Happiest of Holidays to all! May you have a Happy Hanukkah, a wonderful, peaceful Kwaanza, a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Holy New Year.
Our website has expanded yet again, so please stop by for a sitewarming visit real soon.
Our Newsletters are more popular than ever! They are so fun and keep me connected with all of you. This year's theme was the Classics...2001's theme will be TV and Media...stay tuned for more funny pics of me and Tyrone!
The National In-Choir is in full swing and will be such a heart-warming experience for all.
My story this month is based on the great experience I have learned as a pet owner. Tyrone brings such joy to my life , I hope you will join me in making a difference by donating to your local shelter this season.
Here's hoping that you and yours celebrate the holidays in your own special way, with someone you love.
Love, Rose & Tyrone
P.S. If you want to see what Tyrone is getting for Christmas, be sure you read all the way to the end of this newsletter. No peeking ahead of time!!!!
[Twas the Night Before Christmas] [The Twelve Days of Catmas]
'Tis the night before Christmas and all through the
town,
every shelter is full - we are lost but not found.
Our numbers are hung on our kennels so bare,
we hope every minute that someone will care,
They'll come to adopt us and give us the call,
"Come here, Max and Sparkie - come fetch your new ball!!
But now we sit here and think of the days..
we were treated so fondly - we had cute, baby ways,
Once we were little, then we grew and we grew -
now we're no longer young and we're no longer new.
So out the back door we were thrown like the trash,
they reacted so quickly - why were they so rash?
We "jump on the children:, "don't come when they call",
we "cry when they leave us", climb over the wall.
We should have been neutered, we should have been spayed,
now we suffer the consequence of the errors THEY made.
If only they'd trained us, if only we knew...
we'd have done what they asked us and worshiped them, too.
We were left in the backyard, or worse -let to roam-
now we're tired and lonely and out of a home.
They dropped us off here and they kissed us good-bye...
"Maybe someone else will give you a try."
So now here we are, all confused and alone...
in a shelter with others who long for a home.
The kind workers come through with a meal and a pat,
with so many to care for, they can't stay to chat,
They move to the next kennel, giving each of us cheer...
we know that they wonder how long we'll be here.
We lay down to sleep and sweet dreams fill our heads..
of a home filled with love and our own cozy beds.
Then we wake to see sad eyes, brimming with tears --
our friends filled with emptiness, worry, and fear.
If you can't adopt us and there's no room at the Inn --
could you help with the bills and fill our food bin?
We count on your kindness each day of the year --
can you give more than hope to everyone here?
Please make a donation to pay for the heat...
and help get us something special to eat.
The shelter that cares for us wants us to live,
and more of us will, if more people will give.
While you are reading these pages, thousands of cats and
dogs are being euthanized across the United States because no one wants them and there isn't enough money for the shelters to care for them. Many of these
pets once enjoyed a home and were someone's adored pet .......... just like yours.
For low cost spay/neuter information please telephone 1-800 248-SPAY
or...be a hero and donate a bag of food to your local shelter or rescue station.
