Memorial Day Jackrabbit
Driving home from a friend’s house today, I ran into a traffic jam on a not usually busy road. I saw a man and his daughter, who was half on and half off her bike, gesticulating to drivers in front of me. I became immediately concerned that someone had been hit. When I was able to get a clear view, I stopped my car, put on the flashers and got out to help him lift the rabbit who was standing, but walking in circles, and bleeding. I was getting ready to try to pick him up, but since I didn’t have my own car I didn’t have my supplies which always include blankets for just such an emergency.
While several cars in the traffic jam were honking in annoyance, most cars were gratefully stopped. Then, a woman ran up who said she was a vet tech and after struggling awhile was able to pick him up and get him into her truck.
Thank you to the man and his daughter on Murrieta Hot Springs Road east, for the vet tech, all the animal lovers who willingly stopped (and didn’t slam into my friend’s car!), The Great Spirit, St. Francis, and whatever else.
“Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission – to be of service to them wherever they require it.”
St. Francis
