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Photo courtesy of San Diego County Department of Animal Services

This is Spirit who was rescued today from San Diego’s border area when a security camera saw a man beating and strangling this ten-week old Terrier mix puppy. The puppy is now in a San Diego shelter and said to be doing well.

It’s hard for me to relate to this kind of rage. I’ve felt what I would think of as rage before but never to extent of taking it out on another living creature, especially something small and defenseless. When I hear it, I have to wonder where it comes from.

A lot is written about how our society is becoming desensitized, but I don’t think I agree with that. There’s was a time when this dog would have died. No one would have come to its rescue. Now there are entire organizations devoted to protecting animals. That would seem to indicate the opposite–that at least some of society is becoming more thoughtful and sensitive.

There will always be people in the world like the man who nearly killed Spirit. I don’t think we’ll ever eradicate evil or destruction. But I don’t want to focus on the violence. I want to appreciate the people who came to the rescue.

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