Moving to NC ~ Very big in Animal Rescue ~ talk to me please

[sheilovealways]

Thanks - burgerboi, checked it out, wow they have alot of ways to pull in money. That's great! I like their goals, and their statement........ "Love isn't enough".

[Tart Green Apple]

I appreciate what you are doing and not suggesting that you stop doing it. I fix ferals in my neighborhood too. What I am saying is that if we could harness the voting power of all the animal rescuers to vote on bills regarding animals, animal advocates would be a force to be reckoned with!!!
Animal rescuers just need to wake up politically.

Originally Posted by sheilovealways

There are those who are stronger in the political sense than others. And those that are better in the field, I may try my hand at the political side but I will never come out of the field entirely.

I live in the field, I can not ignore what is around me. Seems like any where I go feral cats and dogs come out of the woods - literally to find me. So yeah I'm mending broken shells but these shells are out my front door.

[sheilovealways]

I realize what you are saying, I've been hit hard with reality concearning my own animals - Felv/FIV, which no doubt came from my cats coming into uncontrolled contact with infected ferals. The ferals flock to me, neighbors say they never seen a cat here before I moved in and I've seen over 10 and trapped some and raising kittens now (outside) to be homed.

My mom and boyfriend put it to me that I couldn't save all animals - which I know, but had to pull back on who I could help - and that hurts, can't explain why - just that I feel pain in my heart and gut that I am limited.

For some unknown reason I feel guilt for the ignorance of others - does that make sense? Because so many other humans aren't educated (or evolved), to know what an animal feels that I have to make up for their shortcomings? That is the best way I can describe it.

Sometimes I view us in the field as chasing our tail, that is true.

[Tart Green Apple]

No, you can't save them all, but you are making a difference! It just takes one person in a neighborhood to completely turn around a out of control population problem. It is hard to accept that not all of them can be saved. But you can make up for those shortcomings by by voting pro-animal and educating others.

[WFW&P]

We certainly could use you around here. When it comes to animal rights NC is most definitely behind the times. Two major problems are the mentality & the political wrangling. There are many private rescue groups also.
BTW, have you been to Best Friends?

[Superocean]

Glad to hear about the dogs behind bars program. I am a NYC/New Englander [ work in NYC live in Ct] who will be moving/retiring to NC- around Winston area in a year or so. I am very much interested in animal rescue, welfare.
I adopted 2 years ago a wonderful Carolina Dog from our local shelter and we also have a rescued cat.
Look forward to being in N.C. soon . Am a born and bread N.Carolinian who left after college and will be returning.

[roadpony]

Not sure about transport programs in the Triad... just moved a few months ago from W-S to SC. There is a group of pilots here in the Upstate of SC who have an air transport service for rescues.