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AlecBGreen

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11. i hear you

Reply to Seedersandleechers (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 09:52 PM

Jan 2013

few things shake my conviction in the inherent goodness of people than animal abuse. I tell myself that its cultural or psychological, they were just raised wrong or had something traumatic happen to them etc. Its little comfort to me and means absolutely NOTHING to the animals involved.

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Meet Billy: A Touching Puppy Mill Rescue Video [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2013 OP

What a beautiful story with a happy ending for Billy. Loki Jan 2013 #1

Not cried yet on DU but now I have. Good tears. Great story. CurtEastPoint Jan 2013 #2

Who the F can treat animals like that? LisaLynne Jan 2013 #5

I hate people sometimes - Seedersandleechers Jan 2013 #8

Me, too. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #10

i hear you AlecBGreen Jan 2013 #11

I'm with you... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #18

... xchrom Jan 2013 #3

that sweet little baby! oh boy.im crying now. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #4

+1 freshwest Jan 2013 #6

:hug: BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #19

That prescious little dog... ReRe Jan 2013 #7

yep... tears. CitizenLeft Jan 2013 #9

Dog bless you! dorkzilla Jan 2013 #13

oh thank you so much CitizenLeft Jan 2013 #24

Chloe is a very lucky girl (at least after meeting you) dorkzilla Jan 2013 #28

five dogs... sounds like heaven! CitizenLeft Jan 2013 #31

You just gave me some faith in Seedersandleechers Jan 2013 #14

thank you, that's very kind CitizenLeft Jan 2013 #25

That is not sappy! GarColga Jan 2013 #15

Bless your Louis CitizenLeft Jan 2013 #26

If there is a Heaven, these are the people that are going there litlbilly Jan 2013 #12

many are considered nothing more than livestock CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #23

Lab Rescue saved my best friend Buenaventura Jan 2013 #16

My next door neighbor rescued a golden breeder. Chloe. blaze Jan 2013 #17

I had a dog from a puppy mill situation CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #20

debarked CitizenLeft Jan 2013 #27

Yes, debarked CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #29

that's the most awful thing I've heard in a long time CitizenLeft Jan 2013 #30

Red states seem to have the weakest animal rights laws CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #32

but you were able to show him love and attention, even if for a short time CitizenLeft Jan 2013 #33

I swore on his dead body CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #34

About six months ago, Unknown Beatle Jan 2013 #21

OMGosh....... a kennedy Jan 2013 #22