A Sad Animal Story

I don’t remember much from the place I was born. It was cramped and dark, and we were never played with by the humans. I remember Mom and her soft fur, but she was often sick, and very thin. She had hardly any milk for me and my brothers and sisters. I remember many of them dying, and I missed them so much.

I don’t remember the day I was taken from Mom. I was so sad and scared, my milk teeth had only just come in, and I really should have been with Mom still, but she was so sick and the Humans kept saying that they wanted money and were tired of the "mess" that me and my sister made.

So we were crated up and taken to a strange place. Just the two of us. We huddled together and were scared, still no humans hands came to pet us or to love us. So many sights and sounds, and smells! We are in a store where there are many different animals! Some that squawk! Some that meow! Some that peep! My sister and I are jammed into a small cage. I can hear other puppies here. I see humans look at me. I like the little humans – the kids – best. They look so sweet, and fun, like they would play with me!

EUTHANASIA is a procedure performed by a vet in which the animal is painlessly killed by a lethal injection. For our pets that are in pain or terminally ill or just old, this can be the last humane thing we can do for them

All day we stay in a small cage, sometimes mean people will hit the glass to frighten us, every once in a while we are taken out to be held or shown to humans. Some are gentle, some hurt us. We always hear "Aw, they’re so cute! I want one!" But we never get to go with any one. My sister died last night, when the store was dark. I lay my head on her soft fur and felt the life leave her small thin body. I had heard them say she was sick, and that I should be sold at a "discount price" so I would quickly leave the store. I think my soft whine was the only one that mourned for her, as her body was taken out of the cage in the morning and dumped.

Today, a family came and bought me. Oh, happy day! They are a nice family, they really, really wanted me! They bought a dish and food and the little girl held me so tenderly in her arms. I love her so much! The mom and dad say what a sweet and good puppy I am. I’m named Angel. I love to lick my new humans. The family takes such good care of me, they are loving and tender and sweet. They gently teach me right and wrong, give me lots of good food, and lots of love. I want only to please these wonderful people! I love the little girl and I enjoy running and playing with her.

Today, I went to the veterinarian, it was a strange place and I was frightened. I got some shots, but my best friend the little girl held me softly and said it would be OK. So, I relaxed. The vet must have said sad words to my beloved family, because they looked awfully sad. I heard "severe hip dysplasia", and something about my heart……I heard the vet say something about backyard breeders and my parents not being tested. I know not what any of that means, just that it hurts me to see my family so sad, but they still love me, and I still love them very much.

I am 6 months old now. Where most other puppies are robust and rowdy, it hurts me terribly to move. The pain never lets up. It hurts to run and play with my beloved little girl, and I find it hard to breathe. I keep trying my best to be the strong pup I know I am supposed to be, but it is so hard. It breaks my heart to see the little girl so sad, and to hear the Mom and Dad talk about "Now might be the time". Several times I have gone to that vet’s place, and the news is never good. Always talk about congenital problems. I just want to feel the warm sunshine and run, and play, and nuzzle my family. Last night was the worst, the pain had been constant. Now it even hurts to get up and have a drink. I try to get up but can only whine in pain.

I am taken in the car one last time. Everyone is so sad, and I don’t know why. Have I been bad? I try to be a good and loving dog – what have I done wrong? Oh, if only this pain would go! If only I could soothe the tears of my little girl. I reach out my muzzle to lick her hand, but I can only whine in pain. The vet’s table is so cold. I am so frightened. The humans all hug and love me, and they cry into my soft fur. I can feel their love and sadness. I manage to softly lick their hands. Even the vet isn't so scary today. He is gentle and I sense some kind of relief for my pain.

The little girl holds me gently and I thank her for giving me all her love. I feel a pinch in my foreleg. The pain is beginning to lift, and a peace descends upon me. I can now softly lick her hand. My vision is becoming dreamlike now, and I can see my mother and my brothers and sisters in a far off green place. They tell me there is no pain there, only peace and happiness. I tell the family goodbye in the only way I know how – a soft wag of my tail and a nuzzle from my nose. I had hoped to spend many many moons with them but it just wasn’t meant to be.

"You see" said the vet, "pet shop puppies do not come from ethical breeders!" The pain ends now, and I know it will be many years before I see my beloved family again. If only things could have been different.

Dog Eating Grass

Incredible .... Dogs can be vegetarian too. This dog does not eat meat like in general. But this dog eat grass.

What is Love? A True Animal Love Story

Here his mate is injured and the condition is appalling.

Here he brings her food and attend her with love and compassion.

Brings her food but shocked with her death and try to move her.

Stand beside her and scream saddened of her death.

Finally aware that she would not return to him and she has departed, stands beside her body, sad and sorrow.

Photos of two birds are said to have been taken in the Republic of Ukraine Where the bird is trying to save his mate. Millions of people cry after watching this picture in America and Europe. It is said that the photographer sold these picture for a nominal price to the most famous news paper in France. And all the copies of that news paper were sold out on the day of publishing these pictures.

Catskill Animal Sanctuary Launches Culinary Program - April 24

Saugerties, NY:  On Saturday, April 24, 2010, from 2 to 5 pm, Catskill Animal Sanctuary will launch its newest program, Compassionate Cuisine, at an Open House featuring 250 happy animals and a feast made without animal products. The Open House is free of charge; donations in support of CAS's year-long $1.5 million matching campaign are greatly appreciated.
Having saved nearly 2,000 farm animals since its founding in 2001, Catskill Animal Sanctuary hopes to save far more lives with the launch of Compassionate Cuisine, a series of on and off-site cooking programs headed by their newest staff member, chef Kevin Archer.

The program will include a wide range of ongoing courses and weekend workshops, a "how-to" blog, vegan food available for take-out, and a "Chef for Hire" component for those within a two-hour radius of Catskill Animal Sanctuary.
Archer, a graduate of both Colorado's School of Natural Cookery and California's Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, arrived at CAS last week, the top candidate among thirty-one applicants from around the country. "He's exactly who we need to generate excitement for our new program," founder/director Kathy Stevens says. "He's warm, he's engaging, and his food is to die for!"  Archer and Stevens are shaping a program that the Sanctuary hopes will attract both committed vegans and the veg-curious from around the country.
CAS may be the only sanctuary in the world to offer such a program. "I've always felt that this was the missing piece, and that having loving farm animals and vegan cooking programs at one site would be pretty powerful stuff," Stevens says. Archer adds "People will change their diets if you show them how to make meals without animal products that are every bit as tasty as what they're used to eating. I'm honored to be part of such a kind and visionary place."

Saturday's Open House will include an extensive menu of organic finger foods, cooking class sign-ups for CAS supporters, as well as "up-close-and-personal" meetings with many of the Sanctuary's animals and tours of the 80-acre grounds.

Located in upstate New York, Catskill Animal Sanctuary is an 80-acre haven for twelve species of farm animals and a center for raising public awareness of agribusiness and its implications for people, animals, and the planet. Since 2001, CAS has rescued nearly 2,000 desperately needy animals, and has worked with law enforcement to bring animal abusers to justice. Director Kathy Stevens, author of Where the Blind Horse Sings: Love and Healing at an Animal Sanctuary, is currently completing her second book about the work of CAS. For further information, go to www.casanctuary.org.