has truly one dream, and that is to help the animals. This dream is not a dream that happened in one day or one year but has been a life-long dream and will continue throughout my days. My wish is that we wouldn't have one dog or cat that is abused or abandoned. I know that is not reality. As my friend David pointed out, "we can only save one animal at a time".

I was asked an interesting question the other day from a lady that was kind enough to give a donation. She asked, "Why would you help the animals when there are so many children that need help?" I thought for a moment and told her that when we are helping the animals we are also helping the children. We teach the children to care for and love an animal that is totally helpless and dependent upon us. If they can learn this love, they will be able to share this love with humans and they can become better human beings for themselves and better parents to their children because of what they learned about caring for animals.

We need to get back to having love in our hearts; not only for our fellow humans but for our animal friends who through evolution have come to be dependent on our care.

Tasha

Marilyn Silverman