No you are not alone. i get the same way. I thought because I had more compassion for animals and children I was beginning think something was wrong with me. I can't stand to read about the abuse of animal and children. To me animals and children are so helpless and completely dependent on us for their safety. So when I hear about it and tears me up inside. I volunteer at the local humane association and I wish I could take them all home but just being there in some capacity to help them helps me to feel not so helpless when it comes to there protection. Sometimes I want to cry there as well.
For example a woman brought in her dog because she no longer was able to take care of him for economic reason....recent layoffs in her household. Well of course when I looked into this dogs eyes it just made me almost cry because this dog just had a look of confusion, sadness and fear. So of course, I tried to show him a little special attention and the dog handler got him all groomed and pretty. While I wasn't too thrilled that she gave up her dog, I was very glad that she at least brought him to the shelter and didn't just abandon him. |