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hxxps://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/07/09/kayaker-saves-rabbit-tied-weight-raymond-nh-river/




sorry, i could attach no picture at all. and i really tried. GOOD NEWS. Seeing the bunny in the arms of the kayaker whom saved him, is worth befriending goo gle for a minute.




By Ken MacLeodJuly 9, 2019 at 11:20 pmFiled Under:Ken MacLeod, Raymond NH News


RAYMOND, NH (CBS) – A kayaker saved a rabbit from an act of animal cruelty in New Hampshire. Mike Eaton was paddling downriver when he spotted the animal struggling in the water, it had a rope around its neck tied to a weight.

Eaton climbed in his kayak Tuesday night still haunted by the face of the bunny. “I’m upset by this obviously,” Eaton said.


It was Sunday afternoon when his paddling on the Lamprey River brought him to a spot just off Main Street in Raymond. “And something caught my eye,” he said.


A rabbit tied to a weight was saved by a NH kayaker (Image credit Michael Lothrop)

That something was a rabbit, struggling in the relatively still water.

“I scooped it up between its four legs on my forearm,” he said.

But Mike quickly discovered it wasn’t that simple because the animal had a rope around its neck which disappeared into the river.

“I pulled up a five pound weight, someone obviously did this deliberately,” Eaton said.

Police are not sure if the rabbit was thrown off a bridge or tossed from a landing, but the rope around its neck was just long enough that when the weight hit bottom, the rabbit could barely keep its face above the surface.


Mike Eaton (WBZ-TV)

“Just two eyes and a snout poking out of the water,” Eaton said.

The rope was so tight, Mike quickly borrowed a knife from a fellow kayaker and cut it off.

“And I’m thinking who would do this? Who would do this?” Eaton said.

The answer to that, say Raymond Police, is a juvenile boy who was apparently trying to torture or kill the family pet and now faces felony animal cruelty charges.

“If you’re able to do that to a defenseless little animal, what else are you capable of?” Eaton said.

The animal is now recovering with a vet in neighboring Candia, while Mike just wishes he could erase the image of the panicky little face from his mind.

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Disgusting. Glad the rabbit was saved and also glad they caught the boy before he decided in the future to try this on a human.

Psychopaths need to be recognized and placed under ‘special’ supervision early on before they ‘graduate’ to people. One step closer to a safer society by addressing mental health.

And to those wondering: yes, I understand not all psychopaths are murderers and vice versa.

[Charon]

i did not realize i could put up a Good Deed video. (don't ask)

it took me awhile to understand this vid. i was multitasking.

But it is good acts.

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EDITOR’S PICKS

LIFE
8 acts of kindness: Stories of good deeds during a pandemic
We hope these make you smile
8 acts of kindness: Stories of good deeds during a pandemic
(Amber Vittoria)

Kindness often costs very little, yet its value is immense. During these challenging times, we asked readers to share stories of sweet, unexpected gestures from friends, neighbors and strangers.

There’s no shortage of reasons to be stressed and afraid nowadays, but there are spots of hope worth savoring, too. The eight anecdotes below were chosen from nearly 90 submissions — look closely, and you can spy kindness in every corner.

Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity.


“I’m 72 with significant blood pressure issues. I’m, therefore, in that unenviable category of being at highest risk. I’ve been in lockdown now for a week. My neighbors have kept me sane and stocked with food. They’ve also set times to come out on their porches while I stand in their yard, and we talk. My best friend and I share a daily phone call at the time we would most likely be going out to dinner. These are the people and the things that will get me through.”


“Random acts of kindness are all around us — in nature. This morning, the songbirds returned to the woods and sang for us, the wind blew and brought in a hint of spring. Nature is always there for us. Let’s keep a promise to give back. We are all in this along with the planet, the stars, the future.”


“I decided to order takeout to do my little part to help support local restaurants. I ordered through DoorDash. Unfortunately, no driver ever showed up to the restaurant to make the delivery. I called the restaurant and offered to pay for the food and have the owner take the food for his own family. I explained that I didn’t need the food but had ordered it just to support his restaurant. He was having none of that. He insisted on bringing the food to me himself after the restaurant closed. And he did just that ... and more. When I looked through my order, there was something extra. It was sticky rice with sliced mango around it, like a flower. There was a note in marker scrawled on the top of the box that said, ‘Thank you so much for your support. ’”


“A teenage boy in our church has been struggling with a brain tumor. He cannot have visitors, obviously. The members of our church and his friends in the community decided to show him love and support last night by doing a ‘drive-by.’ Hundreds of cars drove slowly past his house in the dark tooting their horns. How encouraging that we can still find creative ways to reach out to each other!”


“My friend Heather texted me to check in. She manages a local Starbucks and asked if we could use some coffee. As parents of two young girls (2 and 4) trying to work from home for the first time, of course we needed coffee! She asked about our preferences and promised to drop off a pound of freshly ground coffee that afternoon. When I opened the door to her package, I found not just coffee, but a ‘self-isolation survival kit’ complete with activities for the kids, a mini daffodil plant, a bottle of wine, scratch-off lottery tickets and other treats. I was so grateful, I teared up. It felt like a big, warm hug to know that someone had thought about our whole family and was taking care of us.”


“My husband is a Vietnam veteran. He belongs to a group that meets for breakfast every Thursday morning at a local restaurant. Since we have been asked to stay home and all restaurants and bars are closed except for takeout, the Vietnam veterans’ organization that he belongs to has devised a way for the men and women who usually attend the breakfast to donate tips that will be sent to the waitresses that take care of them on Thursday mornings. These men and women who served our country are continuing to serve their community.”


“While having some routine bloodwork last week, my 96-year-old father-in-law mentioned to the nurse that he and his wife had only one roll of toilet paper left at home and could not find any in his neighborhood supermarket. He asked her if she knew of a place he might go to find some. She said she did not. That evening, just as he and his wife were finishing up dinner, there was a knock on the door. It was that same nurse with a large package of toilet paper. She and her friend searched at least 10 stores until they found what he needed, and would not take a penny for their troubles. How wonderful some folks are!"


“Recently, a Girl Scout mom delivered cookies to our home after I ordered via text. She had just been to the grocery store and was thrilled to have found a multi-pack of disinfectant wipes. When I asked her where she found them, because I hadn’t been able to find any, she thrust a container into my hands. I tried to give her cash, and even to return a box of cookies. She wouldn’t take any payment and said, ‘This is a time when we all need to be kind.’”

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