tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31272708.post-8023070930369605902008-04-30T16:36:00.000-07:002008-05-01T11:35:53.337-07:00In honor of <strong>National Volunteer week</strong>, we'd like to share this poem (modified a little from the original we found on <a href="http://www.saveadog.org/PS-thereason.asp">this site</a>). <strong>Thank you</strong> to everyone who volunteers on behalf of animals everywhere!<br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX236.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195191932750198706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_WV2nQjyY4tQ/SBkHiZuM97I/AAAAAAAAACw/jo39hbfMdrc/s320/Jeni+Selesky+with+Dallas+Animal+Services+and+Bailey+the+dog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> <span style="font-size:78%;">Jeni Selesky with Dallas Animal Services holds Bailey, a 5-month-old collie mix available for adoption</span></p><p align="center"><strong>The Reason (to you from all your rescue animals)<br /></strong>- Author Unknown</p><div align="center">I would've died that day if not for you. </div><div align="center">I would've given up on life if not for your kind eyes.</div><div align="center">I would've used my teeth in fear if not for your gentle hands.</div><div align="center">I would have left this life believing that all humans don't care</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Believing there is no such thing as fur that isn't matted,</div><div align="center">skin that isn't flea bitten, good food and enough of it,</div><div align="center">beds to sleep on, someone to love me, </div><div align="center">to show me I deserve love just because I exist. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Your kind eyes, your loving smile, your gentle hands</div><div align="center">Your big heart saved me...</div><div align="center">You saved me from the terror of the pound,</div><div align="center">Soothing away the memories of my old life.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">You have taught me what it means to be loved. </div><div align="center">I have seen you do the same for other pets like me. </div><div align="center">I have heard you ask yourself in times of despair </div><div align="center">Why you do it- </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">When there is no more money, no more room, no more homes </div><div align="center">You open your heart a little bigger,stretch the money a little tighter </div><div align="center">Make just a little more room...</div><div align="center">to save one more like me. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I tell you with the gratitude and love that shines in my eyes </div><div align="center">In the best way I know how </div><div align="center">Reminding you why you go on trying. </div><div align="center">I am the reason </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The pets before me are the reason </div><div align="center">As are the ones who come after.</div><div align="center">Our lives would've been wasted, our love never given </div><div align="center">We would die if not for you. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="left">If you are considering volunteering, contact your local animal shelter, humane society or rescue group. Sites like <a href="http://www.volunteermatch.org/">VolunteerMatch.org</a> make it easy to find rewarding ways to make a difference in any way you can.</div>UrbanCritterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027949962799726837noreply@blogger.com