Gator Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 My first try at posting a pic, hope it takes. A motorcycle friend in Australia sent this picture from Victoria. My heart goes out to the human and animal friends down under. My prayers are with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Oh, how precious! How precious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Wow that is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenna Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Wow Connie! Thank you for sharing this. This is a great picture, please thank your friend for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingjoyful51 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Do these animals usually allow humans to feed them this way or is this because of the fires? Thank you for sharing the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Amazingly touching pix. Makes your heart cry for all the tradegy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I was wondering the same thing Joyce. They do look cuddly and cute, but wild animals are wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gable428 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Absolutely amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Aaaaah. That is so precious. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspingler Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Amazing! And to think that most of this horrible loss is due to the stupidity of man kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne.Hughes Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hi Ladies, This picture hit our newspapers yesterday. Today there is a picture of "Sam" with her little paws all bandaged up. The Volunteer firefighter saw her and said she just sat there as if to say "I'm beat!" He gave her water........... she drank three bottles!! She is the one who reached out to hold him! He had to leave her, because they were called out to defend another property, but she was picked up a few minutes later by Wildlife rescue workers. She is doing very well, all bandaged for her burns and on pain killers, and she has caught the eye of a male koala at the same place she is recuperating at. He gives her lots of cuddles and attention. These koalas are like any wildlife............ you would normally not approach them becuase they have very sharp claws they use to climb into the trees. She, like a lot of humans, just had so much trauma, she needed comfort. In other words, without fire or devastation, don't try and touch them unless they were reared with human contact in a koala park. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 That is so sad!!! Special thoughts and prayers to all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Now I'm crying for real.. that just breaks my heart into pieces... God Bless that fireman doubly for being so kind and gentle. God Bless all the emergency workers and residents.. is there a news site link we could go see? what little we've seen on TV is very little, indeed.. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne.Hughes Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hello Rita, I had this on the other post. If you google abc.com.au (Australian Broadcast Corporation) This will take you to the headlines stories. There are a whole lot of Tags, that will take you to different stories about the fires. The tags are located under the main story featured. There are lots of videos/ news articles on the destruction there. On this site, you will also find articles on the flooding in Ingham, where our Karen is situated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 WOW, Susanne, thank you soooooooo much for explaining the picture. When I received it from my friend it was in a bunch of pics that he sent.. Sad to say most of the pictures coming from Australia speak for themselves. My heart sank when I saw the little critter and with your story I broke down and cried for all of your citizens and wildlife. I knew the picture would be appreciated on this chat. I'm an Emergency Manager and we focus on humans as we should but Katrina make us think of their pets but sadly the wildlife has to fen for themselves. BRAVO for the CFA who took a moment to help a furry friend. I bet it broke his heart to walk away. Thanks for keeping us up to date. The fires are only mentioned briefly on our news sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I'm with Rita, my eyes are filled with tears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Tears have welt up in my eyes reading this. I'm an AVID animal lover to no end. Just ask my hubby. I'm so glad she was taken care of. My heart sincerely goes out to all Aussie's during this terrible ordeal. Prayers to Australia, from Nebraska. Quilted Hugs, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 So glad this little guy was saved. I imagine so many others were not so lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrystitcher Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thanks for sharing this photo....prayers are being lifted for all the people and especially the critters. My heart breaks for the animals who just have to be running running from these fires. God cares for all his creatures so we lift them up in prayers. Sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 thank you for sharing this photo. It just makes me so sad. My heart aches for the people of Australia and the wildlife that have suffered such devistation. I feel so helpless wishing I could do something but all I can do is pray for His comfort and healing on all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrystitcher Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Our local TV station is now showing the video version of this photo, it truly made me cry; but then they showed the little fellow at the vet clinic being well taken care of. He's one of the lucky ones. The firefighter visited him at the clinic to make sure he would be okay. His little paws are burned and they were wrapping them in the video. Doens't this just break your heart. I've got to quit watching this stuff Sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I'm "sneaking" to read the chat while I'm at work and now I'm trying to hide the tears after seeing the picture and reading the explanation. Oh, how sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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