EFA: Etsy For Animals Etsy For Animals: Jasmine, the Mother Theresa Greyhound


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who are dedicated to providing charitable relief to animals

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to an animal charity of their choosing,

and/or to EFA's featured Charity of the Month.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Jasmine, the Mother Theresa Greyhound

from http://www.greatpetnet.com/630/jasmine-the-mother-theresa-greyhound/

In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished, and had clearly been abused.



In an act of kindness, the police took the dog, which was a Greyhound female, to the nearby Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, run by a man named Geoff Grewcock and known as a willing haven for Animals abandoned, orphaned or otherwise in need.

Geoff and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two aims to restore the dog to full health, and to win her trust. It took several weeks, but eventually both goals were achieved.

They named her Jasmine, and they started to think about finding her an adoptive home.

But Jasmine had other ideas. No-one remembers now how it began, but she started welcoming all Animal arrivals at the sanctuary. It wouldn’t matter if it was a puppy, a fox cub, a rabbit or, any other lost or hurting Animal, Jasmine would peer into the box or cage and, where possible, deliver a welcoming lick.

Geoff relates one of the early incidents. “We had two puppies that had been abandoned by a nearby railway line. One was a Lakeland Terrier cross and another was a Jack Russell Doberman cross. They were tiny when they arrived at the centre and Jasmine approached them and grabbed one by the scruff of the neck in her mouth and put him on the settee. Then she fetched the other one and sat down with them, cuddling them.”

“But she is like that with all of our animals, even the rabbits. She takes all the stress out of them and it helps them to not only feel close to her but to settle into their new surroundings.

“She has done the same with the fox and badger cubs, she licks the rabbits and guinea pigs and even lets the birds perch on the bridge of her nose.”

Jasmine, the timid, abused, deserted waif, became the animal sanctuary’s resident surrogate mother, a role for which she might have been born. The list of orphaned and abandoned youngsters she has cared for comprises five fox cubs, four badger cubs, 15 chicks, eight guinea pigs, two stray puppies and 15 rabbits.



And one roe deer fawn. Tiny Bramble, 11 weeks old, was found semi-conscious in a field. Upon arrival at the sanctuary, Jasmine cuddled up to her to keep her warm, and then went into the full foster mum role. Jasmine the greyhound showers Bramble the Roe deer with affection and makes sure nothing is matted.



“They are inseparable,” says Geoff “Bramble walks between her legs and they keep kissing each other. They walk together round the sanctuary.



It’s a real treat to see them.”

Jasmine will continue to care for Bramble until she is old enough to be returned to woodland life. When that happens, Jasmine will not be lonely. She will be too busy showering love and affection on the next Orphan or victim of abuse.



From left, Toby, a stray Lakeland dog; Bramble, orphaned Roe deer; Buster, a stray Jack Russell; a dumped rabbit; Sky, an injured barn owl; and Jasmine with a Mothers heart doing best what a caring Mother would do… Such is the order of God’s Creation.

To make a Donation to Jasmine’s Home click here.

Link: http://www.warwickshirewildlifesanctuary.co.uk/index.htm

via David Wilson

10 comments:

  1. What a wonderful story and dog. Amazing what animals do when they are showed kindness.

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  2. Yes this is a heart warming story, I wish all humans could be capable of such acts of compassion and the world would be a peaceful sanctuary for all of us..Another lesson from the animals...

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  3. Oh my goodness that brought tears to my eyes. The way animals have such large hearts - she could have turned out vicious but instead helps others feeling the way she must have felt in that shed - alone, terrified, likely to die. We could all take a lesson from Jasmine - no matter what we go through, we need to use our experiences and hardships to help others. This is a wonderful story and deserves to be known the world over! Thank you for sharing a wonderfully uplifting story :)

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  4. What an amazing dog Jasmine is - and knew her calling in life! - she has helped so many that need her - thanks so much for this article!
    Like Meghann I have tears in my eyes too!

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  5. Wow. It's good to see animals get the help and love they need. What an amazing dog.

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  6. This is a beautiful story, and such a beautiful dog Jasmine is.

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  7. What a sweet story. God Bless them.

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  8. that is beautiful! what amazing pictures too!

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  9. This really warmed my heart. What a loving animal with such a big heart!

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  10. Hi,

    When will we ever learn from animals ?

    Best regards,

    José

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