"Are you carrying the baton now Pia ?"
Nope... she's flying the flag.
Funny thing is, I don't talk on here of the other charity work I do, except for I think twice, once when a child's death spurred me to get involved and I was so sad and so anxious to praise and tell you all about him, and once when answering a Chat post asking what charitable work we all do because the OP wanted to do some.
I don't NEED to tell you that children die from cancer. I don't NEED to tell you that they and their loved ones need support and practical help. You know that. All of you.
But many people, across the UK not just here, DON'T or didn't know that pound dogs have only 7 days to live before the pound can and will kill them. Many of the educated, clever women on here DON'T know that so many dogs die needlessly each week or that rescue dogs aren't by far all without a history. Some have as a result adopted or will adopt from rescue. I have done a good thing as a result.
I'm passionate about what I do because it MATTERS to me. I'm "gobby" about it because there is much misunderstanding, much prejudice and much tommyrot spoken and that tommyrot costs canine lives. I see FAR too much of that and if I can correct the incorrect advice and challenge the prejudice I will. Jeez... if you could see my FB. YOURS may be about your children and families... mine is almost solely for and shared with fellow rescuers... and full of information on, photos of and appeals for dogs which will die in the next few days, which HAVE died, dogs which have been beaten, burned, stabbed, used as bait...
I apologise if you don't like my style but I can't apologise if you don't understand why I am so impassioned and hurt by what I see and why I strive, in a small way, to change it for the better.