too many losses
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8lives
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too many losses
We're a small rescue, rehoming on average about one cat per week. We homecheck carefully and avoid busy roads. However in the last 3 months we've heard of 5 of our ex residents being killed on the road. Had two notifications of deaths in the last few days. All of them youngsters between 6 and 18 months. I'm heartbroken and thinking of giving up rescue. Wondering what the point is ........
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Crewella
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Re: too many losses
Oh that's awful, I'm so sorry - no wonder you're feeling so disheartened. (((hugs)))
BUT ...... it's just rotten luck. These were all cats in loving homes, not scrawny hungry strays or confused abandonees, and that's because of you and people like you. Awful as it is to hear of so many lost to the road in such a short space of time, there are a lot more who are curling up to sleep tonight with a full belly and in a loving home. Please don't be so hard on yourself, you can't protect them all for ever. (((hugs)))
BUT ...... it's just rotten luck. These were all cats in loving homes, not scrawny hungry strays or confused abandonees, and that's because of you and people like you. Awful as it is to hear of so many lost to the road in such a short space of time, there are a lot more who are curling up to sleep tonight with a full belly and in a loving home. Please don't be so hard on yourself, you can't protect them all for ever. (((hugs)))
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HeatherCrazyCat
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Re: too many losses
I am so sorry to hear about this, 8lives 
But Crewella is right; you are saving so many kitties from certain death, and miserable lives where they are ill or malnourished, you should be proud of yourself and take comfort in the number you do help.
I hope that the next sets of news you hear about your former residents are all positive stories, and that helps to give you the encouragement to carry on. You're doing a great job!
But Crewella is right; you are saving so many kitties from certain death, and miserable lives where they are ill or malnourished, you should be proud of yourself and take comfort in the number you do help.
I hope that the next sets of news you hear about your former residents are all positive stories, and that helps to give you the encouragement to carry on. You're doing a great job!