[bettyeanne]

I just finished reading this thread and just when you think you're cried dry ... you aren't! I totally agree with Villette ... but changes & new laws will come too late for some. I just made a donation in memory of a rescue that we lost just about a month ago. His owner surrendered a sweet, sweet little 3 yr. old boy named Romeo. He said he was having to crate him 12+ hrs. a day due to his job and he had begun to pee in his crate. He said he was healthy and when we had him vet checked he did indeed "appear" to be healthy. Several people wanted to adopt him right away ... we are so thankful that we stuck to our policy ... they have to stay in foster for a minimum of two weeks. We have to know that we have learned every single thing about a rescue before we adopt it out. We want to make sure there aren't underlying health issues, behavior issues, etc. Thank God for our policy! A few days after Romeo began stealing hearts, he also began behavior that at first appeared to be electrocution ... no way that had happened. They were seziures and after several trips to the ER but before we could help him, he began seizing and they couldn't be stopped! It seems he was in the latter stages of LS and there was nothing we could do except let him go. Evidently the owner was just way too busy to notice the signs early on or perhaps he realized something was wrong and surrendered him to us .... either way, it was too late for sweet little Romeo, but it's certainly not too late for Baby Gus!!

Thank you, Lee, for starting this thread and I want to thank Indiana Petite Paws Rescue for the wonderful work they are doing! Rescue is heartbreaking but successes like Baby Gus keep us trying! God bless you all!