I am writing this tonight to tell everyone how much AHAR means to me. On February 15th 2013 my beloved Lab Merlin passed away, to say I was devastated,was and still is an understatement. I found myself in a dark place even though I loved my other dogs, cats and bearded dragons so much, I felt empty without my faithful Merlin by my side..... I had been following AHAR on facebook for quite a while and Liam and I decided to call and see if there were any little lab puppies to be had.........there wasnt. We waited a while and then saw a picture of our beautiful Grainne on AHARs page on facebook. I messaged right away and said I have to have her, can we come and see her. Well we made arrangements to go out to Gveenaguilla to see this little husky X pup and instantly fell in love with her......We met Suzanne and she told us that we would have to wait three weeks as Grainne was in quarantine. After passing a home check and while waiting for the 3 weeks to pass we started to volunteer and help out whenever we could. It was such a happy day when we not only brought Grainne home but also Scotia a lovely gentle englsih setter pup.... What impressed us most was Suzanne and her sheer drive and determination, and her passion for the animals in her care. I became friends with Suzanne and we spent many an hour talking over a wheelbarrow or a quick cuppa late at night. She told me of her dream to build a state of the art rescue centre, and when a suitable facility became available, I so wanted to help her achieve that dream. In true Suzanne form the dream wasnt for herself but for the animals. I knew it was going to be such hard work and the road ahead would be very rocky given the economic crisis here in Ireland, but it would be worth it in the end. A huge amount of money was raised but still we had to raise more to secure a mortgage and almost on the final hour a huge blessing came our way when a supporter paid our mortgage. Also along with the elation and joy of recieving that payment came the jealousy....... There was and always will be bad press from other rescue centres about ahar as Suzanne is fearless and saves the impossible be it from a closed pound being set on fire to frighten people away from helping these horses or an animal with little or no chance of survival she will not lose hope but will give her best shot. Passion and many more are just a few that most would never have tried to save. She sees ahar all these years as a stepping stone from death row to their new home. She is very practical she tells it as it is. If an animal dies you are told,if Danny decides it needs to be put to sleep you are told. She tells us straight and looks you in the eye. I like you love to read her stories at night, the funny ones the sad ones the crazy things she gets up to and comes out with. Her huge army of fans say it all. But over the last few weeks Ive seen her write less and less. Today i had to find out why. She told me there is no point when there is a group of ahar haters ready to tear her post apart. They have even gone so far as to contact people on this page spreading their lies to try to stop people donating. They are trying to bully and frighten her volunteers. So whats the point. Ahar was here well before face book and will be here after it she said. I know Suzanne loved when she finished work at night so she could tell you all her stories. I know we all stayed up to read them. Ive explained to Suzanne that moths go to the light and get burned. She is that bright light that attracts so many fantastic people and support but it will also attract the wrong type of people . People who are jealous of her success, sadly 99% work in or with other rescue centres. People who are afraid of being different as they don’t want to stand out with fear of being bullied just like what is happening to her now. But she is not afraid, but has pity for them. She says will there be a foot print in the sand when they are gone? No. At my death bed i will smile and say what a crazy journey i have been on and how i lived and grabbed life with both hands. My point again, she is fearless. What has history done to our leaders over the years? They have feared them so they had to be dragged down. Down to an ordinary acceptable level so they could be controlled. Well trying to control Suzanne is like trying to put a lion on a lead. It wont happen. She will always see a way forward even if it means being attacked like she is now. We all need to get behind her like her army we are famous for. We miss her posts and updates. We need to let her see that these jealous people will get what they deserve. A day in court and shame brought on their friends and families showing who they really are which are bullies behind a key pad. Bullies she is showing up and putting to shame at how many animals she can save and how brave she is to be different and not be afraid to fight for them even if it means people trying to take her name and pride away. I know she will say let them at it, sure look at all these faces who dont care about witches or face book theyve got to live. They are so happy to see me. A name and pride can be bought, you will never buy the soul of an animal youve saved and that is all I live for. So I am asking her army to help me get her back on this page, lets prove how much we all miss her. Suzanne is much more than a friend , she is like a sister to me, we are all a family here.....Please show her how much she means to each and every one of you...I know you all care so much....... Anny.
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 19:31:14 +0000
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