A Voice of Reason

Finally, a voice of reason speaks out! The board member from Florida, after hearing the words from a third party witness as to what was really happening at the sanctuary, told the other two board members that the director running the sanctuary will remain the CEO (no demotion) and the meddling board member needs to stay out of the business operation of the facility! Outstanding! Finally, one voice will speak for the animals, instead of a meddling chorus of un-informed individuals whom apparently have separate agendas. I mean, lets' face it; nothing screams instability to the public more than demoting someone in your organization--and then making it public by announcing it on your own web site! What were they thinking anyway?

I also understand, pending OAG approval, a new board member will be added to the board of directors. This is good news because the board needs another person to give it stability.

More good news – in less than one month, a primate enclosure which was started at the unregulated property several years ago, was finally finished and the primates, after living in “quarantine cages” for the last two years, will finally move into they new enclosure containing trees and other natural vegetation! No more concrete floors! This cage should have been finished a long time ago, which goes to show the former directors never had the best intentions for the primates. So the Bayer primates, after suffering losses due to fighting within their small confined space, will finally have a much larger new enclosure which they can call home. I understand pictures will be added to the web site once the monkeys relocate to their new home.

It is also my understanding the new director wants to concentrate on finishing the bear enclosure, then focus on building new enclosures for the tigers still living in quarantine area at the unregulated property (New Jersey, Corpus Christi, & Louisiana tigers). I heard the current “warehouse” enclosures are terrible and the animals have been forced to live in this condition, for some since 2003. So much money was donated to the sanctuary, back in the day, for the New Jersey tigers, and sadly many of them died without ever having lived in the large natural enclosure that was promised to them. Where did the money go? I think we all know the answer to that question!

So ending on a happy note; I’m including a little gem that was sent to me today. Thought it might be a good way to end on a positive note. Enjoy!

Pecans in the Cemetery

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence.

One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.

'One for you, one for me One for you, one for me,' said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.

Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate.. Sure enough, he heard, 'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.'

He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.

'Come here quick,' said the boy, 'you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls.'

The man said, 'Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk.' When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery.

Standing by the fence they heard , 'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.'

The old man whispered, 'Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord.'

Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.

At last they heard, 'One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done.'

They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike.

SMILE, God Loves You!
Remember –

An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people. A decent person is disgusting to wicked people. [Proverbs 29:27]