[RTC List] Condolences

[Abrams, Nancy]

You must not have a pet, Michael, to not call someone's pet "immediate
family." As a member of the board of the Sequoia Humane Society I
appreciated being advised of this situation--even via this listserv. I
think the issue is not to give the man money but support him in his
horror and grief over this incident.

 

 

Enough is as good as a feast----Charlotte Bronte

 

Nancy L. Abrams, MA

Vocational Counselor II

Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services

Social Services Branch

Welfare-to-Work Division

707-268-3443

nancy.abrams at co.humboldt.ca.us

 

-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at redwoodtech.org [mailto:list-bounces at redwoodtech.org]
On Behalf Of Michael Welch
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 12:01 PM
To: list at redwoodtech.org
Subject: Re: [RTC List] Condolences

 

This was a horrible situation, but I question and disagree with this
call for donations to this "cause." 

 

I also felt misled by this writer to discover upon reading the story
that the "family" member was not human, but a pet (sure, pets are
important, but they are not immediate family). And I did not appreciate
the arrogance of telling us "tough" if we felt the post was off-topic.

 

Folks should donate to whomever you please, as will I. But IMO I think
that in this day and age there are a lot more worthy causes than
financially helping a professional who presumably has the kind of income
that goes along with his position.

 

Humble also blamed the City of Eureka, and according to the article he
is consulting a lawyer and "seeks redress," so by sending money to
Humble, we are likely helping him to file a lawsuit against our
community (that's "us").

 

Sorry, I'd much rather financially help the truly downtrodden than some
relatively wealthy veterinarian who intends to sue us.

 

Tim Mueller wrote at 03:39 PM 08/18/2007:

 

>Please forgive me if this post is inappropriate here, but if so...
tough.

> 

>I'm writing to express my deepest condolences to fellow RTC member 

>Joseph Humble (Business Member: Cutten Animal Health Center) for the 

>loss of a family member last week.  This is what happened: 

>http://www.times-standard.com/local/ci_6657724

> 

>On top of enduring the unimaginable pain of experiencing such a horror,


>he's facing over $10K in medical bills.  Even though no one has asked,
I 

>intend to make a donation to help with those expenses.  Maybe some of 

>the other members would like to do the same.  I know for certain that
if 

>I experienced what he did, I would be consumed by rancor, feeling only 

>enmity towards the world at large, but hopefully he's a better man than


>I.  Regardless, some support from the community, even just a card, may 

>help ease the pain just a bit.

> 

>Godspeed, Chance.

> 

>-Tim Mueller

 

 

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Michael Welch, volunteer

Redwood Alliance

PO Box 293

Arcata, CA 95518

707-822-7884

mwelch at redwoodalliance.org

www.redwoodalliance.org

 

 

 

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