Meet Survivor:
Survivor was found at the dead end of a dirt road leading to a river in Missouri. He was curled up with his littermates who were all dead. They had starved to death, and he was not far behind.
Survivor was a bag of bones when he was rescued - a 28-pound pup about 4 months old with huge feet and baby teeth. His physical condition improved fast, but his spirit was dead. For weeks we carried him from his soft bed out to the grass yard to enjoy the spring weather. He sat like a rock, moving only his head. We never heard a sound from him. His eyes told a story of a lifetime of suffering learned at a young age.
No one with a speck of decency or compassion could oppose mandatory spay/neuter and every related effort to prevent all the litters born only to suffer a horrid fate on the back roads of the nation or be killed by the millions in animal control facilities. There is no defense for people who carelessly breed dogs and cats into a scene of overpopulation that is national atrocity and a nightmare for all caring people.
Survivor will never know what is is to be a puppy. He has learned that people like to hug him and hold him on their laps. We finally saw a tail wag and got a soft puppy kiss from him, and we were elated. Now Survivor spends his days touring the office and general areas of the main shelter building and hanging out int he sunroom and yards. His is such a good boy with the nicest of manners. He still hides when someone unknown is present, but for the people he knows, he is a big bundle of love.
Survivor is beautiful and precious. So were his brothers and sisters.
Courtesy of Hearts United for Animals
www.hua.org
PLEASE SPAY/NEUTER YOUR PETS
Approximately 5,000 animals are killed in Collier County shelters each year, millions throughout the country. If you cannot afford to have your pet spayed/neutered, please
e-mail me at jill@jillspetpix.com. Help is available.
