I am sharing with you a blog from one of my author friends, Alicia Joseph. She writes from the heart and this entry really touched me. We need to be more aware of this. If you could reblog this and pass on the link, we would really appreciate it. Thank you!
I write a lot about shelter animals on this blog. They’ve been a passion of mine since I rescued my pit bull mix, Phil, from my local Animal Control facility seven years ago and started volunteering at my local humane society. I advocate for people to get their pets from shelters, as opposed to pet stores or breeders, because I’ve seen first hand the many dogs in need of homes.
Human failure is usually the reason these innocent babies end up in shelters and the reason for these dogs’ pain, so humans should be the reason they are saved. We owe them that.
For every scared dog, there is a human who brought fear into its life.
For every dog needy for attention, there is a human who never showed it affection.
For every dog emaciated, there is a human who let it starve.
The place I got Phil is an…
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