[Gpdd] ANNOUNCEMENT: Stacy's story

[Cindy]

Stacy, your experience of several years ago when you saw the man bringing 
sick, dehydrated piggies to the petstore was just heartbreaking.  I hope 
that (at the very least!) the people at the store refused to pay him for 
the piggies.  How awful that some of them died right in front of 
you.  Please don't blame yourself for not complaining to the store at that 
time.  You did try to help the piggies, which was the most critical course 
of action at that moment -- and you probably saved some of their 
lives.  Also, sometimes shocking situations are so stunning (in the bad 
sense of the word) that we can't really think what to do.

As hard as it can be to hear of these things, we do need to know about 
them.  If they are in the past, we still can use the experience to prepare 
ourselves to take action, should we someday be confronted with a similar 
situation.  If they are in the present, we can take action by complaining, 
writing letters of protest, helping rescue piggies -- whatever the specific 
situation calls for.

Thanks for sharing your sad and difficult experience.

Sadly,
Cindy, Joey G., Sunshine, and Tumbleweed