Lacy's Story

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Her ears</div> <div> prove to be the biggest medical problem and due to the neglect</div> <div> she suffered, she may require surgery.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Lacy's Story</U></b></div> <div> Written by Lyn Hollis, national chairperson of</div> <div> WTCares:</div> <bR> <div> They say my name is Lacy but I have heard it so seldom</div> <div> in my life that I donot know the sound. Humans usually</div> <div> just yell at me or ignore me. I would do what they</div> <div> want but I have never learned enough words to know how</div> <div> to please them. Once in a while, a human has spoken</div> <div> kindly and softly and that memory causes me to stand</div> <div> up on my hind legs against the front of the cage when</div> <div> humans approach but I cower when they reach their</div> <div> hands into my cage as it usually means I will be</div> <div> roughly grabbed or hit. Humans are all powerful and</div> <div> will do with you whatever they want.</div> <bR> <div> I have always lived surrounded by cages full of dogs. </div> <div> To the front of me, behind and around, all I can see,</div> <div> all that is my world, are cages filled with dogs. The</div> <div> smell of urine and feces is always here, worse in</div> <div> summer, but always here. Some of the same dogs have</div> <div> been around me for years but then sometimes dogs get</div> <div> sick and die. Humans come and take the dead dogs out</div> <div> of their cages and throw them on a pile with other</div> <div> dead dogs. Humans are all powerful and will do with</div> <div> you whatever they want.</div> <bR> <div> My coat is short now and that feel so good. They let</div> <div> my fur get long and matted and the fleas and flies</div> <div> drive me mad. Then one day they will yank me out of my</div> <div> cage and with a noisy thing in their hand, they cut my</div> <div> coat off to the skin. The noisy thing sometimes burns</div> <div> places on my skin or cuts me but it is such a relief</div> <div> to be rid of the dirty, matted fur, that it is worth</div> <div> it. For a little while at least, I am cleaner and more</div> <div> comfortable.</div> <bR> <div> I have had many puppies in my life. I love my puppies.</div> <div> Each time before the puppies are born, a human will</div> <div> take me out of my cage and put me in another place. It</div> <div> is a little cleaner and is warmer in winter. This is</div> <div> the best time. The humans are less harsh and the food</div> <div> is better and then there are my puppies. I love them</div> <div> so much. I lick them and nurse them and cuddle them</div> <div> close. Sometimes though puppies are born weak or get</div> <div> sick. I do my best to make them all right but no one</div> <div> comes to help and sometimes puppies die. It makes me</div> <div> very sad. A human will come later and be angry and</div> <div> take my dead baby away and throw it on a pile of other</div> <div> dead puppies. But I do try to be a good mother and the</div> <div> most wonderful thing is having my puppies around me</div> <div> cuddling and pulling on my ragged fur. But then when</div> <div> the puppies are still very small, a human will come</div> <div> and take then away. I am put back in my old cage and</div> <div> despite my cries and barks and pulling on the wire</div> <div> with my teeth, none of the puppies ever come back. </div> <div> This is the worst time. But humans are all powerful</div> <div> and will do with you whatever they want.</div> <bR> <div> My ears bother me a lot. They hurt and are so swollen</div> <div> inside that I can't hear very much. Sometimes my mouth</div> <div> hurts too where I broke some teeth on the cage wire. </div> <bR> <div> They put me in the puppy house again but I didn't have</div> <div> any puppies. For days the humans are puzzled and then</div> <div> they are angry. They take me out of the puppy place</div> <div> but they do not put me back in my old cage. They put</div> <div> me in another cage away from the other dogs. They say</div> <div> I am burned out and useless but I don't know what that</div> <div> means.</div> <bR> <div> After a while, a new woman human comes and I am put in</div> <div> a cage in a funny room. The woman gets into the room</div> <div> too and I can feel us moving. When the room stops</div> <div> moving, I am in a new place. There are some pens and</div> <div> other dogs in a building but not as many and the pens</div> <div> are clean and there is clean water and good food to</div> <div> eat. But I have never been in a place not surrounded</div> <div> by dogs in cages so I am bewildered and afraid. The</div> <div> woman pets me gently and tells me my name is Lacy and</div> <div> that things will be better now.</div> <bR> <div> I am in the new place for two days and though I am</div> <div> still bewildered, I do not cringe as much when the</div> <div> woman approaches.</div> <bR> <div> Then I am taken out of the pen and put back in the</div> <div> cage in the moving room. When the doors open again,</div> <div> there are two new humans looking in at me. One is</div> <div> a man human.  I am even more afraid of man humans as</div> <div> they hit very hard and are usually angry. The man</div> <div> takes me out of my cage and puts something around my</div> <div> neck and sets me on my feet.  There is strange springy</div> <div> stuff under my feet. I hear them call it grass but I</div> <div> am afraid of the feel and smell. When I take a few</div> <div> steps, there is a tug on my neck and I cower in fear</div> <div> that I have done something to anger the man.  But he</div> <div> speaks softly and doesn't hit. They seem to want me to</div> <div> walk around but everything is strange and frightening.</div> <div> Finally, the man picks me up and puts me in another</div> <div> cage in another funny room with he and the new woman</div> <div> and I can feel us moving again. I pant and tremble. </div> <div> They tell me my name is Lacy and that things will be</div> <div> better now.</div> <bR> <div> After a long time the box stops moving. Again the door</div> <div> opens and a new woman is standing there with the man</div> <div> and woman.  They look at me and talk for a while. They</div> <div> talk about "rescue" and soon the new woman takes me</div> <div> out of the cage. I cower but do not fight.  Humans are</div> <div> all powerful and will do with you whatever they want.</div> <bR> <div> She puts me in yet another cage in another box and we</div> <div> are moving again.I am restless at first but then just</div> <div> give up and lie down. As I rest sadly in my cage, the</div> <div> woman talks to me. I can tell she is crying. She tells</div> <div> me my name is Lacy and that things will be better now.</div> <bR> <div> Finally the box stops. I am exhausted and shaky when</div> <div> the woman sets me out into a pen. There are no other</div> <div> dogs around anywhere and I can see no cages but many</div> <div> strange new sights. I am given good food and water</div> <div> again. I am still surprised by water that is not in a</div> <div> dirty bucket. After a while, the woman takes me into a</div> <div> building like I have never seen. There are no dogs and</div> <div> only human smells. The woman puts me in a big bucket</div> <div> thing with water and stuff that smell funny but feels</div> <div> good as she rubs me all over. She tries to clean my</div> <div> poor ears too. I hold very still, afraid to move. When</div> <div> I am dry, I wander around this strange place but I can</div> <div> find no place that seem right for me to be. Then the</div> <div> woman picks me up and holds me beside her where she</div> <div> sits. It is soft here and she strokes my head. At</div> <div> first I stay stiff and ready to be hurt but slowly I</div> <div> relax. I cuddle against the woman and give in to the</div> <div> exhaustion of the day. As I drift off to sleep for the</div> <div> first time in my life on a soft bed and with the</div> <div> gentle touch of a human lulling me to sleep, I hear</div> <div> the woman say. "Your name is Lacy and things will be</div> <div> better from now on."</div> <bR> <div> Lyn Hollis</div> <div> WTCARES Committee Chairperson                                                 </div> <div> 164 N. Forrest Av.                                                            </div> <div> Camden, TN  38320                                 </div> <div>                                                                                           </div> <div> 731-584-6530</div> <bR> <div> www.wtcares.org                                                    </div> </td> </tr></table></body>