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		<title>Why We Rescue</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannie Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 03:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Note From Milagro: Through the years, many friends of Milagro have sent us heartfelt narratives, poems, stories, and tributes, attesting to the importance of pet rescue. We have saved those sweet gifts and made a journal of them here on our Why We Rescue page. Please enjoy.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;I Found Your Dog Today.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I found your dog today. No, he has not been adopted by anyone. Most of us who live out here own as many dogs as we want. Those who do not own dogs choose not to. I know you hoped he would find a good home when you left him out here, but he did [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;How Could You?&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannie Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[~ Jim Willis, 2001. When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was “bad,” you’d shake your finger at me and ask [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Rainbow Bridge&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannie Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Rainbow Bridge ~ Sequel&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When a person who has given tirelessly and made it their life&#8217;s work to save and succor abandoned animals and find them happy homes comes to the bridge, first one animal will stop and look into the distance, then more and more will look up and watch. For this is a person all the animals [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Lucky&#8217;s Treasures&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannie Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named &#8216;Lucky.&#8217; Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit, they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Let No One Be Discouraged . . .&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannie Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let no one be discouraged by the belief that there is nothing one person can do against the enormous array of the world&#8217;s ills, misery, ignorance, and violence. Few will have the greatness to bend history, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events. And in the total of all [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;I Adopted Your Pet Today&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannie Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I adopted your pet today&#8230; The one you left at the pound; The one you had for years And no longer wanted around. I adopted your pet today&#8230; Did you know that he&#8217;s lost weight? Did you know he&#8217;s scared and depressed And seems to have lost all faith? I adopted your pet today&#8230; He [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Autumn&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do we do when our loving pets face the last leg of the race? We do all we can to help them finish well, of course. We take time to read the unspoken needs of the friends we&#8217;ve come to know so well. We give the simple reassurance of a loving touch when the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;The Journey Of Loving A Pet&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannie Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When you bring a pet into your life, you begin a journey&#8230;&#8230;a journey that will bring you more love and devotion than you have ever known, yet also test your strength and courage. If you allow, the journey will teach you many things, about life, about yourself, and most of all, about love. You will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Just A Dog&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannie Fisher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From time to time, people tell me, &#8220;lighten up, it&#8217;s just a dog,&#8221; or, &#8220;that&#8217;s a lot of money for just a dog.&#8221; They don&#8217;t understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for &#8220;just a dog.&#8221; Some of my proudest moments have come about with &#8220;just a dog.&#8221; Many hours have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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