16/08/2022
SADLY, THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO READ THIS WILL NOT.
Shelters and rescues are overflowing.
There is just nowhere for the animals to go.
Be responsible.
To the Public. An open letter,
You are breaking the strongest people I've ever met.
You, with your broken fence whose dogs get out and you don't go to the shelter to pick them up.
You, with that new baby so no more room for your "best friend."
You, who needs to go on vacation but doesn't want to pay for boarding.
You, who didn't vaccinate so rescuers pour their heart, soul, and wallet into watching YOUR cat/dog die in their arms or on the vet table.
You, who didn't spay your cat/dog so she's pregnant and you can't deal with it so you drop her at the shelter or call animal control.
You, who stands in line for two and half hours to surrender your cat/dog to an overfull shelter where owner surrenders are the first to be euthanized.
You, who dumps defenceless kittens/puppies in a field.
You, who throws kittens/puppies out your window as you drive down the freeway.
You, who buys from a puppy-mill or pet store when moms, puppies, juveniles, and adults were euthanized this morning at just one shelter among hundreds.
You, who just don't care about the living, breathing, feeling animals who depend on us to be their voice.
The strongest people I know are breaking, because of you.
And I don't know what to tell them.
There is nothing to say.
*WE* are those people breaking.
-Author Jaime Bare