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aprilstarchildI shouldn't be so personally involved in trying to rescue those rats, and I can't seem to help it.
I've been crying every damn day. Between that and just the stress, it's wearing me out. Doesn't help that we have two new people at work, which right now seems to increase my work as we try to train them.
SARS (Small Animal Rescue Society in B.C.) is full up, I got an email. I've still got my fingers crossed for the humane societies in Eugene and Salem. I'm told there's a rescue in Eugene, but I don't know how to contact them.
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose..."
From The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. I mention it because it's related to how I feel about the rats, or companion animals/pets in general. It's not the rats' fault they're alive, or that they were neglected. Humans created the mess and humans need to fix it. Humans created the domesticated dog and cat, among a host of other animals, and it's our responsibility to try to make their lives comfortable and happy and loved.
If/when I ever own a house, I think I'm going to get involved in animal rescue. I wouldn't be the first person with a whole room of their house devoted to rats!
I've been crying every damn day. Between that and just the stress, it's wearing me out. Doesn't help that we have two new people at work, which right now seems to increase my work as we try to train them.
SARS (Small Animal Rescue Society in B.C.) is full up, I got an email. I've still got my fingers crossed for the humane societies in Eugene and Salem. I'm told there's a rescue in Eugene, but I don't know how to contact them.
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose..."
From The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. I mention it because it's related to how I feel about the rats, or companion animals/pets in general. It's not the rats' fault they're alive, or that they were neglected. Humans created the mess and humans need to fix it. Humans created the domesticated dog and cat, among a host of other animals, and it's our responsibility to try to make their lives comfortable and happy and loved.
If/when I ever own a house, I think I'm going to get involved in animal rescue. I wouldn't be the first person with a whole room of their house devoted to rats!
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Date: 2007-08-16 05:58 pm (UTC)It sucks that this woman had too many to socialize. It sucks that there's probably nothing that can be done to save them. And it sucks that it's caused you so much pain.
But you CAN make it all better. And this post tells me that you already know all the things I wanted to say to you about this. You make it better by helping the ones that can still be saved. Letting go is freaking hard. And if you had to do it every day, you'd develop coping mechanisms for it. Be glad you don't. Your job - the work your clinic does - is enough social responsibility to weigh down any heart. You don't have to add the weight of all the euthanized animals as well. You do enough.
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Date: 2007-08-17 04:09 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-08-16 06:23 pm (UTC)I already VERY strongly assured them that "unsocialized" was NOT a concern, as most rescues, and fosters we get in are NOT people friendly when they come in.
I agree that if there are rats in deplorable health, they should be PTS, but hopefully they can be talked into releasing the others, even if they are not friendly.