Hi Stacey
Just wanted to let you know that I am proud to be a part of Rhonda's rescue efforts. I will transport the animals in the Delaware/NJ area, sometimes to their final rescue. Other times I have the pleasure of keeping them overnight. When I hear the stories of where they came from, I am amazed and stunned. Yet when I have these furkids overnight, they are so well behaved and act as if they had been in a house all their lives. I have learned, however, that such is not the case; many of them have been running loose or chained outside for much of their lives. When I overnight, most of the adults get to spend time in the same room where I sleep, and they are very well behaved. All of them get along quite well.
It's also great to be a part of this community. Individuals take pictures, create slide shows put to music of the transport legs and really tell the story of these animals. The fact that these individuals not only spend time transporting but also taking the photos, then posting them and creating "Smile Boxes" and other ways for us to view the furkids is heartwarming. The best part is hearing from the receiving rescue when the furkids have been adopted. I'm so pleased to be able to make a difference in this manner and to be a part of such a great community.
Being in the northeast, I just hope that the efforts to educate folks in other areas about the importance of spay/neuter and the longer term efforts to establish a no or low kill shelter will materialize as they have in some parts of the northeast.