We don’t get to stop. We don’t get to step away. There’s no off-switch when lives are on the line.
Every day, call after call comes in of people wanting to give up their animals. Some are desperate. Some are cold. Some are crying. Some are angry. Some make us feel like we’re their last hope. Most of the time, we are.
And we’re already full. Beyond full. We’re stacked with cases of sick animals, injured animals, traumatized animals, seniors who’ve been discarded, puppies with no immunity, mothers nursing litters. We’re fighting for their lives every minute we’re open and long after we close.
There is no time to breathe. No time to process. No time to celebrate the wins, because the moment one animal is placed, three more need help. The heartbreak keeps coming. And we keep going.
We sit next to animals on IVs, hooked up to machines, watching their tiny chests rise and fall…or stop. We wipe their mouths. We whisper that they’re loved. We tell them we’re trying. And when they slip away, we carry it with us. We bury it deep. Because another emergency just walked in the door.
We’re drowning in vet bills. There’s never enough. We’ve gone thousands into debt to save a single life. And we would do it again. Because how do you look into their eyes and say, “I’m sorry, no one donated enough to save you”?
How do you trust the world, when the very people who were supposed to love them…didn’t?
And yet, we try. We rescue. We vet. We rehab. And then comes the next battle…finding someone we can trust to take over their care. To love them. To protect them. To never give up on them, the way we never did. That anxiety never goes away. That responsibility never leaves us.
This is what it means to rescue. This is what it costs; emotionally, financially, mentally, physically. And still, we keep showing up. Because we love them that much.
So please. Imagine how that feels. The anguish. The pressure. The constant state of crisis. We can’t do it alone.
If you’re wondering how to help, please adopt, donate, volunteer, and share our posts. Be part of their safety net. We are doing everything we can to give them a chance. And we need you more than ever.
