Comments on: April Is Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Month: Use Your Voice To Protect All Animals https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/ Cathy Chester, MS Advocate shares decades of wisdom Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:16:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: A Call To Action: What Social Good Are You Doing This Week? | An Empowered Spirit https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-22912 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:05:27 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-22912 […] Prevention of Cruelty to Animals […]

]]> By: Cathy Chester is living An Empowered Life - Generation Fabulous https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20467 Wed, 01 May 2013 13:46:01 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20467 [...] more of Cathy, check out How My Laptop May Help Me Break the Glass Ceiling Despite My Disability, April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, and How Watching a Movie and Ordering a Juicer Leads to Healthy Living. Take it away, [...]

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20466 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:49:23 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20466 Thank you for sharing your story with me. You are doing G-d's work by rescuing an animal. I am so happy to hear from people like you who love animals and take good care of them. They are precious and need our voice.

Thanks for reading my blog and leaving your thoughtful comments.

Best~
Cathy

]]> By: Daughter of Maat https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20465 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:16:13 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20465 All of my animals are rescues. My first dog, Dickens, I rescued when she was just 9 months old from an elderly woman who was beating her with a broom. A year later, I rescued Lady from a shelter the day before she was to be put down. Sekhmet I rescued from a no kill shelter, after she had been returned twice.

Humanity could learn a lot from animals! Animal cruelty should be a felony every where. It makes me sick to think how animals are treated by those who are supposed to care for them. But it warms my heart to know there are other people like myself, you and Mel who care enough to do something about it. 😀

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20464 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:12:18 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20464 Thanks for your lovely comments. It's VERY difficult to talk about animal abuse- this was a very difficult post to write! But I look at my cats and think how blessed they were to be rescued by dedicated volunteers. I wanted to pay it forward by telling people how important it is to make animal cruelty a felony.

We love our furry animals!

Thanks so much for reading my post and leaving your comments.

Have a wonderful day~
Cathy

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20463 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:10:21 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20463 Thanks, Emily. Working and volunteering for the ASPCA must have been so joyful, yet difficult at times. I give you a LOT of credit for doing it. It takes a special person to become involved at that level. Thank you for all of the animals you helped.

I am so glad you enjoyed my post, and I thank you for your thoughtful comments. They are greatly appreciated.

Have a wonderful day~
Cathy

]]> By: Emily https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20462 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:23:00 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20462 Your cats are so beautiful! And I love that photo of your son with the cats - precious. I agree that animal cruelty needs to be a federal offense. I think I've told you that I used to work for the ASPCA many years ago (and also volunteered there). This is a truly important post and I think you should definitely post it again next week in case anyone missed it today. 🙂

]]> By: Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20461 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:22:42 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20461 awesome post. that's all i can say, too much abuse to even think about.

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20460 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:24:12 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20460 Your comment warmed my heart on a day that we all need to feel better, Deni. What a beautiful thing you have done in rescuing your kittens and your wonderful dog.

Animals are extraordinary creatures, so I can never understand why they are abused so often. Those people need to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and the law needs to change to become more strict!

I deeply appreciate you sharing your story with me; it's a beautiful one.

I hope more people read my post and share it (but today is difficult because everyone, including me, is focused on Boston.)

Thank you so very much for allowing me the pleasure of hearing your story.

Have a wonderful weekend~
Cathy

]]> By: Deni https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20459 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:14:15 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20459 Thank you for this wonderful post! I could not imagine life without all my wonderful animals. My husband has put his foot down about my son and I rescuing any more cats. 🙂 It just breaks my heart to see them fending for themselves, especially when they're babies. I rescued a shepherd mix pup about a year ago. He and the rest of his half-grown litter mates were abandoned in the desert, and only 3 were lucky enough to be caught. There is no doubt in my mind these dogs were abused before being abandoned. He remains extremely apprehensive about strangers, loud and/or unexpected noises startle him, and, in general, he doesn't care for men until he gets to know them very well. He is my constant companion, even going to work with me. He's also extraordinarily protective of me. Perhaps as a thanks for rescuing him. And despite the many challenges I've had with him, I couldn't imagine not having his happy face around.

]]> By: Cathy Chester https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20458 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:29:58 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20458 Helene,

Rescue animals ARE the best, aren't they? I want a dog, too, but hubby still isn't ready. I am not complaining; I'm so happy with our cats. Their unconditional love fills my heart.

I am glad you enjoyed my post, and thank you for sharing yourself in your comments.

Have a wonderful weekend~
Cathy

]]> By: Helene Bludman https://anempoweredspirit.com/prevent-cruelty-to-animals/#comment-20457 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:26:00 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2013/04/19/april-is-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-month/#comment-20457 Cathy, thank you for bringing this to the forefront. I hope people will join in the fight against animal cruelty. Also, rescue animals are the greatest pets. I always say that our rescue dog thanks us every day.

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