We are the most dangerous species, but also the one who could choose to help....

"We are the most dangerous species of life on the planet, and every other species, even the earth itself, has cause to fear our power to exterminate. But we are also the only species which, when it chooses to do so, will go to great effort to save what it might destroy." ~Wallace Stegner in This is Dinosaur

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PLEASE CHOOSE THESE GIFTS TO SUPPORT ANIMALS - FROM HUMANE SOCIETY INTL

	Care for Puppy Mill Victims This gift pays for a rescued puppy mill dog to be cared for at an emergency shelter for a week, allowing us to provide crucial food, veterinary care, and socialization so we can place him in a loving home.
	Take Down the Tiger Trade This gift helps save these critically endangered animals by supporting Humane Society International's campaign to convince China to maintain and better enforce its trade ban on tiger parts and to eliminate cruel tiger farms.
	Teach Humane Care This gift pays for a workshop on good animal welfare practices for members of Costa Rica's livestock industry, from farmers, to auction house workers.
	Gift Certificates Not sure which Humane Gift they would like the most? Give your recipient the chance to choose their own gift and learn more about HSI's efforts to help animals around the world.
	Humane Hamper Save animals year-round! We've bundled together our top five gifts to create the perfect package for anyone on your list.

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Christmas Poem - source unknown

Christmas Poem

'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 "bark 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.