Trenton Animals Rock has closed.

It's so hard to write and finally post this letter. 

When I started Trenton Animals Rock in June of 2018, I came into this with the same positive, hopeful attitude I bring to every challenge I face. I had only recently learned of the heartbreaking statistics at the Trenton Animal Shelter, and after meeting the volunteers, I felt inspired to help them save more lives.

Without getting into too many details, I will just say that what transpired over the next 5 years nearly cost me my life. Because of this, and at the request of my closest friends and my family, I decided to remove myself from the world of rescue. It broke my heart. But I needed to heal myself and I needed my people to heal too, the ones who have truly supported me and who saw how much this was breaking me.

I am not exactly sure how things ended up the way they did, and I won't place blame because I do believe that we get one life and I don't want to spend mine being regretful, angry or stuck in the past.

To all who fostered or adopted through us: I cannot thank you enough. You kept me - and all of us - going for as long as we could.

To the rescue and shelter partners who worked collaboratively and kindly and with integrity: Thank you for showing us that this work could be beautiful even though it was so heartbreaking.

To the doctors and medical administrators: Thank you for your talents, your compassion and for always taking our difficult cases and trusting me so much.

And to the few people who became true friends: Thank you for looking out for me and knowing it was time for me to take care of myself and for never letting me believe I was failing because I wanted to live.

We saved so many lives together and for that, I will forever be grateful to so many.

I will end this by saying that if we all looked inside ourselves and asked, "Is this the best I can do?", I really do believe we could heal so much more hurt in the world.

Right now, this is the best I can do. Heal myself by focusing on my family and charitable work for children and young adults. This is where I need to be.

I hope that you all have peace,

Danielle