We all know that recently the Hurricane Florence has been a disaster in most of the Carolinas and has reached a death toll of 43. It is often said that one should always save himself first then save the others but for a second- one thinks what will happen if something worse happens? There have been some heart wrenching footage where we can see houses being drowned in the flood, people sitting on their roof top waiting for rescue teams, pets being spotted in the water nearly in drowning conditions.

It is a very tough and a heart breaking moment to make some sudden decisions including your family and pets. I won’t accuse anyone or either blame people, as it is what one could do at that time. I also believe in the fact that to make such hard decisions is not easy and at the same time, we also come across some people who have left their pets behind to survive on their own. A recent footage that I came across, showed six dogs left in flooded cage. And at the right time, some people came forward to rescue those dogs from the cage. Where as, there have been pets being abandoned in their house, and have been spotted at the counter of the kitchen in the house. Pets are not to be abandoned or to be left alone. They cannot survive on their own once they are a domestic pet- we all should be very careful with the fact that to send a pet in the shelter is not a good idea because even the shelters have homeless dogs and are needing a home, if they are not able to find a good home then they are shifted to Kill Shelter. In either case, please do make some wise decisions before counting your pet as a family.

It is easy to bring a pet home- but to nurture him is a responsibility. Either take a pet and take care of him until his last breath or don’t try to make an effort on bringing a pet home for just a show-off in your circle. The reason of writing this piece is to mark a difference in your thought process, to make you all understand that what a Pet really means. Please be very careful with your fur babies and take them along with you wherever you go, don’t leave them behind, they can’t survive in water just like you, they need food just like you, they need fresh air just like you- don’t forget they need you like you need your family!

I am thankful to PETA for coming forward and lending a hand to these pets, and a big thank you to all those who actually went out of their comfort zone in order to save another pet for someone else. Bless you all!