Liz,

The rainbow bridge has been close to my heart lately. We lost one of our "babies" to cancer a few weeks ago. I smile and cry through the story on the website almost daily. I read an interview that Roy Horn did some months after he left the hospital. He died on the operating table. When the interviewer asked if he remembered anything, he said "All my beloved animals were waiting for me."

The helplessness of it all...I often feel that way with the rescued dogs we adopt. We can help so few, yet so many need us. I try to focus on making lives better two at a time. (We live in a townhouse with a condo association. Two pets per house maximum.) :(

I think you'd recognize my trunk. It's the one with the slip lead leash and dog food/treats. Like you, Todd and I try to help wherever possible. Thankfully, we don't encounter anything like the number of dogs running in the street that you have. We might see a loose dog once every other month or so.

Try not to beat yourself up when you can't stop. Few people will ever make as big a difference as you have in so many lives. With all the horror stories you see on the news, it really renews my faith in human nature to know that there are also people like you out there, giving everything they can to make a difference. God Bless You for all you do.

Kathy