So this topic is close to my heart as I am a huge animal lover and I recently heard something quite ridiculous. My friend walked into a puppy store recently and was blown away at what she saw. Tiny little dogs being sold for $3,000. Mind blowing to me when there are thousands of cats and dogs in shelters just waiting for a loving home and opportunity to have a family.
I've done my research on this topic and have found out some horrifying things regarding animal shelters, in particular, ones that kill the dogs and cats who have not been lucky enough to be adopted. In some parts of the US, the animals are gased to death in what looks like a dumpster. When I saw footage of this I started crying at the horror and felt empathy for what those poor animals must be going through and how scared they are.
It really hits me hard that animals don't have a voice and can't do anything about their fate, which is what is the most devastating to me.
So the point of this post is to maybe encourage some people out there to take a look at your local animal shelter the next time you are thinking of getting an animal. My family has personally rescued 2 dogs. One of them still with us today and is one of the biggest joys in our life and a member of our family.
Here's a close up of her waiting for me to wake up.
I always think back to this quote when I see my dog Riley.. "To the world, you may just be one person, but to one life, you may be the world."
Hope this is some food for thought :)
-Fitgirl
