THE PET FACTOR

In the last 2 weeks, three different friends have to come to me in hopes that I can help them re-home their pet. I do what I can via Facebook tags, spreading the world, and thinking outside the box. The larger picture however, is what frightens me. In the 33 years that I have been alive I have only had to "re-home" a pet once....and truth be told, she was never mine. I helped a family I love very much take care of her for a couple months until they found a way to keep her. My ex-husband kept our cats, and the only dog I ever had besides Tao, passed away years ago. There is a major different between life emergencies and "I don't feel like doing this anymore." I am finding more and more that the "it got too hard" has been the staple for ditching their once very loved fur-babies. My stomach is twisted and my heart is growing angry. I do NOT want to be the nucleus for judgement and am fighting multiple urges to open up my mouth. That would be a grave mistake. In times of misunderstanding I must attempt to remember that I cannot walk everyone's path for them. I do not agree with leaving your puppy in a crate for 9+ hours a day, failing to pet-proof your house for their safety, or neglecting the needs of both a cat and/or a dog...but yet, I see this lazy parenting behavior everywhere. Today I will mediate and ask for better compassion that I am currently lacking. My frustration and finger pointing will not help these animals, nor will it benefit my own soul growth. Hopefully, my raw and open blog today will invite some of these owners to reach down deep into their core and pull out selflessness and patience, as I will be doing the same to rapidly adjust the negative filter I am looking through.