Last night, Oct. 10, Greg & I went to the Paws to Celebrate fundraiser for the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society. What a neat event! great food and lots of wine to sample. I was high bidder for a spay/neuter from one of the Vets in Sioux Falls. I figure Turtle will need to be spayed in a few months.
Seven years ago on Oct. 10 we were also doing Humane Society related things. But it was not so pretty, not so fun. On Oct. 10, 2002, we assisted the Humane Society with the rescue of 17 horses in Turner County. That is where Spirit and Butterscotch came from. They were 2 of the weanlings found locked in a building with no food and water.
SPIRIT AND BUTTERSCOTCH, SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THEIR RESCUE BACK IN 2002.
BILLIE, ONE OF THE MARES HIDDEN OUT IN THE TREES ON THE RESCUE OCT. 10, 2002.
I think one thing that has changed over these 7 years is that people are not as afraid to report these situations of starvation. I could never understand this fear anyway. People afraid of getting their "good neighbor" in trouble. What I DON'T understand is how people can look at these animals and NOT report it.
Anyway, I just thought it quite interesting that Oct. 10 should be so eventful for us.
Oh, and this year Oct. 10 involved Law Enforcement just as it did 7 years ago during the horse rescue. But this year, it was because Greg got picked up for speeding on the way home. 65 in a 55.
