Sharing is Caring

I was on my way out of Nelsonville this evening for a night on the town. While my husband and I stopped to refill our gas tank, I had the pleasure of overhearing an amazing conversation between two people at the pumps. A man had a dog with him, a little boxer with a cast on his leg. This man and his dog had just gotten back from a veterinary appointment, and the man had acquired the dog that very day.

From what I gather, the dog had been laying on the road in Lancaster, and had been hit by a car and was in a large amount of pain. No one nearby seemed to know who the dog belonged to, or why the dog would have been in the middle of a non-residential area in the middle of a very busy road. The man, who had not been looking for a dog, contacted an organization local to Lancaster, Forgotten 4Paws, to help with emergency vet care. They helped out, and the man now has a new member of his family who is only a little worse for wear. The entire time the story was being told, the dog, who from what I heard was howling in agony mere hours ago, was happily licking his new owner's face, and giving all the love he had to give. The man couldn't have seemed more pleased.

As a silent observer to all of this, I couldn't help but smile. Not only was I smiling to hear that someone had lent a hand to an animal in need, when many had already passed by, but smiling to see the reactions of those other people at the gas station who were listening to the story. It warmed my heart to hear that, yes, there are still people who would give up a day to help out for what could be a lifetime.

Similar to this, a letter was published in the Athens News on Monday thanking Donkey Coffee of Athens for helping out with the feral felines, Jolene, Anna, and Andy. Jolene is still looking for a new home, and we're surprised that no one has shown interest in her yet. She's a quiet, docile companion who is fiercely independent and timidly loving. Hopefully someone will fall in love with Jolene. It is also my hope that more businesses will take a cue from Donkey and lend a hand to some of the animals in the county.