 Furry Kids Refuge is a no-kill organization. We take on so many dogs and cats in need of medical attention and provide whatever treatment they may need. We also rescue seniors who are so hard to get adopted, many live our their days with us. From medications to surgery, we take care of these animals to the very best of our ability. Nonetheless, sometimes we loose our battles. It breaks our hearts to loose these helpless furry kids. This page is a dedication to those furry kids we have lost. May they rest in peace, run and play in heaven and wait for us at that rainbow bridge.
The Rescuer’s Final Reward
Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and
gray. All the recent arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think,
as they had never seen such a day. But the animals who had been
waiting longer for their beloved people to accompany them across the
Bridge knew what was happening, and they began to gather at the
pathway leading to the Bridge.
Soon an elderly dog came into view, head hung low and tail
dragging. He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of
injury or illness, he was in great emotional pain. Unlike the animals
gathered along the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and
vigor upon arriving at the Bridge. He felt out of place, and wanted
only to cross over and find happiness.
But as he approached the Bridge, his way was barred by an angel,
who apologized and explained that the tired and broken-spirited old
dog could not cross over. Only those animals accompanied by their
people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody, and with
nowhere else to turn, the dog trudged into the field in front of the
Bridge.
There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and
discouraged. Unlike the other animals waiting to cross the Bridge,
these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in
the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow
Bridge. The old dog took his place among them, watching the
pathway and waiting, yet not knowing for what he was waiting.
One of the newer dogs at the Bridge asked a cat who had been there
longer to explain what was happening. The cat replied, “Those poor
animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue places, but
never found a home on earth. They all passed on with only the love
of a rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no people to love
them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge.”
The dog asked the cat, “So what will happen to those animals?”
Before the cat could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold
turned to bright sunshine. The cat replied, “Watch, and you will see.”
In the distance was a single person, and as he approached the
Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a
golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood
to see what their fate would be. The animals who had previously
gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person
approached. At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or
hug. One by one, the now youthful and healthy animals from the field
fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the
Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love.
The dog asked the cat, “What just happened?”
The cat responded, “That was a rescuer. The animals gathered
along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had found their
forever homes because of rescuers. They will cross over when their
people arrive at the Bridge. The arrival here of a rescuer is a great
and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one
final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort all those poor animals
they couldn’t place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge.”
The dog thought for a moment, then said, “I like rescuers.” The cat
smiled and replied, “So does heaven, my friend. So does heaven.”
-author unknown |
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