In Reply to: After reading a post I exploded!regarding rescues and SOSG posted by Bourbon on April 29, 1999 at 04:16:20:

I think you all are being a little hard and not knowing the situation at all.How can you you take such anger out on the message board rather than being upset about it, and trying to bad mouth someone. I think that if you are so concerened you might try talking to the girl or maybe talking to the person who suggested the Rescue. And be supportive not so negative give the young girl advice and talk with the person who reccomened getting a rescue. These things are a positive way to communicate with someone and you are more likely to get some happy results. And rememeber we are all human and we all make mistakes, and know one has the right to judge any one for any reason. Besides life is to short to be angry. The lord gave us the courage to change the things that we could and to accept the things we could not. So lets make the Best of life and be more positive.=) We are all here because we all enjoy Gliders and some of us need help from time to time. I hope that no one gets offened by message and if they do so be it! I know what Happy life I have and will give know one the satifaction other wise.

: A young girl, (I figure cause she didn't have any money and couldn't spell sugar glider)If I am wrong I apologize.. wrote into ACME pet exotic message base that she wanted a sugarglider or flying squirrel cheap or that she wanted to trade something for one.. Flyte suggested that she get a rescue instead.. Now this is where I went off. Here is someone that should be looking out for the best for the gliders and what I saw was her trying to give a rescue yet another inexperienced home to deal with.. here is what I wrote. If I offend anyone I am sorry. But if you know anything about me then you know my love for the species. I have a problem with the SOSG at this time for many reasons but this by far is one of them.. My post...

: I too am in total awe that an "experienced glider owner" would even suggest such a thing. Many people
: who think they can handle even a baby , many times abandons it. Hence the reason for some sort of
: rescue program for gliders. I must say and this is only my opinion that a child should not be running
: something as important as a rescue program. No, before it is said, I haven't the time to run it either. But
: who ever does should have their facts together regarding rescues. I have taken and helped people with
: pit bull biting gliders, contacted many a vet across the states regarding ill healths and injuries due to
: abuse and neglect. The vet bills many times are phenominal. Gliders and Flying Squirrels are NOT
: disposable pets. Flyte, as a rescue operator or whatever, should be looking out for the best interest of
: the glider instead of just trying to find a fast home for them. DO I sound Bitter? maybe so. But I have
: had to deal with a lot of sick and injured gliders as other "EXPERIENCED glider owners have" No
: One That I know would even suggest a rescue for anyone but an experienced owner that can afford to
: get it the medical attention that many times is required, or has the patience to get bit hard enough to
: draw blood mutiple times. People who would expect the glider , maybe to never bond due to the
: traumatization that it had recieved by a fad pet buyer or someone that knows nothing about them.
: SOSG at this time is a joke, if this is what we can expect to happen to gliders that really NEED a
: proper home. I persoanlly no longer want any part of it.

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