50 Shades of Tabby

I am an early childhood teacher and I work full time. I blog about teaching. I also write and am in the process of a few other projects. I share my life with dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds. And when I can,  I foster. 

In 2013 I started officially fostering because early one morning on Facebook I saw a face that I fell in love with. His name was Felix and he was shared on Starfish Animal Rescue's page. He looked like my tabby-boy Cody who I adore in the biggest way. I wanted Felix to be safe. I wanted him to have a family who would love him as much as I love my boy Cody. It was getting desperate, the time was ticking away. He was going to be killed, and I was ready to fly out the door at the last minute to adopt him and then try to rehome him myself! Starfish Animal Rescue however stepped up for him and took him in. She also was in love with him (he had gorgeous feet as well as a gorgeous face!). With supervision and mentoring from SAR I was able to give Felix a home. I will tell his story in his own post because his story deserves to be told. 

I am playing the smallest part in rescue. I am doing this because I don't have the power to change the system alone. I am doing this because I think they all deserve a chance. I am doing this because I don't have copious amounts of money that I can give to others. I am doing this, because emotionally I can't handle visiting pounds and shelters, knowing that those who don't get rescued or adoption will die. 

Those are the facts. The cold hard horrible facts. They DIE. They aren't "put to sleep" - They are killed. The apathy of society and the current legislation both on state and national levels are abhorrent to me. The millions of animals that have already been killed weigh heavily upon my heart. 

I give massive amounts of credit and respect to those who run and work in rescue and do the heavy (both physical, mental, and emotional) hands on work.