Post by @acowolcott

This is an update I really wish I didn’t have to make. I know some of you will be heartbroken by this one, and honestly, I’m sorry. I was hoping to come back with a completely different update. Especially because he already had a rescue lined up after seeing his video. Unfortunately, the senior dog from my last video did not make it. I know people say they have a love/hate relationship with my videos, and I completely understand why. You get invested in these animals. You root for them. You hope that after everything they’ve endured, their story will finally have a happy ending. And when it doesn’t, it hurts. Trust me, I get it. But I want the new people here to understand something about me and why I share these videos. I’m an Animal Control Officer and the Field Supervisor for the Animal Control Department at Fresno Humane Animal Services, serving Fresno County. Saving animals has always been a passion of mine since I was a little girl. I didn’t choose this work because I don’t like animals. I chose it because I love them so much that I’m willing to sacrifice parts of myself for them. Every day. I put my all into these animals. I’ve dedicated and sacrificed a lot in my life to do what I do for them. And even when I’m off the clock, I spend my own time making videos, networking animals, educating, sharing their stories and trying to give them the chance they deserve. So when the one you’ve been rooting for doesn’t make it… it kills a little something inside of you that is already hurting from the work we do. We see the worst days of these animals’ lives. We carry their stories home with us. We celebrate the wins, but we also grieve the ones we couldn’t save. I’m sorry this is the update. It’s not the one I wanted to give you either. 😔 But I’ll keep showing up. I’ll keep fighting. I’ll keep telling their stories. Because even when we can’t save them all, they still deserved someone who cared enough to try. As for updates on the animals I post, you can also follow @Fresno Humane Animal Services here, FB, and IG. If the animals in my posts haven’t went to rescue already, you can usually find them on there playing or when they’re available for adoption. 🐾