Oh, Kathy, don't even MENTION that "Rainbow Bridge"--just thinking about that makes me tear up. It's so wierd, but animal abuse upsets me more than anything else in this world----and I WORK for Child Protective Services.....when I saw those horses, with their bones sticking out, I felt such deep sorrow in my heart.

Part of the reason I stopped rescuing horses was not just the financial drain (although veterinary care cost me a fortune) but the emotional drain, when their time came and I had to put them down. The time that they spent in hospice care with me, I grew to love each one of them. It broke my heart when it was time to say "goodbye" but it also made me happy that I was able to give them a good home to live out the last years of their lives.....

Thanks for your kind words. Honestly, it RUINS my whole day when I'm driving around and see a loose dog running on a dangerous street. I have picked up so many or called animal control for so many, and if I stopped for every one, I'd never EVER arrive at any destination. There I am driving down the street, looking in my rear view mirror, screaming inside for the dog not to run in front of the oncoming truck.....then, I spend the whole day feeling sad that I didn't stop....