Folks- On my way to church today at exactly 845 am, I saw the unthinkable happen; I saw a hit and run occur. A cute little dog named Homer was hit by a driver and left to die at the street medium. Yes.
The driver didn't pull over.
Homer was 9 years old and he looked a lot like my dog neice Kerry.
Cutie isn't she?
Well Homer was as cute as Kerry and he too was owned by a family of five.
Homer died of multiple broken bones, including a broken pelvis.
I know folks may say, well thank GOD it wasn't a child and I do agree with you. But what I
don't agree with is leaving the scene of an accident.
I think this sums up my feelings-
......In humankind.
Yes, this is supposed to be a funny from www.ihasahotdog.com, but it isn't. I am shocked that someone left the scene of a crime. Maybe I am to naive, but you know,
what if that was a child? How could a person not stop to see what happened? Also, the driver would have seen "something" because that "something" flew while being struck. That "something", this time, was a cute little dog named Homer.
I was the first responder to the scene, the second one was Erin the Nurse. I am so thankful that Erin was there-we moved Homer out of the medium to the grass and called the owner and the police as fast as we could. Homer was such a trooper- when we started petting him he calmed down- but you could tell he was in so much pain and didn't show it. Erin- even though allergic to dogs- petted him while sneezing.
All of this got me thinking, I am grateful to the people who ran to see who could be saved on 9/11; to our veterans who fight in wars on our behalf and to the police officer who gave Homer a blanket so he could make it to the vet hospital. I wish, your selfless acts of bravery and caring could spread like a virus throughout the humankind so that the world could be a much better place. We need that type of "virus", if you ask me.
RIP Homer and all victims of 9/11
