Oh great! Facebutt/Meta has changed everything again! And I thought I had enough to complain about already!
You know, out of over 6000+followers, usually only less than 500 see our posts. And out of those usually less than 100 react or interact. What's the point? FB has become a useless tool for most pages that are small yet I get notices everyday that if I spend X amount of money I can reach 86 more people! Yeah. No!
I constantly beg for support and scrimp on everything now. But only the same people are seeing the posts and most likely burned out on me asking. So what's the point?
I don't regret saving these lives but I completely regret being so naive and trusting others would help. I have looked for other rescues to take some of the kittens and they aren't doing any better than us. Adoptions are few and far between. Surrender to a shelter isn't a thing either; they tell you straight up that the animal will be put to sleep.
I am still looking for work and getting no response from anyone. I, myself, am now completely broke and can't even help myself much less the rescue. So what's the point?
On top of all the rescue issues I DO have a private life that isn't without issues as well. The stress is ridiculous! And because the page doesn't grow anymore I'm just whining to the same people. So what's the point?
The point is this: they didn't ask to be born, abandoned, thrown out when they weren't cute anymore. They didn't ask to get FIV or have any kind of special needs. They didn't ask to be looked over because they weren't exotic enough. They didn't ask to be pregnant at 10 months old or be bred out to sell kittens to pay rent. They didn't ask to have BBs shot into them, be hit by cars, or starve in the streets. Above all, they didn't ask for me to take them in.
Today I AM begging. Don't send me anything more than $5! I know people think to make a difference they have to send more but do the math. 100 people sending $5 = $500! With over 6000 followers that should be easy but it has only happened once; Ambrose.
As I've said frequently, I have 5 people who go way above and beyond to support us. But they can't keep doing that. I do so appreciate it but at some point that will end. And as I've said, as well, I'm not a celebrity with assistants and volunteers and sponsors for blah blah blah. This is REAL rescue. There are hundreds of other small, private rescues, just like mine, going through the same thing.
We cry when we're alone because we can't do enough or we had to say no to a pregnant cat. We beat ourselves up because we feel like we're failing. We suffer depression from seeing dead animals in the street that no one cared about.
So please, if you have $5 to spare for the unwanted throw away, send it and know it IS enough! That you opened your heart and wallet for the forgotten IS enough! And if you do donate I want no apologies of "sorry it's not more" because it IS enough to us that you did what you could! That's all anyone can do.
If you can't donate please don't apologize for that either. Just share. I don't have $5 to my own name either so I totally understand.
I am thankful for everything that people have done and anything that helps the rescue survive.
Sorry that I can't make a perky post but, again, this is real rescue.
Be pawsome! Do pawsome! This is the way.
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You can do pawsome! This iz the way!
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