Here's another story:
6-Year Old Offers a Lesson in Empathy for Every Sentient Life in Need... â¡
This is Scooter, the rat. He was affected by a brain tumor that caused front leg paralysis. He was adopted and rescued from a pet store (the store is now out of business) that was just going to throw him away by using him as food.
His savior, 16-year old Amanda Cech of Saginaw, MI not only took him in, but she made him this chair for easier mobility... and decided the best name for this little guy would be Scooter.
Scooter was able to live his life with mobility, not only from the chair, but from mobility gained by the design of his chair. His legs were pulled through the arm holes to rest on his armrest every day, and this acted as a form of physical therapy and allowed him to gain physical mobility in his front left leg for a short period of time before he passed away.
Amanda tried to get his story in the local paper to share this amazing tale of hope, love, and respect for animals of every size, but the story was shot down because, âno one wants to read about a rat in a wheelchairâ.
---Well, we most certainly care, Amanda, and applaud you for your forward-thinking compassionate actions to make this ratâs life matter. Scooter most certainly knew he was deeply loved.
Much gratitude to all the Amandaâs of this world who extend their creative kindness to the misunderstood and under-served, and in doing so, teach us all what it means to truly care and empathize.
This is one of our favorite posts EVER. Sharing the love that this rattie received from his human. We this! ~AAAZ