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My latest rescue... may the universe be good to me after what I have done, please forgive me. *lowers head*

Sunday being like most other Sundays, I was in the company of family at my parents. This particular one was a little larger than life but not surprising by any means, 23 adults and 15 kids to be exact. Funny thing? That's not even a 1/4 of my family. After spending a frantic morning prepping for E's mom's 50th surprise party (which went over wonderfully) I headed to my parents house around 3:30. I was greeted as soon as I stepped into the entry. I had quite the heat induced migraine but one should never tear themselves from ones family, I love them all, they are my blood. One woman in particular had me thinking in the corner simply because if not for her, those 42 other people around her would not be walking this plain we call Earth. My grandmother, as is my other one, is an amazing woman in her own right. For because of her gift of my 4 aunts and 3 uncles + my moms (totals 8), I will always be surrounded by people who love and support me. It amazed me that from her and my grandpa (may he rest peacefully) we all have one another...

From each of my blood lines I have unique traits, some that I love about myself and some, well... not so much. Anyway, my heart for animals runs bigger than words in all languages. I look into an animals eyes and I speak to them without saying a word. I love our furry (and sometimes not so furry) little friends that accompany me on my personal journey of Earth. So as my favorite part of the day came about and most of the kids had grown tired and weary of the pool, I decided to get in the pool to ease my head. While leaning against one of the walls and allowing one of the waterfalls to cool my head and put me at some ease, I heard a strange noise. I thought at first it was the water draining in my ears but I wasn't able to meditate the sound was so uneasy. I came out from under the streams of the water and heard an awful noise. I thought a bird or something was slowly being strangled, it was a horrid sound. I swam toward the step and one of my cousins walked out and I asked him if he knew what that noise was. He did. It was the runt puppy from a litter of 3 that were next door. He got up on the fence to find the parents were attacking it.

Some people should not be allowed to 1) procreate and 2) have animals. This woman should be denied either. She is a heartless idiot who I wouldn't care if she was pounded by a very, very big joggernaut. Anyway, my mom came out and climbed on the fence and was yelling at the dogs to stop, they wouldn't. I couldn't take it anymore. In all my glory, bikini top and board shorts, I grabbed my towel and went next door and took the dog. I walked right back there and I stole the dog. I know its wrong, I still feel guilty but I would have physically hurt that woman if I got a call from my mom saying she saw the dog dead in the backyard. My temper yields for no one who does not properly care for animals. This being one of those traits I wish I could control better.

Anyway, finding out more from my mom, the woman is gone all day, everyday, they had no food or water that I could see and were starting to turn on one another. Mom also said that she was gone for entire weekends most of the time. The weather being well over a 100 deg most days and they have very little shade back there. My mom said she started hearing the small one yesterday but they hadn't attacked it that badly. The poor little girl was so exhausted, hungry, dehydrated and scared it tore me apart. We gave her some water and wrapped her in a towel. I gave her to one of my cousins to care for her in one of the back rooms while I hopped on the phone to find her a home. I had one within 2 minutes.

So this little girl has a home, a real home. I'm working on getting the other 2 removed by the proper channels before the parents turn on them as well. I know that little girl would have been dead in the next day or two. She had a little hair missing between her eyes and they had obviously been chewing on her backside. They are subject to eating their own feces and it tears me up knowing they are stuck there.

So at this moment, Izzie is sleeping with one of my oldest friends and will be safe from now on.

"Brave is the one who has a belief but heroic is the one who fights for that belief"