Down

This day has started out badly.

From yesterday there has been a dog wandering around the fields and neighborhood. This morning it was out in front of our house. This sends me into a down spin. What can I do for the stray animals that pass by my house? Pray for them. Sometimes I ignore them though my heart breaks. I close the curtains. I sit and cry. Sometime I bring them home and know that I'm in for a long haul. (Three of our cats and Choco came by my soft heart). Tetsu is also an animal lover and he has brought home a couple too or found their owners for them. So this morning when I found the dog still here I panicked and Tetsu took over. A friendly dog and Tetsu has tied it up in the yard. Choco and the cats are in the house going wild. Both dogs are barking. I've gone out to the farmers to ask if there is a dog lost but no one claims it. And we have called the police and no one has reported a missing dog. We have called the animal shelter. They are coming in an hour. There is not much more we can do.

You say fine, the animal shelter will take over from here. Yes, they will, but the animal shelter has too many stray dogs and cats to deal with. They do not have a good system for helping owners find their pets. If the owner doesn't show within days... well, you know... And unless the dog is a lap dog, I don't think the farmers give much thought to losing an animal. If the animal is stupid enough to not be able to find it's way home then it isn't worth looking for.

I cannot lose my heart over another pitiful animal. There are too many. We have saved it from getting hit by a car and fed it but we cannot keep it as our own. For that I'm sad and relieved.