Please accept my condolences about your partner, that sounds like a very tough ending for him and horrible for you to witness. I hope you find something that helps and that you find the support you need.
I'm very sorry to hear about the dogs too, that's nasty. Is there an equivalent of an animal rescue place where you are? If the dogs are still there, can you get them involved to help get those dogs out? I saw a lot of cruelty to dogs when I worked abroad and was enraged by how thoughtlessly and cruelly those dogs were treated so you have my sympathy. I saw from what you'd written elsewhere that you had an unhappy childhood. My own could be described, at best, as 'septic' and I think my memories of the cruelties I experienced increases my feelings of anger and despair when I see others badly treated, whatever the species. What helped was to adopt a street dog from that country, bring him home and treat him with all the love and kindness he'd missed in earlier life. The relief of telling him 'You'll never be alone and frightened again' and then making it happen, sort of giving him what I had missed, was very powerful.
Not everyone can just go out and adopt a dog, but maybe making a donation to a charity that helps dogs might alleviate some of the bad energy.
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Re: big questions on heavy matters
Date: 2025-06-23 11:58 am (UTC)I'm very sorry to hear about the dogs too, that's nasty. Is there an equivalent of an animal rescue place where you are? If the dogs are still there, can you get them involved to help get those dogs out? I saw a lot of cruelty to dogs when I worked abroad and was enraged by how thoughtlessly and cruelly those dogs were treated so you have my sympathy. I saw from what you'd written elsewhere that you had an unhappy childhood. My own could be described, at best, as 'septic' and I think my memories of the cruelties I experienced increases my feelings of anger and despair when I see others badly treated, whatever the species. What helped was to adopt a street dog from that country, bring him home and treat him with all the love and kindness he'd missed in earlier life. The relief of telling him 'You'll never be alone and frightened again' and then making it happen, sort of giving him what I had missed, was very powerful.
Not everyone can just go out and adopt a dog, but maybe making a donation to a charity that helps dogs might alleviate some of the bad energy.