A few days ago I was going through my Facebook feed and saw something that has deeply haunted me.  It was a photo of a dog that had been beaten, neglected and abused.  The suffering and the disbelief in this animal’s eyes broke my heart.  I was so upset that I immediately shut it down.  That was probably a dumb move, because now when I try to retrieve it I can’t find it.  It was posted by an animal rescue site that I am not familiar with, so I didn’t know whether it was legit.

I had a hard time falling asleep that night.  That poor dog’s face haunted me.  Why would someone do this?  And how can I help?  And, perhaps more importantly, how can I prevent this from happening in the future?  I have no answers for this, other than to support animal rescue organizations and to work toward education of our children that this behavior is not okay.

So I am posting this to give a voice to those who have no voice.  If you have an idea or solution, please share it.  If you see something, please speak up.

Cindy

“We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”       Immanuel Kant