Max melts my heart into one big puddle!!! So glad David is feeling better.
And I was profoundly moved by this line below, because it's really the compassion our world needs more than ever. To care not for our own sentimentality but because doing the right thing for others is the golden rule to live by and strive for:
"Gabby was so grateful I had come to rescue George. When I thanked her for caring for him, she said she did care, but that she wasn’t like me. She didn’t feel particularly attached to George but she wanted to do right by him. To me, that makes perfect sense. You don’t have to feel attached to an animal to do the right thing by them. You don’t have to love or even like animals to decide not to hurt them and to agree that they deserve to live a life free from harm."
Another wonderful newsletter letting us know how things at the sanctuary are going, thank you so much Catherine. I hope David gets over his Norovirus soon and he’s back to good health. It’s finally a beautiful day here on the Gold Coast, the rain has moved on for the moment and I’m sitting here with my coffee and watching the Ibis in my backyard enjoying the sunshine. Take care of yourself honey, love Shelley xx
The rainforest rooster made me think of the feral chickens in Hawaii. They do just fine…in fact, to excess! On Kawaii they are pests. However, the Hawaii chickens are not solo (plus, no goanas). They run around in gangs. That was the danger for your rooster: no their chickens. There’s safety in numbers.
Max melts my heart into one big puddle!!! So glad David is feeling better.
And I was profoundly moved by this line below, because it's really the compassion our world needs more than ever. To care not for our own sentimentality but because doing the right thing for others is the golden rule to live by and strive for:
"Gabby was so grateful I had come to rescue George. When I thanked her for caring for him, she said she did care, but that she wasn’t like me. She didn’t feel particularly attached to George but she wanted to do right by him. To me, that makes perfect sense. You don’t have to feel attached to an animal to do the right thing by them. You don’t have to love or even like animals to decide not to hurt them and to agree that they deserve to live a life free from harm."
Well said, Stephanie!
Another wonderful newsletter letting us know how things at the sanctuary are going, thank you so much Catherine. I hope David gets over his Norovirus soon and he’s back to good health. It’s finally a beautiful day here on the Gold Coast, the rain has moved on for the moment and I’m sitting here with my coffee and watching the Ibis in my backyard enjoying the sunshine. Take care of yourself honey, love Shelley xx
I hope that David recovers fully! Lovely George! In the middle of horrible things, there is some light.
George is beautiful and very lucky to have found you.
The rainforest rooster made me think of the feral chickens in Hawaii. They do just fine…in fact, to excess! On Kawaii they are pests. However, the Hawaii chickens are not solo (plus, no goanas). They run around in gangs. That was the danger for your rooster: no their chickens. There’s safety in numbers.
Take care please 🙏💙