“
There is no faith
which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog” –
Konrad Lorenz
Very rightly so. A dog is a faithful animal that gives
unconditional love. It does not judge us
or hold us to measure. And that is what
a group of our students experienced when they visited the Association of
Abandoned Animals (AAA) -one of the dog’s sanctuaries situated in Marsa.
Just before the Easter holidays,
10 students together with 3 members of the staff, went to AAA to give a special
treat to some of these dogs. Upon
arrival, the four legged occupiers, over 100 of them, manifested their joy in
realizing that there were visitors. Each visitor is welcomed by a volley of
exited barks. They are not showing
anger. They are just eager to go out for
a walk, the long awaited walk. The
students themselves were overwhelmed by the amount of abandoned dogs in such a
small space.
If it is walkies they wanted it
is walkies they got. Each one of us was assigned a dog. Equipped with water and good intentions we
left for a 2 and a half hour walk. I
wonder who benefitted the most from this short excursion. The dogs enjoyed it and showed it. But our
boys frolicked and played with their new found four legged friends.
Although this friendship was only
2 and a half hour old, farewell was still the hardest part. It was sad to return the dogs to the
sanctuary. In the sanctuary they are
well fed, kept clean, protected from the elements and from human cruelty that
knows no limits. But yet these dogs need
a home.
We promised to stick to our
commitment of sponsoring 5 dogs annually and that this activity will become
part of our school calendar.
