it, he would be thought ridiculous. And that is the unpardonable crime." ~Romain Rolland, Nobel Prize 1915
I died today. You got tired of me and took me to the shelter. They were overcrowded and I drew an unlucky number. I am in a black plastic bag in a landfill now. Some other puppy will get the barely used leash you left. My collar was dirty and too small, but the lady took it off before she sent me to the Rainbow Bridge . Would I still be at home if I hadn't chewed your shoe? I didn't know what it was, but it was leather, and it was on the floor. I was just playing. You forgot to get puppy toys. Would I still be at home if I had been housebroken? Rubbing my nose in what I did only made me ashamed that I had to go at all. There are books and obedience teachers that would have taught you how to teach me to go to the door.
Would I still be at home if I hadn't brought fleas into the house? Without anti-flea medicine, I couldn't get them off of me after you left me in the yard for days. Would I still be at home if I hadn't barked? I was only saying, "I'm scared, I'm lonely, I'm here, I'm here! I want to be your best friend." Would I still be at home if I had made you happy? Hitting me didn't make me learn how. Would I still be at home if you had taken the time to care for me and to teach manners to me? You didn't pay attention to me after the first week or so, but I spent all my time waiting for you to love me. I died today. Love, Your Puppy (SADLY THIS IS LOST ON SO MANY PEOPLE...THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED)
The reason so many animals end up in shelters-not spaying and neutering. There are too many unwanted animals out there. Simply stated, over crowded shelter are due to lack of education in poor and impoverished areas, and lack of spay/neuter laws. I think laws should be put in place to make this mandatory. If we S/N, our shelters would be less crowded, and animals wouldn't be put to death simply for being born. If everyone could do their part-we could end over population. Please, read the "top ten reasons to s/n" below. The animals depend on it.
Spaying and neutering saves lives! Spay or neuter one dog saves 67,000 lives in six years if two survive each litter. Spaying or neutering one cat saves 420,000 lives in seven years if two survive from each litter.
Spaying your female cat or dog will help prevent pyometra (puss filled uterus) and breast cancer. It is also less expensive and easier to treat medically (pets go under general anesthesia and are released within hours) than treatment for pyometra (requires hospitalization, surgery and IV).
Neutering your male cat or dog prevents testicular cancer.
A spayed female will not go into heat. There will be no yowling or frequent urination of your un spayed cat looking for a mate and no bloody discharge from your unsprayed dog in heat.
A neutered dog is less likely to roam. An un neutered male will go to extremes in searching for a mate, including jumping the fence or digging his way out of the yard. Once out, he is at risk of getting lost, getting hit by a car, causing an accident or getting into a fight. A dog who roams is also more likely to get external and internal parasites.
Neutered males are better behaved. They are less likely to be aggressive (statistically most dog bites are inflicted by intact males), less likely to mark their territory with strong smelling urine and less likely to mount when stimulated. Spayed and neutered pets are more affectionate and more focused on their owner.
Spaying or neutering your pet will not make them fat! Pets become obese from lack of exercise and overfeeding. The myth that spaying and neutering your pet makes them fat is medically and factually indefensible.
Spaying and neutering your pets help create a safer neighborhood. Stray animals can cause problems in the community. They can prey on wildlife, cause traffic accidents, scare children etc.
There are no benefits of letting your female have "just one litter." Research shows the whole pet population virtually stems from "just one litter." Many pet owners think their dog is special and unique and that is why they should breed their dog. The shelters are full of special and unique dogs. Letting your children witness your dog giving birth to a litter that you do not intend to keep does not teach them about birth, it teaches them to be irresponsible. Finding homes for the litter is not enough. An equal number of animals will then die in shelters. Furthermore what happens when the new owner doesn't spay or neuter the puppy? What if they can no longer keep the puppy? Every time an animal dies in a shelter, someone somewhere is responsible. Don't be that person.
Just because your dog is a purebred doesn�t mean it should be bred. 25% of dogs in shelters are purebred not including those in rescue groups.
My name is Melanie Samet, and I am an avid lover of all things animal. I have worked with several animal rescue groups over the years, but started my own rescue, called Mutts Matter Rescue, in 2010. Helping animals is my calling in life. I am married to my wonderful husband Brian, and we live with our three beautiful, furry babies named Ferbie, Shiloh and Barney (not including any foster dogs passing through on their way to their forever home).
I felt that a blog would be a great way to talk about anything related to my life involving rescue, my dogs, or just anything that may move me that day. Sometimes it may just be a photo or story that inspired me in some way. Some days I may have to vent and shed light on some animal related issues that are bothering me.
Either way, it's all about the animals. Clearly my life has gone to the dogs....
I would like to dedicate my blog in memory of all my animal friends who have lost their battle for life. This is for you...May you rest in peace.
