“We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even
more temporary than our own, live within a fragile
circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its
awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish
memory as the only certain immortality,
never fully understanding the necessary plan.”
,
IN ONE OF THE STARS
I SHALL BE LIVING
IN ONE OF THEM
I SHALL BE LAUGHING
AND SO IT WILL BE
AS IF ALL THE STARS
WERE LAUGHING WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE SKY AT NIGHT.
This is Lottie.
WELLINGTON (AFP) – Nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier George is being
honoured with a posthumous bravery medal for saving five New Zealand
children from an attack by two pitbulls.
The medal from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(SPCA) comes after US Vietnam veteran Jerrell Hudman said he was
sending his Purple Heart medal to George’s owner after hearing of the
dog’s bravery.
George, who had a heart problem, won fame after defending five children
from the pitbulls in the small North Island town of Manaia a week and a
half ago. The two pitbulls rushed at the five children on the street,
prompting George to charge the much larger dogs as the children escaped.
The Jack Russell was badly mauled by the two pitbulls and later had to
be put down because of his extensive injuries. The two pitbulls were
also put down.
The SPCA medal is usually awarded to people for their bravery in defending animals.
“George was a very brave little dog who almost certainly prevented
severe injury, if not death, to at least one of the children,” SPCA
chief executive Robyn Kippenberger said.
“It’s truly tragic that he paid with his own life for his instinctive act of courage.”
Hudman, 58, of Austin, Texas was a US Marine for 30 years and said he
decided to send his Purple Heart to George’s owner Alan Gay after
reading the news on the Internet because the dog was “a little warrior”.
The Purple Heart is awarded to those killed or injured fighting for the US military.
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