Why do people destroy
that which has been entrusted to them, that which they should respect
and protect? Just to rid themselves of it? In this case,
Cruel and Insidious!
For the lady Pointer,
Teka, this would have been her end.
During the night, before the tide came in, she was
mostly buried, out of sight, in a stony area at the end of the
beach in San Sebastian. There, completely abandoned to her fear
and horror, she should slowly drown in the rising tide. However,
two girls luckily found her in time. Her feet were covered with
bruises and wounds. She was completely starved and half dead from
thirst. She could not stand by herself as her hind legs buckled
all of the time.
It shouldn't take much imagination to
understand what havoc this horrible damage this did to this young dog's
soul. Completely distraught and traumatized, she was brought to
the local animal clinic. There it was determined that she had no
water in her lungs, no broken bones or joints, but a broken heart.
Teka had spent many agonizing hours in this situation, but she is now in
foster care where she eats, drinks and is experiencing, perhaps for the
first time in jer nine month life, care and affection.
Our
colleague on the animal protection front, Dominique, was unable to
express her feelings in words. She felt outrage, anger and
disgust. She also felt compassion, and the ability to "feel with".
All of these feelings could be used to assist her to render active help.
"The little that one can do is much if it takes away
the woes of a single being." This quote from Albert Schweitzer in
his old fashioned language seems almost too touching, but it is quite
simply true. No, we cannot save the world, but for every single
anima we have saved, it is the world.
We are a small organization and our
active, volunteer, colleagues are working tirelessly to make the lives
entrusted
to us just a little bit better. We have built a small network, but
there are always gaps that limit our activities. We are always in
need of foster homes for animals waiting here in Germany for their new
homes. Granted, this work requires time, work, effort and a
preparedness to take responsibility. If it should somehow be
possible, feel free to jump in. The satisfaction that comes when
you have followed the path of their animals out of a hopeless situation
to their new, final home, is enormous. Any necessary expenses
incurred are reimbursed by us upon submission. One can even choose
whether or not to take in a dog or a cat, small or large, however you
wish. Our board will be there to support you with practical
matters. Please contact us for details if you are interested.
Still, any support is important.
Think of Teka and her rescued "world" and think of Albert Schweitzer.
We thank you for having read this to the
end.
Your FALG Board: Ingrid
Schmidling, Tanja Jungbluth, Jutta Ferdows
