In November I wrote about my dream of building a wonderful bright shiny new sanctuary with loads of room, to update the current Animals in Distress sanctuary.
That's still a big dream of mine, but in particular I'd like to do something for the elderly animals and those who are very hard to home.
One way or the other, most of the animals do find new homes, but some take a long, long time to get there. This is especially true of the very old ones, and those with medical conditions that might cost a new carer a fair bit if they take them into their homes. Additionally, those that come in as ferals, or who prefer to be strays generally aren't great candidates for re-homing, but still need somewhere safe to be, a regular supply of nutritional food, and access to vet care when needed.
And there are some rescue centres who choose to euthanase older and poorly animals, rather than give them a good quality of life as they approach the end. I do appreciate that finances play a big part in these sorts of decisions, but what I'm talking about here is My Dream. What I'd do if I had all the money I needed to realise it. I'd take them all in, from all rescue centres, and give them love and care for the rest of their natural lives.
The times I've drawn out my designs, how it would look, work; the people I'd have to take care of them. There would be a full time vet on site, and they'd get weekly, if not daily, health checks. Any operations could be carried out on site. There would also be a team of people whose job is solely to be with the animals, to give them love and healing. Most rescue centres struggle to find enough volunteers, and those who do are often asked to do the cleaning jobs. These are obviously very essential tasks, but so is giving love to the animals. So lots more people needed.
There would also be an army of healers of all types - either employed or coming as volunteers. Of course, this is the part I love best, so I'd be one of those people too.
They'd all have their own little "house" for want of a better word. Not just a cage with a small run. Somewhere where they could lounge on a couch or bed, and somewhere for the carer to come and sit properly with them, for as long as needed. Appropriate light and heating would be provided, along with toys, games and stimulation. Animals respond really well to music, so that would play gently into their houses during the day.
The "house" areas would all be linked to a central area in hubs where carers can prepare food, clean litter trays, store cleaning materials etc. And in the other direction, there would be access into an individual outdoor area. There will be enough land and enough money to build as many of these as needed.
For the dogs, these will have the potential to be linked with a gate, so that they can socialise with each other under supervision. And then there would be a large dog exercise area with games, trees, training facilities, assault courses, muddy puddles, streams........... Very obviously then, we'll have a dog cleaning area, before they are returned to their houses.
The cats individual outdoor areas will need to be fenced in and properly enclosed, to keep them in and safe. There will be lots of trees to climb, plenty of bushes and shrubs, so they've got somewhere to go and hide, as cats sometimes like to do. And of course, lots of places that catch the sun (where there is some!). The cats' houses and enclosures will be large enough to accommodate two, or perhaps more, cats who have been used to living together and can't be split up.
Understandably, as a home for elderly animals, it's clear that we will have to be dealing with animals passing on, perhaps fairly frequently. What's really important is that the animals know that this is somewhere they've come to spend their last days/months/years in peace and with love, so that when it's time to go, they will be happy. It won't be a sad place, as all the animals will be receiving love and healing all the time. Animals always know when it's time to go anyway, so will be able to move on happily - so we should be happy for them. I, and the other healers, will be able to help this important life process by the use of whatever our healing skills are, together with lots of intuitive communication. This helps us to know what's best for a poorly animal - ie whether to treat or not. In many cases we'll just be ensuring they are comfortable, pain-free and loved in preparation for moving on.
The place will be so filled with gorgeous energy, light and love, and joy that it will be a very magical, special place for all the animals (and human animals) who are part of it.
So, this is my dream. It keeps changing as I keep dreaming about it, but it just keeps on getting better and better. All I need now is for the means to make it real!!!
That's still a big dream of mine, but in particular I'd like to do something for the elderly animals and those who are very hard to home.
One way or the other, most of the animals do find new homes, but some take a long, long time to get there. This is especially true of the very old ones, and those with medical conditions that might cost a new carer a fair bit if they take them into their homes. Additionally, those that come in as ferals, or who prefer to be strays generally aren't great candidates for re-homing, but still need somewhere safe to be, a regular supply of nutritional food, and access to vet care when needed.
And there are some rescue centres who choose to euthanase older and poorly animals, rather than give them a good quality of life as they approach the end. I do appreciate that finances play a big part in these sorts of decisions, but what I'm talking about here is My Dream. What I'd do if I had all the money I needed to realise it. I'd take them all in, from all rescue centres, and give them love and care for the rest of their natural lives.
The times I've drawn out my designs, how it would look, work; the people I'd have to take care of them. There would be a full time vet on site, and they'd get weekly, if not daily, health checks. Any operations could be carried out on site. There would also be a team of people whose job is solely to be with the animals, to give them love and healing. Most rescue centres struggle to find enough volunteers, and those who do are often asked to do the cleaning jobs. These are obviously very essential tasks, but so is giving love to the animals. So lots more people needed.
There would also be an army of healers of all types - either employed or coming as volunteers. Of course, this is the part I love best, so I'd be one of those people too.
They'd all have their own little "house" for want of a better word. Not just a cage with a small run. Somewhere where they could lounge on a couch or bed, and somewhere for the carer to come and sit properly with them, for as long as needed. Appropriate light and heating would be provided, along with toys, games and stimulation. Animals respond really well to music, so that would play gently into their houses during the day.
The "house" areas would all be linked to a central area in hubs where carers can prepare food, clean litter trays, store cleaning materials etc. And in the other direction, there would be access into an individual outdoor area. There will be enough land and enough money to build as many of these as needed.
For the dogs, these will have the potential to be linked with a gate, so that they can socialise with each other under supervision. And then there would be a large dog exercise area with games, trees, training facilities, assault courses, muddy puddles, streams........... Very obviously then, we'll have a dog cleaning area, before they are returned to their houses.
The cats individual outdoor areas will need to be fenced in and properly enclosed, to keep them in and safe. There will be lots of trees to climb, plenty of bushes and shrubs, so they've got somewhere to go and hide, as cats sometimes like to do. And of course, lots of places that catch the sun (where there is some!). The cats' houses and enclosures will be large enough to accommodate two, or perhaps more, cats who have been used to living together and can't be split up.
Understandably, as a home for elderly animals, it's clear that we will have to be dealing with animals passing on, perhaps fairly frequently. What's really important is that the animals know that this is somewhere they've come to spend their last days/months/years in peace and with love, so that when it's time to go, they will be happy. It won't be a sad place, as all the animals will be receiving love and healing all the time. Animals always know when it's time to go anyway, so will be able to move on happily - so we should be happy for them. I, and the other healers, will be able to help this important life process by the use of whatever our healing skills are, together with lots of intuitive communication. This helps us to know what's best for a poorly animal - ie whether to treat or not. In many cases we'll just be ensuring they are comfortable, pain-free and loved in preparation for moving on.
The place will be so filled with gorgeous energy, light and love, and joy that it will be a very magical, special place for all the animals (and human animals) who are part of it.
So, this is my dream. It keeps changing as I keep dreaming about it, but it just keeps on getting better and better. All I need now is for the means to make it real!!!
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