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In Memory of my
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In
Memory of my Dad, Ton Oor...
A Dutch baker
Good Friend
Culinary Chef instructor
Animal rescuer
Good husband
Great father
Hard worker along with my Mom.
Accumulated a zoo of rescued bunnies and rescued dogs!
Other people collect stamps, but Ton
and my Mom, Didi, rescued animal. Two bunnies became 6 and the
one dog that emigrated from Holland, became 3. They became regular
visitors at the Wild Life Rescue centre with hurt birds and Meow
Aid also received some feline rescues.
He picked up dead animals off the
road, so they wouldn’t get run over again and again. They threw
them in the woods as other animal food, the recycling of the
planet always in mind. He took action, not always legal, to
relieve more animal suffering. My dad, together with my mom, were
true animal lovers.
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Here are a few stories of
my Dad and animals:
One early morning on his
way home from his night shift, animal- lover Ton saw two rabbits
hopping along the Barnet Hwy. Their friend had already been killed
and was lying in the ditch. Ton caught the live ones and took them
into his house. Little did he know that one rabbit was pregnant,
so one rabbit soon became 8! They all lived happily ever after for
nearly 7 years.
While on holidays in Vegas,
Ton rescued a little 7-year-old terrier. The dog was being dumped
at the pound by an old man whose wife had died. The man simply did
not feel like taking care of his wife’s dog. The poor dog was
shaking all over, as if she knew the man wanted to get rid of her.
She became part of Ton’s family and lived to be 15 or 16 years
old.
Ton saw a big dog running
back and forth along the Lougheed highway. The cars were swerving
around him. Although the dog was in good condition, nobody claimed
him after several ads in the newspaper and hanging up a notice at
the SPCA. So yet another dog adopted Ton! To this day, Dibbes is
still a big, loving part of the family.
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On his daily drive to work
Ton noticed a black lab living at the end of a chain. The dog
looked very sad and lifeless. It bothered Ton a lot and he decided
to take action. On a dark winter evening Ton and a friend rescued
the lab from his pitiful existence. They found a loving family to
take care of the rescue and that’s where he lives to this day.
Through his animal lover
network Ton discovered a neglected puppy in a backyard. Its home
consisted of a fenced off section in the backyard with a pen. The
floor of his pen was covered with big rocks not only difficult to
clean, but hot in the summer. His owners would put out food and
water in the morning, go to work and not check on him until the
next morning. Sadly he was alone all day and in dire need of a
playmate. Because he was so young and playful, he would entertain
himself with his food and water bowl, knock them over and be
without water all day. Lacking any attention, he cried all the
time. Weekends were worse; he was left alone for 2 or 3 days at a
time.
Animal lover Ton came to
the rescue. With snacks in hand, they quickly became friends and
Ton had no problem coaxing the dog away. Again he found him a good
home, where he was really wanted.
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Ton's
compassionate action leaves a legacy of examples for all to follow.
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