Good Day EH!

Yes it is a good day. We`re back on Standard Time and I can have a normal nights sleep again. I wish the powers that be would throw Daylight Savings Time in the garbage. Our farmers no longer need that extra hour of light as they have huge lights on their machinery which enables them to be in the fields well into the evening. I`ve gone to bed while they were still combining the corn from the fields that surround my house and they were still out there when the 11:00 news came on.
Back in the spring , we had two little beagle boys, Martin and Lewis . They both went to great homes . Today, Lewis came back to visit for a few days. He is so well behaved and mannerly , I`m proud of him and his parents. Mom was having a small behaviour problem with him and asked me to see what I could do about it. You know me..I said yes of course. I`ll let you know how things turn out. But I suspect its a matter of Mom giving in too much and not sticking to the Nothing is Free rule.
Yesterday we started our Cranberry Kitty Christmas . The day was way too nice for anyone to be thinking of Christmas but we did put up a few decorations at the pound and then sat out in the sun, eating left over Halloween candy while we waited for the crowds of people to come to adopt our cats. Well, our crowd was about 7 in total and most will be back next week to see what kitties we bring then. Sorry to disappoint but we don't have many more than what was there right now. And I am truly thankful for that. But we intend to present our kitties at Cranberry every Saturday from now until Christmas from noon until 3pm.
When towns and cities limit cat numbers for each home and then ask for tag money for those cats, many of those people just dump their extra babies off in the country. I do understand why they choose that route though. Taking the kitties to the spca or Hillside wont guarantee the cats will live. Tossing them out in the country might get them homes at some strangers place. But , they forget that in most cases the pound will be called anyway and the cats will be in jeopardy again. Cranberry Kennels has rescue groups that take the left over cats from them . The cats are then vetted and placed for adoption in local pet stores( Ruffins in Tillsonburg for one) where they get lots of attention and willing adopters. But Cranberry only takes in stray and abandoned animals in Tillsonburg. Any others in Oxford would go to Hillside. How sad.
The longer I am involved with rescue , the more I realize how much patience one must have and when its finally time to say 'enough' with certain people. There came a time this past week, that I finally lost my grip with a few humans and laid things out in plain English. My love for dogs got me into rescue and now that I have seen what cats go through, I have more compassion for them too. Goals can`t be accomplished over night. Good ideas take time and hard work to become reality. And no one is an island. When the idea for Companion Animal Rescue came up , I knew it would take lots of time to grow and attract the right kind of people to help . I had a five year plan. Still do. CARO has good people willing to pitch in with fundraising when an idea is presented. In order to grow, CARO needs strong willed , independent , intelligent people to come on board to help run the business end of things. We also need open minded individuals who don`t fall apart at the first disagreement and are convincing enough in their own arguments that people will listen to them.
We also need people with faith in themselves and others. We all have some insecurities but most of us can work above them and don`t need constant reassurance that what we are doing is right . I have faith in most of the fine folks that have come forward to help the animals in this area. Rescue is hard at the best of times. When things are slow, only the strong and faithful will survive.
We don`t need inner conflict or secret messaging as if we were in first grade again. We do need open discussion and a willingness to listen.
We don't need character bashing, backstabbing,foot stomping , childish behaviour to suck up time and energy that could be better put to use caring for and about the animals. We are all equal and must work as a team.
We do need to stay on point, be more understanding of the situation at hand, have faith in each other and speak for the animals when need be. I am never too self involved to think I know everything. I am never to stubborn to ask for help or advice from my peers. The only way we are ever going to save the animals is to work together with a common goal and remove negativity from the equation. WE CAN DO THIS.
I needed to clear the air here as I know who will be reading this.
I have faith. Do you?
And I am still boiling mad about the governments stupid asinine decision regarding the non existent pitbull which hasn't made me the nicest person on earth this past week to discuss the issue with. I end up yelling and then crying . But that's me . If you have been keeping up with the other bloggers on the issue , you know I`m not alone.(Caveat, Social Mange)
I`ll be back !!!
later