I am a huge animal lover and I have found that I cringe even when I hear the faintest story of an animal being injured or hurt. I volunteer at a shelter and work with the cats...I saw a note on the desk about a dog that was going to be put down and it broke my heart. It makes me so terribly sad, it's incredible. Even when I see a dead animal on the side of the road...I physically cringe. It's an emotional reaction that I have and it's just normal for me. I mean we all cringe when it's a deer or a squirrel but I mean even if its a snake or a poor chipmunk. I just feel so bad for any of the animals. Many people could brush that off and just say, it's the law of nature...but I simply can't.

I am a member of some networking sites for animal rescue leagues and one posted a really sad story about an owl dying because it ate a poisoned mouse.i feel obligated to tell people and warn them not to do this. I literally could almost cry bc I feel so bad for these animals. It's just so senseless. They aren't harming anyone or anything and the poor dog has to be put down bc his owner was an idiot and didn't want him anymore, or let him loose and he got hit by a car, etc. it's just so stupid.

How do I avoid being so sensitive about this stuff? Animals are one of my passions and I can't stop volunteering. I just can't hold all the emotions inside that I have for these poor creatures.