----------------------- > > From: Sheila Smith > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 7:28 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Fwd: Kelly Saveika hearing.......... > > I just saw this post. Oh well, I am going to let > it slide b/c I have bigger fish to fry, but... you > are very good at cut and paste. I mean you managed > the gist of it ok.. I AM watching you. Remember ARC > in Midlothian, Tx and the hundreds of cats that > suffered and died in the name of "rescue"? Years of > being tied up in court and $40K later, but it was > the best money I ever spent b/c it was FOR the > animals. > > I thought if there are still any open minded > people still left on this list you would like to > know the disposition of some of the fifteen cats we > rescued. > Five have been adopted including one (Cinderella) > I adopted myself and two that were adopted by Susan, > six are going to barn placement, two will go to > Best Friends, two are still too weak to place and > are recovering from the effects of poor nutrition > and dehydration (one of which had to have surgery) > according to their veterinarian- although their > prognosis is now good. > > On another note, I really do hope you all do go > back to the focus of feline leukemia. I think this > group must have had great focus at one time- I > joined initially b/c I thought it did and b/c I felt > I had a lot to offer the group b/c of my extensive > experience w/ feline leukemia and b/c of my husbands > participation in national boards. etc. I was > excited to hear from other people across the country > that had experience with feline leukemia. > I really do hope the very best for all of you and > I hope you all do really good things for the animals > in your care. I hope you all will remember this > though. You are the animals advocate. You are not > the caretaker's advocate at the end of the day. > While we all wish good things for the caretakers and > we worry about anyone burning out and we offer > mentoring, guidance and help, in the end there are > multiple resources for people. There are nurses, > doctors, mental health experts, counseling. you name > it. BUT.. For the animals they abused, there is only > YOU. > > You are bound to speak for THEM- the dead cats in > the closets- no one else will. > > Best, > > Sheila Smith > www.shadowcats.net > Austin, Tx > > >
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