英文出處

Every year, approximately 6.9 million companion animals are euthanized in US animal shelters.

They die because they lived in a community in which there are more people that drop off animals at shelters than those who adopt animals at shelters, creating an overwhelming surplus of homeless animals. They were not euthanized because shelter staff did not care for them and love them, they were euthanized because the community members outside the walls of the shelter continue to overbreed animals, either intentionally, by accident or neglect, despite the surplus of homeless cats and dogs desperately in need of adoption.

Many of the animals died because the humans who owned them did not make or carry out a commitment to keep them for their lifetimes, but rather made a choice to let a shelter take responsibility for their animal.

These animals died in the arms of strangers, not in the arms of family loved ones. They deserve to be honored. They deserve our love. And they deserve the attention and energy of every animal lover to stop this tragedy.

Visit and stay awhile in the serenity of this star filled memorial... let yourself transcend the sadness and begin to feel the peace that love can bring. Let your heart fill with love. Allow love and peace to flow through you. Let yourself feel the love become so strong that you know that strength can solve this problem. As you gaze at the stars and let the music wash through you, you may also want to:

... pay your respects to all the animals who have died in shelters
... say a prayer for them
... send them your love
... send your love to the shelter workers who care for the homeless animals of your community
... say a prayer that all members of your community with animals take the simple steps to prevent further euthanasia by acquiring all their companion animals through rescue or adoption (saving a life), by spaying and neutering all their animals (saving many lives) and by keeping the animals they have for their natural lifetime.
... make a commitment to take these steps yourself.

May all beings be free from suffering
May all beings be at peace

~ Sufi blessing

中文翻譯如下:

中文翻譯出處不詳,歡迎提供

親愛的爸媽,
今天我死了。

你對我感到厭倦了,所以你把我送去了收容所。收容所的動物已經太多了,
而我抽到了不幸的號碼。現在被裝進黑色塑膠袋的我靜靜躺在掩埋場裡。

你留下來幾乎全新的牽繩會給其他小狗狗用。我的項圈又髒又太小,
不過阿姨在送我上天堂之前幫我把它拿下來了。

如果我沒有咬壞你的鞋,你會不會讓我留下來?
我不知道那是什麼,但是我知道那是皮的。你忘了幫我買狗狗玩具了。

如果我沒有在家裡大小便,你會不會讓我留下來?
把我的鼻子壓在便便裡面只讓我對需要上廁所感到羞愧。
書跟訓練老師都可以告訴你如何教會我走到門口要你開門阿。

如果我沒有把跳蚤帶到家裡來,你會不會讓我留下來?
我身上沒有驅蟲藥,我沒有辦法在你把我留在院子裡好幾天後自己把跳蚤抓下來阿。

如果我沒有亂叫,你會不會讓我留下來?
我只是想告訴你:“我好害怕,我好孤單,我在這裡阿!我想成為你最好的朋友!”

如果我讓你開心,你會不會讓我留下來?
但是打我並不會讓我知道怎麼取悅你阿。

如果你願意花時間照顧我,教我如何當一隻好狗狗,我是不是就可以留下來了?
差不多一星期之後你就沒有再注意過我了,但是我一直都在等著你來愛我

今天我死了…
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