We love our animals. We have three cats and one dog and a rat! David has had Goober since before I met him, in fact when we were only friends, I came to his house and fed Goober while David was on a trip.
Sabrina was a shelter rescue. She was barely six weeks old when we got her, just a month after moving in together.
Cleopatra (Cleo) was another rescue who had bee abandoned at the vet that I worked at because her owner's didn't want to deal with a continuing eye infection. (It was all cleared up by the time we got her at 12 weeks.)
And of course, you all know Katy's story.
We have also fostered a couple of dogs temporarily and raised a raccoon kit until he was old enough to be rehabilitated into the wild. One of the things that we have always enjoyed together was helping animals.
Karni was a pet store purchase when my son wanted a rat.
April is National Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. In light of that, I want to share some tips.
What You Can Do to Help Animals in your community
*Be their voice! Speak for the animals who can't speak for themselves.
*Know who to call to report animal cruelty. Call the humane society to find out in your area.
*Provide as much information as possible when reporting animal cruelty (the type of cruelty you witnessed, who was involved, the date & place of the incident)
*Set a good example for others. If you have pets, be sure to always show them the love and good care that they deserve.
*Talk to your kids about how to treat animals with kindness and respect.
Signs Of Animal Cruelty or Neglect
-Wounds on the body
-Large patches of missing hair
-Extremely thin, starving animals
-Limping
-Someone striking or physically abusing an animal
-Animals repeatedly left alone without food and water
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