Today we are thankful for people who step up and do the right thing - without wanting applause or thanks or payment or whatever.
Once upon a time in the spring, a social worker was called to help a little girl in a family that wasn't treating her very well. The social worker decided that the little girl (about 8 years old) could no longer live with her family and be safe. But the little girl was distraught - she did not want to leave her kitty behind. The social worker understood the situation and also knew the statistics: animals in homes of abusers tend to be abused and can also be used a leverage against the people in the home.
The social worker made some phone calls. And a local rescue stepped up and said they would take the kitty. So the social worker packed up the little girl and together they packed up the kitty. The little girl wrote a letter to the rescue - "please take care of my kitty, she is very nice and likes her ears scratched, she has never been mean to anyone unless they were mean to her". The social worker took the little girl with her to drop off the kitty so the little girl could be reassured that the kitty would be safe.
That was in April. Banyon came into the rescue with cigarette burns on her neck and very thin. Heaven only knows what she went through, but we know she brought that little girl some sense of security. Banyon is now ready and looking for her new forever home.....maybe with another little girl she can love.
We may never know the ending of the story of the little girl and we can't applaud the social worker in person, but we can pay it forward.....
Mom took Banyon to Petco on Sunday - so far she has charmed everyone who has met her. She is tiny but has the voice of a lion.
Once upon a time in the spring, a social worker was called to help a little girl in a family that wasn't treating her very well. The social worker decided that the little girl (about 8 years old) could no longer live with her family and be safe. But the little girl was distraught - she did not want to leave her kitty behind. The social worker understood the situation and also knew the statistics: animals in homes of abusers tend to be abused and can also be used a leverage against the people in the home.
The social worker made some phone calls. And a local rescue stepped up and said they would take the kitty. So the social worker packed up the little girl and together they packed up the kitty. The little girl wrote a letter to the rescue - "please take care of my kitty, she is very nice and likes her ears scratched, she has never been mean to anyone unless they were mean to her". The social worker took the little girl with her to drop off the kitty so the little girl could be reassured that the kitty would be safe.
That was in April. Banyon came into the rescue with cigarette burns on her neck and very thin. Heaven only knows what she went through, but we know she brought that little girl some sense of security. Banyon is now ready and looking for her new forever home.....maybe with another little girl she can love.
Mom took Banyon to Petco on Sunday - so far she has charmed everyone who has met her. She is tiny but has the voice of a lion.
