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HELLO RESCUE ANGELS,THIS IS CHARITY.
I
have come to talk to you again and YES, to tell you the same story, but
I have to add something and need to add it first. Some of you may be
reading this for the first time. If you are, I know it is long and may
be hard to read and understand that some people can be so mean. And some
of you may be very tired of hearing it if you have read it before.The
fact is, the problem is still out there, and as you are reading this
there have been some things happen… things that are happening right
now. Hope is fighting for her life again. She is not giving up as she is
not as tired as I was. You helped her before and helped her to grow
strong. But she has never really gotten past so many infections from the
surgery she had to repair the damage from the sexual abuse. She would
get infections almost everywhere, and would just take another
antibiotic. But this time it just got worse and the blood came again.
She started drooling a lot like I did and there was a lot of fear, so
the vet has to see inside to know what is going on. She is seeing a
specialist and it is going to be expensive again. But I am asking that
you not let her die because of that.I know “Mom and Dad” will not. And I
hope this will soon be over for them. The vet said once they stop
growing, while there will always be a danger for them; the worst danger
is now during the growth period. They are 9 months so they are halfway
there at least. It cost a lot of money for the surgeries. I know. And we
all hope this will not be as much, but Hope wants to live. She is
fighting so hard. Will you please help her one more time.
Share our story, pray, send warm thoughts and if you can help with the bills:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CF7XNPKP9QFWE
Or
go to the Chip In … The Chip In was originally for Hope, Faith and
all the Bait Dogs at Eagle’s Den… but right now… it is for Hope.
http://eaglesdenrescue1.chipin.com/for-love-of-charity
Thank
You for believing we have a right to live and please read the entire
story that follows, even though it is a bit long. People need to know
and fight the evil that so many do not care about. We are dogs, but we
are not disposable. We can feel pain and rejection. And all we want is
to be loved … a bowl of kibble, a place to lay our tired bodies at
night, and a person to say we are “good dogs.”
Charity
UPDATE:Hope
is home and preparing for the next surgery. She is much stronger now so
please keep the prayers coming. And if you can donate, we do have to
pay the estimated amount before the surgery.
2nd UPDATE:Hope has blood in her feces now. The surgery will have to be SOON… Thanks

THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY:
My
name is Charity. My life began about 9 months ago. I was one of a
litter of several and knew nothing of the world or the people in it. I
knew my mother and warmth and hunger. I knew one day something was wrong
when I was ripped from my mother with two of my sisters. We were hurt
in ways we did not understand and could not make sense of what was
wanted or expected of us. You see, we were born American Pit Bull
Terriers and those who may not understand; we are a very loyal breed. We
want only to please those who feed and care for us. Ideally, we would
be nurtured and our sharp instincts used for wonderful things, like
rescuing small children who have wandered away from a campground, or
tunneling through debris at a World Trade Center when bad men do horrid
things.But I was born into a world that does not understand us. The most
decorated military dog ever was my kind, and now… well… now they
want to kill us all I understand. I am not so sure what it is that makes
people hate us so. I know we grow into dogs with a powerful bite and we
can do a lot of damage. But, basically, we will do what it is we are
trained to do. If we are with a kind person, and we learn kindness from
an early age, we can be the best friends ever. Some of us have an
instinct that makes us what is called animal aggressive, and I know that
is not such a good thing when we need to get along in a family. I was
never aggressive. I never harmed anyone or anything… and neither did
my two sisters, Faith and Hope. But because of what we are, bad people
like to take us and make us do bad things. And those bad people make a
lot of other humans hate us for what we are trained to do. But that is
another story, sort of… though that story is the reason why things
happened to us as they did. Our birth was brought about by one of those
bad people with bad intentions. And the more people hate us, the more
those bad people want us and the worse they treat us. And it is ok
because we are just “Pit Bulls” and “Dumb Dogs.” They do not seem to
understand that we feel pain, we feel when someone hates us, and we do
not want to be hurt. So … that is the world we were born into, but we
did not understand all of that then. We just understood we had been
ripped from our mother; we could not eat because we had no teeth; and,
worse … the man who bred us had a teenage son that was doing really
bad things to us. I later learned that it was called sexual molestation,
sodomy, or bestiality. I just knew that it hurt and I could hear my
sisters crying when he would hurt them. Faith was so small and I tried
really hard to protect her. I cannot tell you how many times this
happened, though it could not have been many or we would not have lived.
But it was enough to hurt us. One day the boy was seen hurting us and
his father saw what was happening too. He rushed us to this place called
the County Animal Shelter. I think we were supposed to be killed there
and no one would ever question what happened, because most “Pits” that
go into a place like that do not come out alive. But this was a good
place with people who did care.The man told them the big dog down the
road had “gotten to us.” I guess they figured that is how we got all
those bite marks all over our bodies where the other dogs were allowed
to hurt us. But they noticed there that we were very, very still,
huddled together … and we would not eat. I was very worried about my
sisters. And they seemed to look to me. Then this woman and man came and
got us and took us to a place called The Eagle’s Den. After that,
things changed. They call it rescue, and I am glad we were rescued. I
wish all of my kind could be because it gives us a chance. But…
anyway… we saw a vet and he sort of guessed at what had happened to
us. But the man was not punished, nor his son. All I know is there is
something called an investigation into all those bad people and they
really want to catch them all. They should. And I hope one day there
will be some justice for me and my sisters.But the people will have to
work that out because well… we are just dogs.And our story has not
ended. Well, mine has, at least there where it hurt every time I went to
the bathroom, but where life was so good I did not let on that I was
hurting. You see, one day when I was 6 months old, I just felt funny and
then I went to sleep. I can remember wet tears on my face as the man
and woman held me and I knew they were going to try and save me again.
But I was just so tired. After having been in pain for so long and
knowing my sisters were I just went to sleep and came to a place called
Rainbow Bridge. It is very nice here. I have a lot of friends here.
There are all kinds of dogs and many of my kind, many that were hurt
like I was, and killed. And I can watch over Faith and Hope here. They
have had surgery now to help them. After I came here everyone knew we
were not alright. We were rambunctious pups, yes. And we were scared
pups because of all we went through. All we really wanted was a friend
and to play and be happy. I am rooting for Faith and Hope now and I
watch over them from here. They had the surgery they needed to fix the
pain. They may not understand the pain they are in right now, but it
will get better now.There are a lot of people upset because of what
happened to us. And I am very glad they are upset. If I could tell them
anything that would help: make it stop; but not just this man. Make it
all stop. Get the people who make laws to write some that will protect
us. What happened to us is against the law. That is a fact. But there
are no federal laws to help us, and they get away with it time and
again. Anyone who wants to see how often this happens, just type the
word Canine sexual molestation into your computers and look. But you
only see the cases that get reported. And not much happens in those
cases. Even when they kill us, not much happens. So if you want to help,
if you want it to stop … there is only one way. Make it illegal all
over the United States. Make uniform laws so that all animal abuse
carries mandatory sentences. Other countries protect their companion
animals. If you guys who have prayed so hard and whose love I feel so
strongly want to help … make it stop. Make them hear you. They have
never heard us. Faith’s surgery went really well, even though she was
the sickest. Hope had hers and she is doing ok now. Ironically, Hope may
have already been here at Rainbow Bridge, but some of the abuse
actually saved her. When they did her surgery, they found a piece of
metal in her intestines, surrounded by flesh. It was blocking a tear.
They had to cut off a lot more of her intestines than they did Faith’s,
but she will be ok now … I HOPE. That piece of metal stopped poison
from spilling into her body at least, even though it did damage, it
helped her to stay alive long enough to get the surgery to save her
life. I am watching, and I am hoping this will make people wake up and
realize what goes on with us when we are bred for all the wrong reasons.
I hope people will stop punishing our breed for what these people do
and realize what we go through. I wish they all could be rescued. I wish
there was no reason to rescue.There is one more thing I have seen since
I came to Rainbow Bridge. All of you are very caring and good people.
My sisters were able to have their surgery because people cared enough
to help them live. They have a long way to go, but thank you for helping
them. I’ll be watching… and one day I will see all of you here at the
Bridge; because I am everyone’s dog who had a part in saving my
sisters. Thank You.
Thank You for Loving Us,
Charity
If you would like to contribute for Hope, Faith … and In Memory of Charity:
http://eaglesdenrescue1.chipin.com/for-love-of-charity

If
you would like to help care for the animals at Eagle’s Den all
donations are appreciated, tax deductable and 100% goes to the care of
the animals.

Thank You, and thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.
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Vet:
Southeastern Veterinary Hospital (Donation can be made in general or In Memory of Charity)
910-739-9411