They See, They Feel, I Tell

Happy smells and waggy tails to you all!

08/27/2010

Hello!
Welcome to my SAINT Animal Rescue blog page. I am Diane and I am the
co-director of this rescue.
I have decided to do a blog on SAINT's website because I do not 'tweet' well
and refuse to discuss issues that are on my mind or questions that have been
posed to me on Facebook.
Will I be blogging every day? No. How often will I be here expressing my
opinion? I don't know.
Will I be blogging about animals? Most certainly - and probably a few other
semi-related issues too!
Ok then let’s start!
Most recently something was brought to my attention and I feel the need to
share. Many of you who are reading this probably have no idea why SAINT
Animal Rescue was started. It was not my aspiration in life to become a pet
rescue. In all honesty, back then in my bubble world, all animals and pets
were always taken care of - treated well, had a soft bed to sleep on, had
lots of food and clean water and loved beyond belief. Of course, being a
grown-up, I knew outside of my bubble world it was different, but why push
the envelope and think about it? One day my bubble was broken. The details
of that day can be found on the "How SAINT was started" page.
 The pictures are horrendous but sadly, it's all true.
Ok, getting back to what was recently brought to my attention - the other
day I was informed that some of the people that were involved with that
incident were in a store parking lot selling puppies out of their car.
People who approach vehicles selling dogs and especially puppies are often
just brought to their knees with "oooooooooooh how cute" syndrome. Hey - I'm
a push over too! But let’s take a step back. Let’s look again. Let’s clear
our mind of how sweet these fur-babies look and shake our hands down by our
sides. Ok, ready now to think beyond that sweet little furry face? By
purchasing a dog or a puppy from the animal vehicle vendors are we promoting
a nasty form of business? Why aren't these folks advertising in the papers
so you can come to their home to see where these pups were born? Doesn't it
make you truly wonder? I'm not saying everyone who puts those puppies in a
play pen with an umbrella on top of it, with a big cardboard sign 'Puppies
for Sale' are all bad. Some are truly just clueless. The people I am
referring to aren't clueless! But how would you ever know that? How would
you know how good or bad the mom and dad are kept and treated? Are they
locked up in filthy cages? Do they have fresh food and water? Are they even
alive now? Hmmmmm, speaking of that, how were the puppies kept? Are they
kept until 8 weeks of age before they are toted off? WHY ARE THESE PUPPIES
BEING SOLD OUT OF A CAR IN A PARKING LOT?
 
I know you are on this page because you are either looking for a new
pet/family member or you are surfing, or maybe you just want to play the
penguin game at the bottom of the page. No matter what your reason is,
PLEASE remember what you have read here.
Alrighty then! I am now finished with my first blog! Hope you come back some
time!
Thank you for CARING!