Pets for Adoption

I need a forever home.

My name is Patches and I have a story to tell. I am 13 years old and last year my wonderful owner died. She took great care of me and loved me so much. Her grandson kept me for a year and when he found a girlfriend she said I had to go. I am living with a foster parent now but there are so many of us she can't keep me in the house. I have a great bed on the screened in porch but I have always been inside and it is so confusing. Maybe someone will see my picture and read my story and want me. I love to sit on laps and I don't weigh much. I do have a few more years left and would be a good companion for someone.

Meet Larry Jackson age 66 and a resident of 3 months in the nursing home. It was love at first sight for these two. I don't know who needed who the most. Mr. Jackson was born in Arkansas and has lived all over the United States. He is a very educated man but I figured that one out when I noticed he was reading a book about Einstein. He is an ordained Methodist Minister but became Catholic later in life. He does try to teach Bible lessons to some of the people in the nursing home. His closest family member is a daughter in Iowa which he does see on occasion. Mr. Jackson said he would like to get to know more people in Palacios and would welcome a visit.

I Am An Animal Rescuer

My job is to assist God's creatures
I was born with the drive to fulfill their needs
I take in helpless, unwanted, homeless creatures
without planning or selection
I have bought dog food with my last dime
I have patted a mangy head with a bare hand
I have hugged someone vicious and afraid
I have fallen in love a thousand times
And I have cried into the fur of a lifeless body
too many times to count

I have Animal Friends and friends who have animal friends
I don't often use the word "pet"
I notice those lost at the road side
And my heart aches
I will hand raise a field mouse
And make friends with a vulture
I know of no creature unworthy of my time

I want to live forever if there aren't animals in Heaven
But I believe there are
Why would God make something so perfect and leave it behind
Some may think we are master of the animals,
But the animals have mastered themselves
Something people still haven't learned

War and Abuse make me hurt for the world
But a rescue that makes the news gives me hope for mankind
We are a quiet but determined army
And we are making a difference ever day

There is nothing more necessary than warming an orphan
nothing more rewarding than saving a life
No higher recognition than watching them thrive
There is no greater joy than seeing a baby play
who only days ago, was too weak to eat

By the love of those who I've been privileged to rescue, I have been rescued
I know what true unconditional love really is
for I've seen it shining in the eyes of so many
Grateful for so little.

I am an Animal Rescuer
My work is never done,
My home is never quiet
My wallet is always empty
But my heart is always full