We can all try to bury our heads in the sand and pretend that there are not such terrible things going on or we can simply ignore it in the hopes that it will go away. The truth is, there are such things happening to animals all over the world and it's up to us to try and stop it. We may not beable to save them all, but we can take pride in the fact that we saved as many as was humanly possible.

 

I have been critized for putting together this website. So much so, that I had to remove my guestbook. Believe me, I once thought hunting of wild game was okay and I had no idea what puppy mills were or what declawing a cat really meant. I never gave thought to the animals in shelters and those that were tossed into a landfill because no one wanted them. I was dumb, to put it mildly. I would give everything to have known then what I know now. I forced myself to see the pictures and read the text and reality finally settled in.

 

I still hear people saying that they won't adopt from shelters because a person never knows what he's getting. I have had several dogs over the years and currently have 4. All my dogs were/are rescues. I'm also "mom" to 7 beautiful felines. Yep, you guessed it - all rescues. I hear people speak of 'being guaranteed to get their elk, deer, bear, whatever every year at hunting season time. I know how that guarantee works, but I haven't been able to convince others that it's plain and simple wrong. I once knew a couple who run a puppy mill. Because we were good friends, I just naturally thought they took care of their dogs. I didn't havea clue to what puppy mills really are. Our friend passed away witrh cancer and his dogs - adults and puppies - were shot to death. If I am able to reach only one person through this website, then I will consider that a victory. That's one person who may have never discovered the truth.

 

I have made separate pages for those issues which are nearest and dearest to me personally.

 

~William Lloyd Garrison, author