Bill and Buck died on 3/27/14

This is the last post I will make about this as the situation is so painful to me. I can't help but cry every time I think about Karen and her dogs, Bill and Buck.

This is what Karen had to say after the deed was done:

My heart is too heavy to write very much tonight, but I wanted to reach out to all of you for a few moments.

This is another photo of the last day of the life of Buck and Bill...go run with the angels boys, you deserved so much more.

The last moments of their life were marred by a cruel joke that the governor was on the phone with a pardon, the cruelty of a man sworn to uphold life, and the threat of being physically removed from the building by a sheriff's deputy when I asked for just a few moments to see if a pardon might come through.

Even so, there were blessings also:
the presence of the veterinarian and his technician...so very skilled and compassionate in their work; Nicki, whose hand lay over mine on Bill's head...and on which my cheek rested with his final breath; the same sheriff's deputy...with tears in his eyes as he left the room; and all of you who greeted me with love as I walked the longest walk out of that hellhole. I don't know if I would have been able to make it without the vet and his tech each taking one of my hands.

That us what Buck and Bill have taught me...to find every ray of light even in the darkest hour.

I have not yet received the remains of the dogs, they were incinerated despite the order of the judge to return the remains intact. The remains from the "bone bucket" (as the incinerator is called) were ready today, the order of the judge is that I receive them, and yet permission has to be granted for this transaction. I don't know when I will finally be gifted with what has been promised.

Even in this last simple step, the County could not see fit that it transpired without harm or insult.

My heart hurts...

I will post you on what passes tomorrow.

Our love,
Buck, Bill, & Karen

Apparently, Karen is thinking of suing the County of Manatee. I think it would be in her best interest to walk away instead; to move on and hold her head high knowing she did everything possible to stop the County from killing her dogs.

It is not that I think she should not receive justice, it is just that peace will not be serve by continuing to go to court against these people. Instead, if it were me, and *thank God* it's not, I would do everything possible to make sure every elected official in this case loses their next election. I would also turn my energy into a crusade against unequally applied laws and a justice system that is out of control.

One last photo allowed by the County officials

Her vet's tech, Karen, and the vet leave the "animal shelter" one last time

No one can hurt them now. This piece of art is really beautiful and emotionally evocative

I had to euthanize my own dog the same day as an emergency. She was 15 and had a good long life but had gone down hill drastically in only a few days. This is the correct scenario for euthanasia. Long life well lived, and gone to the other side before real misery and suffering set in.

I will miss my Trinity. My son was sad to hear she passed away. He remembers when we adopted her and what a rascal she was. Home always included Trinity.

Trinity was a farm dog in her previous life before me. She looked and acted like an Aussie but with a tail

Trinity playfully licks baby Loki until he starts wrestling with her face.

Here grown up Loki invades her space, which she tolerated daily

I was sad to lose Trinity and I am sad about Bill and Buck. But they are all now on the other side. No one can hurt them now, not people or age or disease. This fact is a great comfort to me, and having lost a number of pets, I will take comfort where I can get it.