Things like this have happened here as well. Occasionally I get them near dead. The best action you can take is notify the police of it and let them know the property owners name. then hope that the property owner can get the renters name to the police. Even if it goes no where you did something for the animal that no one else did and that was try to give it respect.
Feel free to mourn the loss and bury it. It doesnt hurt to treat the animal with dignity even tho the animal is gone and passed. While this primarily refers to dogs and cats maybe it will give you comfort.
Unlike most days at Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned
cold and gray, damp as a swamp and as dismal as could
be imagined. All of the recent arrivals had no idea
what to think, as they had never experienced a day
like this before. But the animals who had been waiting
for their beloved people knew exactly what was going
on and started to gather at the pathway leading to The
Bridge to watch.
It wasn't long before an elderly animal came into
view, head hung low and tail dragging. The other
animals, the ones who had been there for a while, knew
what his story was right away, for they had seen this
happen far too often.
He approached slowly, obviously in great emotional
pain, but with no sign of injury or illness. Unlike
all of the other animals waiting at The Bridge, this
animal had not been restored to youth and made healthy
and vigorous again. As he walked toward The Bridge, he
watched all of the other animals watching him. He knew
he was out of place here and the sooner he could cross
over, the happier he would be. But, alas, as he
approached The Bridge, his way was barred by the
appearance of an Angel who apologized, but told him
that he would not be able to pass. Only those animals
who were with their people could pass over Rainbow
Bridge. With no place else to turn to, the elderly
animal turned towards the fields before The Bridge and
saw a group of other animals like himself, also
elderly and infirm. They weren't playing, but rather
simply lying on the green grass, forlornly staring out
at the pathway leading to The Bridge. And so, he took
his place among them, watching the pathway and
waiting.
One of the newest arrivals at The Bridge didn't
understand what he had just witnessed and asked one of
the animals that had been there for awhile to explain
it to him.
"You see, that poor animal was a rescue. He was turned
in to rescue just as you see him now, an older animal
with his fur graying and his eyes clouding. He never
made it out of rescue and passed on with only the love
of his rescuer to comfort him as he left his earthly
existence. Because he had no family to give his love
to, he has no one to escort him across The Bridge."
The first animal thought about this for a minute and
then asked, "So what will happen now?" As he was about
to receive his answer, the clouds suddenly parted and
the gloom lifted. Approaching The Bridge could be seen
a single person and among the older animals, a whole
group was suddenly bathed in a golden light and they
were all young and healthy again, just as they were in
the prime of life.
"Watch, and see.", said the second animal. A second
group of animals from those waiting came to the
pathway and bowed low as the person neared. At each
bowed head, the person offered a pat on the head or a
scratch behind the ears. The newly restored animals
fell into line and followed him towards The Bridge.
They all crossed The Bridge together.
"What happened?"
"That was a rescuer. The animals you saw bowing in
respect were those who found new homes because of his
work. They will cross when their new families arrive.
Those you saw restored were those who never found
homes. When a rescuer arrives, they are allowed to
perform one, final act of rescue. They are allowed to
escort those poor animals that they couldn't place on
earth across The Rainbow Bridge."
"I think I like rescuers", said the first animal.
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Cindy
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