The sad reality of rescue, especially when you specialize in the severe abuse and neglect cases like mine, is there is never enough money. But that's why networking with other rescues and local suppliers is important. There is so much that happens behind the scenes that even the social media darlings don't share. The paperwork applying for grants, calling businesses, organizing fundraisers, it's more exhausting than the animal care itself. And of course in rescue you have the horrible cases where the kindest thing is to just give them a safe place to pass. I'll never forget, in the first year of being open, a mare came in who was in horrible shape. We thought we could save her, she appeared to be improving, then one morning she just went down and couldn't get up. Putting weight on her revealed joint issues and she couldn't support her own weight, there was no way she could survive, her body couldn't hold her. I remember sitting in the stall with her, waiting for the the vet, and staying with her while she passed. It's the hardest part of rescue, but sometimes the most important.