powerful poem

[Ash]

found this on another forum im on
thought id post it here

REMEMBER ME
TO THE IRRESPONSIBLE BREEDER

Remember me, though I know that you won't
I'm the pup that you bred, I'm the soul that you owned

Remember my mum, though you'll just get confused
She's the bitch that you broke, she's the womb that you used

Remember the vet that you didn't call
When the blood ran so dark in our cold dank stall

Remember how cruelly you kicked me away
When I dared lick your hand - I just wanted to play

Remember the age that you wrenched me from mum
With my hold on life fragile and my weaning not done

Remember the home that you didn't check
That kept me outside with a chain round my neck

You'll remember the blood money you exchanged for my life
You'll remember the goodies it bought you and the wife

Now imagine my fate and cringe with your shame
See my sad lifeless eyes and my skeletal frame

I've known neglect and abuse I feared never would end
When Death came for your pup, it came as a friend

There are thousands just like me in the yard, street and pound
And whilst bad breeders breed this grim cycle goes round

You failed in your duty though I was born at your will
Now I'm your fatal shadow that walks by you still

I hope, my cruel breeder, that your guilt's worth your gain
You filled your car with my fear, bought your beer with my pain

But no act goes unnoticed and no sin goes unpaid
You'll account for my life at the end of your days

I'll be right there beside you when at your Reckoning you stand
You'll remember me then - it's my blood on your hands .


- Trudie James -

[unicorn]

This is Trudies story, I went a search after reading this poem, it seems her rescue is in a bad way, so so sad as they do a wonderful job.
http://www.dogsos.co.uk/#

[Margaret M.]

A powerful poem is an understatement. I hope if any of us becomes aware of an irresponsible breeder or any other form of cruelty that we will not turn our heads the other way. There is another wonderful poem on the website that Unicorn linked. It breaks my heart to know that so many wonderful animals spend their lives in misery. I am always vexed that their time with us is so short but for the animals used as breeding machines and kept in horrendous conditions, the short life is a blessing although it probably feels like an eternity to them.

[teenybash]

Such sad truths within these words that speak for all the faceless and nameless dogs.......the callousness of some human beings defies logic, compassion and most of all Love and respect for our fellow creatures.:~(

[unicorn]

This woman has so obviously seen so much hurt and suffering to dogs and conveys it so openly and clearly in her poetry, it is unbelievably touching.

[carasmam]

I was browsing on a forum about money saving and working from home when I came across a member encouraging people to get a couple of dogs and breeding them to make a quick pound :eek:
I was soooo angry I was registering just to have a pop at him, but loads of people bet me to it so I haven't bothered.
This so called credit crunch is being blamed for dogs being abandoned and re-homed and yet there some people thinking of breeding to make money [evil]