Kristie, I have been following this saga since you first began posting it. You have really been through he77 over saving Ringo. I can only imagine the uproar you have caused in your family over this. You got guts gal. There was a time in my former hippie life when I had them too. I envy your courage.
Just think Kristie, if just one person would reach out to try and save just one animal, be it cat, or dog, or horse.......what the world would be like. But most people are just to selfish and don't care and have other agendas.
I do know the name Estevez of course.....Emilio.....Charlie's half Brother. And who doesn't know the wonderful actor Martin Sheen would have to be living in a cave. I love the stars.
I also watch actors that will stick out their necks to be heard as the voice for animals such as Bob Barker, Mary Tyler Moore, Bernadette Peters, and of course....Betty White to name a few.
Kristie, I am just sorry that you had to go through this termoil in the first place. I know how you have upset and turned your family relations upside down. I am wondering if there will ever be a way that they will understand and come around to your way of thinking.
Unfortunately I have been through it several times myself, which most people do not know, and I do have a large portfolio in the way of a photo album and newspaper clippings that include me and my work, that would make you cry from my former life. I just can't bring myself to burn it, but I do keep it. I don't know why.
Co-incidental is that the first horse I had ever rescued in Florida was named "Hillbillly"
Kristie, just last night some people were walking around here on our backroads. They moved here from New Jersey and have been nothing but a pain in my rear.
Their little weener doggy followed them from across the road and parked at my back door.
I went after them and said "hey, is this your doggy"? And the lady said "yes"
ME: Well will you please come and get him and don't leave him here at my backdoor because I am afriad that my big dogs will get out and tear him up?
HER: Oh, it's just a darn dog. If he gets into a fight it's his own fault for follwing us.
ME: Well, please come back here and get him. HE can easily get run over out here.
HER: Then he'll be a dead dog now won't he?
ME: I would like you to come get this dog off my property please; don't keep walking away and ignoring me. He's your responsibility.
HER: He's at your back door not mine, so he's your responsibilty now.
( I paused to go in the house to get my boys)........
ME: There are laws for abandoning dogs like this. It's a $2500 dollar fine in this state now are you going to come back and get him or not, because I will be more than happy to make the appropriate phone call and I just took your picture by the way and you are on video.
HER: YOU @#$%^&*()+_)( !!!!!!
She took the dog. I wish I knew someone that would want him.
Good luck and God Bless and feel free to email me anytime you need a shouder. I've had to develop some pretty strong ones in my life.