tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post8419737266855477428..comments2023-10-24T07:51:02.034-07:00Comments on My Doves: Poppet and Big Boy - and my dilemma for Echo and NarcissusFaith http://www.blogger.com/profile/04672728248961388984noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-59538183518515432002014-02-17T12:46:19.659-08:002014-02-17T12:46:19.659-08:00Thank you both Fennie and Hopeinparis for your com...Thank you both Fennie and Hopeinparis for your comments (and for those others who commented on my post on the Purplecoo site). Fennie, although the birds do indeed have a caged life once the PMV virus has spent itself, the birds are then not 'coping with illness' as such, but are indeed handicapped and can't fly. I do feel that Echo won't recover properly, like Cloud didnt, but I hope that Cissy might (she is a month behind Echo as far as the virus goes). Fennie, you must know that there is no way in the world that I could put Echo and Cissy out in the garden to await their fate, as that would be a really cruel thing to do, and I think killing them myself with a blow to the head which may or may not be accurate would be dreadful for both them and me! I would take them to the vet if I decided that they had no quality of life at all. I do appreciate your comments and know that the Purplecooers tend to agree that I shouldnt let the birds live - but it isnt as easy as that as I am attached to them now. Hopeinparis, I couldnt set myself up as a small bird sanctuary for many reasons, but a main one would be that we rent and don't own our cottage. I am currently investigating if there are any UK sanctuaries near me, and am in touch with someone already. That was a good idea of yours! Watch this space! Faith https://www.blogger.com/profile/04672728248961388984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-74142970764283921112014-02-17T02:00:40.209-08:002014-02-17T02:00:40.209-08:00Here is a video story of an amazing 2-legged dog w...Here is a video story of an amazing 2-legged dog whose own mother was going to smother it. It was rescued by a loving family and trained to walk. He is a happy dog who makes others happy, and described by the family as " a gift from God." And - this cannot be a coincidence - the dog's name is FAITH.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f1ovurzU2s<br /><br />If the link doesn't work, try pasting it in your browser's url bar, or search YouTube for: Amazing Two Legged Dog hopeinparishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560778547960580201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-41465852145953055372014-02-16T13:11:35.776-08:002014-02-16T13:11:35.776-08:00We're not exactly knocking old biddies over th...We're not exactly knocking old biddies over the head with mallets, are we? Fennie's entire argument rests on the fact that they are "just birds" and without Faith's intervention the birds would be doomed to die anyway. Well, in fact, so are we all. Handicapped birds, just like handicapped people, can still enjoy life and bring joy to others.<br /><br />Faith has other choices:<br /><br />• Make an official decision to run a small bird rescue and sanctuary, find volunteer helpers and fundraisers, and put the birds up for adoption whenever possible. See MickaCoo as a model:<br />http://www.pigeonrescue.org//<br /><br />• Send the birds to other sanctuaries. There must be one in the UK, and I know there is one in Spain. If you can get the birds to a foster home in France, they can get a ride to Spain. Visit http://lapalomatriste.org// - although it's in French, it is just an example of a non-profit organization that shelters handicapped and abandoned birds for life. The director, Myriam, speaks English so you can contact her via the website.<br />hopeinparishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560778547960580201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-59308480105884084542014-02-16T01:25:43.883-08:002014-02-16T01:25:43.883-08:00Oh dear, Faith. You are so good to your birds. I ...Oh dear, Faith. You are so good to your birds. I am sure they are stocking you up with Karma points so that in another life you will have the ability to fly and to be with them wheeling in the sky and perhaps going on (gentle) peace missions. But as for know what are you going to do about your homies? <br /><br />I fear, Faith, that as you have taken them away from the clutches of Mother Nature you have to do what Mother Nature would have done, only in a more sympathetic way. The birds have had a good life with you but it is a caged life in which they are coping with illness. If they won't get better then you have to face up to this and put them to sleep. You could put them out in the garden but then they would be killed and eaten by the hawk: a frightening and painful death, or else they will slowly starve, again frightened, tense and alone. How much better for them to die from a swift but accurate blow to the head so that their last thoughts are of your loving hands around them and a full crop. <br /><br />Even we as humans have to die and how many times do we say to each other when we see some old biddy who cannot do anything for themselves and is perhaps terminally ill with cancer - how often do we say "don't ever let me get like that. Please knock me on the head first." And so it is. So very sad. But kind, too.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.com