[Moderator's note: A bit more clarification from Roary: This is posted with permission of the author, who originally broadcast it via Twitter. It's pretty much as the Twitter post appeared, which is indeed a bit hard to follow. I didn't edit it any futher. BIG] I follow lots of animal people on Twitter. Yes, I am one of those hopeless twitterers, reading each and every tweet on my timeline. I tweet and reply to several people each and every day, and for the most part it's a chance to learn a little about the world outside of my own. But today, as I watched my timeline, I saw a set of tweets form like a stream of consciousness from a volunteer who worked with dogs and horses. It mesmerized and moved me all at once, and I wanted to share it with everyone who tries to help animals. I have compiled his tweets here mostly unedited, his raggedness and rush to get the words out left intact. I took the title from one of his lines. It is one of the most poignant things I have read in a long time. - hoomin * * * * * never give up on you thinking about being a kid again and remembering lassie on tv i cried every time lassie got lost or hurt every damn week after week mom would say its ok she will be ok lassies not going to die and not me never believed her nope its this week alright never get out of the well this time but lassie always did somebody would save her or she would save the baby deer from the hunters but where i vol not all the dogs and cats get rescued no one comes and saves them they sit in their cages and wait for their hero to come they get tired and sleep a lot and maybe they bark a bit 2 much or they jump up and go nuts when they see a possible hero they just sit there and not move growl at being woke up or just get old and tired dont play much anymore eyes get clouded over and well dont look anymore 4 a hero then they are a burden they cost money the pills cost to much honey what if it needs a operation? we dont have the cash where would he go here look over here a cute PUPPY! awwwwww a baby doggy see it loves you you can grow up with her shes your baby dog what u say honey yesss i want a puppie lets take her and the paper work is done the shot given the little scarf is on her neck and away they go by clover the old dogs just look out the cage and maybe settledown and sleep thinking purhaps good luck youngster! or see ya soon kid both maybe the right answer who knows? the only thing that i know is that there are more coming in old sick injured but mentally and in body and the puppies turn into dogs and old dogs pass on the cycle is always continuing mommy daddy i want a puppy! look the kids in the white house has a new kind of dog its a water dog mommy it can swim in my pool with me! i want a puppy please learn from past mistakes animals are not disposible trash something to fill a need and then out grow help kill shelters look at their dogs and cats you might find a good friend help the humane shelters they keep the dogs till death if they need 2 and will take a dog back to rehome if they need 2 but please please remember animals are living beings next to infants the most helpless of beings they come to you and they bond fast and never give up on you no matter what they are open 4 love 24-7 365 till the end you owe them at least that adopt yes but responsibly thats what i am trying to do myself and you know i cant i am only one person and sometimes it overcomes me and i get stuck unable to move and i fail them also and it cuts 2 the bone please pray 4 me and all who work in this field either staff or volunteers thats what i am doing ...... i work in human med i work eves and at 60 and been through all the things of my past my body is beat when i get home i have to take care of my wife and blind poodle a real love both wife and dog lol then 2 bed at maybe 3am then up back to work psych is not easy floor 2 work as is any at this time so i am beat when i get to my dogs or horses some people come and stay all day like they live there me i am running here or there feel like i cant make a connection with myself and the animals either yes been told that by a few here i guess we are all on a path that is very twisted i have done a lot of helping 4 people and will keep on doing so but there is something missing in my heart a meaning a true passion i just dont want to miss it... rjwequine1 http://twitter.com/rjwequine1 posted on Twitter, May 31st, 2009 * * * * * hoomin (Roary) talk to me: http://twitter.com/hoomin/ writings: http://hoomin.blogspot.com/ my music: http://www.garageband.com/artist/hoomin location: Rio Rancho, NM [Posted in FML 6350]