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June 23, 2008
Other People's Messes Redux
My sincere thanks to everyone who responded to my post about the dumped rabbit; and my apologies for taking so long to respond. Hopefully, the reason for this will be obvious in my next post.
In spite of the delay, I do want to pass along the messages that people shared. They gave me a lot of comfort during a grim time.
One respondent expressed gratitude that this poor rabbit was no longer suffering and in bunny heaven. I'm sure we all take comfort that the rabbit finally made its way to Karalee and Chuck.
A second respondent shared a story about a momma duck whose ducklings fell into a storm drain. Passersby did rescue the babies. It's an important reminder that some people will do the right thing.
Another response was to encourage us to find satisfaction in our successes. Our own rabbits who have forever homes full of love and the loving care we give to every rabbit that comes into our lives, however briefly. Yep, I wholeheartedly agree with this. We cannot let situations like this discourage us from continuing our work and loving our rabbits.
One respondent wanted to know why the person who rescued the rabbit did not take it to a vet or to the shelter. The answer is, we don't know. When Karalee talked to him, she was under the impression that he was going to do what she suggested.
Let's be realistic here. Not everyone is willing to spend their own money on an animal that does not belong to them. I'm fine with that. My beef is that he wasn't forthcoming about it. You know Karalee as well as I do. All he had to do was indicate that he wasn't willing or able to follow through. Does anyone doubt that she would have offered to take custody of the rabbit? But he didn't.
So there we have it. Good advice from some of our members. Thank you!
Some of us have been discussing what else we can do to help reduce the number of dumped rabbits. Look for my next post for details.
Keep the faith, everyone!
Posted by Sue at June 23, 2008 4:09 PM