Okay, we all know at least one person that is "different", not in a bad way, but doesn't always necessary do things like everyone else. Well, I think I just found out I am that person for my friends. Here is the story;
I was driving to work on Friday, November 7th, and every day I always look for wildlife, wild turkeys, deer, coyote's etc... and every day I always see road kill of some sort, raccoon's, skunks, cats. So anyways, I was driving just past UPI on my way to work and there was a dead deer stuck in the fence on the left hand side. Well, at least I thought it was dead, as I am driving by blessing it's little soul, it starts to move, violently, thrashing back and forth. Now you have to understand, the deer is upside down, belly down. Her back legs are wrapped up in the fence meant to protect them from the highway, all of a sudden, she starts hoofing at the ground with her front feet, trying to get away. Cars were driving by like crazy, probably not even seeing her, but I DID. I did see her, and there is no way I couldn't NOT do something. I waited for traffic to clear, did a u-turn and drove up onto the side of the road. I got out and very carefully approached the deer, I could see how frightened she was, all you could see was the WHITES of her eyes. I started talking softly to her and tried to separate the fencing around her back legs, I could see that the wire had gone right down to the bone, she had a huge gash on the side of her neck too. I kept trying to separate the wires, but they were way too tight. Next thing I know there is a man beside me using wire clippers to cut the wires, we had to be careful because her hooves were pretty much together and we had to get the wire cut in between her feet. We finally got her cut down, and that is when we saw the bad news. Both back legs were broken, she was trying to get away, but she could only use her front legs, when she would try to lift her back legs, she screamed out in pain and flopped down. Another man showed up, so I asked him for a blanket so I could sit down with her and keep her calm. He went and got me a t-shirt that I was very thankful for, then started taking pictures...and then left. He was there to take PICTURES!!!! I am trying not to judge at this point, I wanted her to keep calm.
So, here is the part that apparently makes me different. I sat down with her and whispered that she was going to be fine, that we loved her and that it was going to be alright. I kept petting her over and over so that she wouldn't move. Behind me more people showed up, talked about what would probably happen, the OPP would show up and have to shoot her. Next thing I know a woman from the Humane Society showed up, she called the OPP, said that she did not have enough juice to euthanize the deer. She let me know that the deer would be shot by the OPP officer. I just kept petting her, telling her all would be fine. I started crying, I just kept sending her love and asking God to help her, not let her suffer too much longer, then I looked at the Humane Society woman and said, "I can't be here for the BULLET, I am going to have to leave". I really didn't want to. I wanted to stay with her until her last breath, but I couldn't stay, I felt like a COWARD, like I should have been there for her. But I got up, left her in the hands of the Humane Society woman and headed to work. Am I that DIFFERENT? I really do want to know, there is no judgement here, I just need to hear that at least one other person would have done that too. Just sat and loved and prayed for this little soul.
As I have been telling people the story, the most often used phrase is, "you just STAYED with her, you PET her?". This is the confusing part, I just assumed anyone would. Again, please do not think I think less of you, it seems "Different" to me that someone wouldn't. In the home that I grew up in, we did all we could to save every animal we had, wild or otherwise, it was who we were and who we grew up to be. We just saw it as the RIGHT thing to do.
So, if I am the "DIFFERENT" one, then so be it. :), I wouldn't change that part of me at all!!
Thanks again everyone and see you next time,
Ciao Bella's!
I was driving to work on Friday, November 7th, and every day I always look for wildlife, wild turkeys, deer, coyote's etc... and every day I always see road kill of some sort, raccoon's, skunks, cats. So anyways, I was driving just past UPI on my way to work and there was a dead deer stuck in the fence on the left hand side. Well, at least I thought it was dead, as I am driving by blessing it's little soul, it starts to move, violently, thrashing back and forth. Now you have to understand, the deer is upside down, belly down. Her back legs are wrapped up in the fence meant to protect them from the highway, all of a sudden, she starts hoofing at the ground with her front feet, trying to get away. Cars were driving by like crazy, probably not even seeing her, but I DID. I did see her, and there is no way I couldn't NOT do something. I waited for traffic to clear, did a u-turn and drove up onto the side of the road. I got out and very carefully approached the deer, I could see how frightened she was, all you could see was the WHITES of her eyes. I started talking softly to her and tried to separate the fencing around her back legs, I could see that the wire had gone right down to the bone, she had a huge gash on the side of her neck too. I kept trying to separate the wires, but they were way too tight. Next thing I know there is a man beside me using wire clippers to cut the wires, we had to be careful because her hooves were pretty much together and we had to get the wire cut in between her feet. We finally got her cut down, and that is when we saw the bad news. Both back legs were broken, she was trying to get away, but she could only use her front legs, when she would try to lift her back legs, she screamed out in pain and flopped down. Another man showed up, so I asked him for a blanket so I could sit down with her and keep her calm. He went and got me a t-shirt that I was very thankful for, then started taking pictures...and then left. He was there to take PICTURES!!!! I am trying not to judge at this point, I wanted her to keep calm.
So, here is the part that apparently makes me different. I sat down with her and whispered that she was going to be fine, that we loved her and that it was going to be alright. I kept petting her over and over so that she wouldn't move. Behind me more people showed up, talked about what would probably happen, the OPP would show up and have to shoot her. Next thing I know a woman from the Humane Society showed up, she called the OPP, said that she did not have enough juice to euthanize the deer. She let me know that the deer would be shot by the OPP officer. I just kept petting her, telling her all would be fine. I started crying, I just kept sending her love and asking God to help her, not let her suffer too much longer, then I looked at the Humane Society woman and said, "I can't be here for the BULLET, I am going to have to leave". I really didn't want to. I wanted to stay with her until her last breath, but I couldn't stay, I felt like a COWARD, like I should have been there for her. But I got up, left her in the hands of the Humane Society woman and headed to work. Am I that DIFFERENT? I really do want to know, there is no judgement here, I just need to hear that at least one other person would have done that too. Just sat and loved and prayed for this little soul.
As I have been telling people the story, the most often used phrase is, "you just STAYED with her, you PET her?". This is the confusing part, I just assumed anyone would. Again, please do not think I think less of you, it seems "Different" to me that someone wouldn't. In the home that I grew up in, we did all we could to save every animal we had, wild or otherwise, it was who we were and who we grew up to be. We just saw it as the RIGHT thing to do.
So, if I am the "DIFFERENT" one, then so be it. :), I wouldn't change that part of me at all!!
Thanks again everyone and see you next time,
Ciao Bella's!