Being a Rescuer

Being a rescuer isn't easy.

It's tough, it's painful and heartbreaking.

It's easy being on the outside, saying:

"you should've, could've have done this

and that and because you didn't,

this and that happened."

We are human, we make mistakes but

most importantly, money

don't fall from the sky and

getting equipment, supplies,

medicine and veterinarian care,

is extremely expensive and

just because we are nonprofit,

doesn't mean we get any discounts,

government aid, freebies or rebates.

On the contrary,

we often get exploited on a daily basis,

cause they know we will rip off

our own limbs to save a single animal.

And because of this, we sometimes

have to let some of the animals go too soon,

or say No to new rescues, simply because

we don't have the funds to care for them.

Or we do have the funds but,

using those funds would diminish

the quality of life of the rescues

we already do have in our care.

Regardless how we balance every dime

and dollar, someone will always cast blame,

that we didn't do enough,

even though we go days without sleep,

weeks, without eating, never going

on any vacations, never buying anything

for ourselves and never even leaving

our home, cause the animals needs us,

or a rescue could arrive,

at any second and if we aren't home,

we will blame ourselves for not being there,

not being ready for them.

Not only that, but life is delicate

and sometimes, accidents happen

that may or may not have been preventable.

Again, we are only human,

we are not perfect but we do try

our very best, always.

Last but not least,

we are weird, we are strange people

and more often than not,

we stick out like a sore thumb

cause we different.

We get mocked, bullied,

terrorised, targeted, ridiculed

and scrutinized for every single minor detail.

Being on social media

is a double edged sword,

we need the social media to fund

these expensive rescues but

at the same time,

we also get targeted by cruel people.

We even get targeted by jealous people,

heck, I had a young woman once,

who targeted Tintin, simply because

Tintin had more followers than her.

She made it her personal mission

to ruin Tintin's page and my reputation.

Additional:

Many of us rescuers don't have jobs of our own,

mening we have zero income,

cause all our time goes to the animals.

You simply can't do both

cause it's a 24/365 task, day and night.

So we don't have salaries, meaning that

every bite we eat,

are funds taken from the rescues,

which punches a hole in our hearts,

for every, single, bite we eat.

Cause that could've gone to a rescue.

That's why we don't buy anything for ourselves,

not even clothes.

We are poor, almost homeless too,

cause our home isn't our home,

it's the animals home.

I can't stress it enough,

how important every dollar you donate is,

it's literally the difference between life and death,

rescue and rescuer alike.

So please, be respectful,

be kind, to every kind.