“There is always a better way.â€
Thomas Edison
I wasn’t going to blog about this, as it’s US centric and just desperately sad, but I’ve reconsidered because I think it’s important.
This poor lady has the job of animal euthanasia. No one wants to pick on a fragile individual but there is a particular internal dialogue that she is living by, which sees her keep doing what she does…
I have to be in pain to take the pain away from these animals. I am simply doing the dirty work of irresponsible people. Feel sorry for me because I need to do this horrible thing because I’m more compassionate than society. I have to do this. The system is why I put animals to sleep. I am hurting and angry because I am powerless in the face of such an uncaring public.
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The problem is – it’s not about her. Or her hurt. It’s about that dog. And what that dog needs isn’t a person caught in a cycle of helplessness, but someone who says; righto dog. I’m empowered and believe I have the power to save you. I’m going to try this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and everything else in my power and then if we can’t save you, we’re going to look to other shelters who might be able to take you. Because his life depends on it.
This isn’t about becoming engulfed by very strong feelings – it’s about putting them aside and finding solutions.
Wow. Thanks. I’ve heard that “self-talk” before and it makes me crazy.
I know I can’t save them all. And I know that no one other person can either. But it is just so frustrating that we can’t ALL work together…because I think there are more caring people on this planet than there are animals in need. So collectively, we COULD save them all!!!
But we have to get past our judgement and shame.
We have to be willing to say: Life is better than Death.
And that means that people who invest their egos in their pets have to get over it. (There are those who choose to have their pets killed when they die because “nobody could love them as much as I do?!”)
The public isn’t uncaring! Animal Contol is out of control. They need to tap into the compassion of their community to make Life possible.