01/29/2026
"I rescue animals. I fight for them. I dedicate my life to them.
I rarely put myself first. I never put them last. I always try to do right by them.
I am optimistic, but also realistic. I am a positive person, who has been beaten down by the negativity of the world. I am happy most days, but with a constant underlying sadness and stress.
I have opened my heart to more animals than I can count. I bring them in. I return the life that was taken from them.
I have accepted the craziness of my world. I take the insanity in stride. I have given up any hope of having a normal life.
I live each day for the animals. I wake up prepared to save more. I go to sleep thinking of those I couldnāt reach.
I HATE my phoneā¦ it never stops ringing. I answer and listen to yet another plea for an animal that no one cares about, no one will help.
I look into the eyes of the neglected. I feel their pain in my own heart. I hear their silent cries.
I apologize for the awful things that have happened to them. I say āIām sorryā for things I didnāt do. I say, āI love you,ā because no one else in their life ever has.
I try to talk sense into senseless people. I try to educate the ignorant. I fail at these attempts on a daily basis.
I canāt save them all. I canāt even save most. I live each day knowing that, no matter how hard I try, it will never be enough.
I know that even when I succeed, I fail. I know that for every one I save, thereās another I lose. I know that no matter how many I help, my work is never done.
Even still, I save all that I can. I love more than I thought possible. I smileā¦ because they smile.
I take-on their pain, so that they may have happiness. I allow my heart to hurt, so theirs can heal. I become the one who is wounded, so they may be restored.
I know the cruelty that exists. I've seen it. Iāve seen the faces of abuse. I witness the senselessness of the worldā¦ and know that change is always just beyond my graspā¦
I sometimes - a lot of the time - lose faith in humanity.
I hurt but they hurt more than I ever could. The sense of helplessness drives me to say, āI canātā¦" A LOT. Then, one you've recently rescued shows you why we must! I brush off the despair. I vow to make a difference. I go on.
I never give up. I fight for change each day. I pray for relief from the painā¦ not for me, but for them.
I rescue animals. In turn, they rescue me. Everything in between... is so worth it!
We need little reminders why we do this. We give up lots to help. We lose hope BUT we carry on...."
Author Unknown
