It seems as though social media is a double-edged sword. It serves as a wonderful way to connect with family and friends, to learn about events, to discover new people, places, and things, on and on. However, on the flip side of the good things about social media, and perhaps media in general ,is that it creates an environment where people may lose their manners and common sense. This is something that Emotional Rescue and other shelters and rescues unfortunately deal with on a regular basis. For those of you who follow ER’s Facebook page, “Rescue Life”, you’re familiar with the “Sanctuary Dogs”. These are the dogs that have been rescued by Mama Shannon Tarr from precarious situations and will live out their lives in care and love at the ER farm. Shannon features all of the Sanctuary Dogs for her followers and often times, this helps to teach us that due to the conditions these dogs deal with, they still have quality of life, and have happiness, security, safety. Sanctuary Dogs have often been abused, abandoned, neglected, and harmed. Many have been found thrown away at dumps, chained to trees or road signs, pushed out of moving cars, or seriously maimed. Conditions include paralysis, blindness and deafness, cerebral issues, missing limbs, and behavioral issues. Shannon shares it all with her social media followers. Unfortunately, there are those faceless people who hide behind the world of social media to post comments that are hard to believe have come from fellow human beings. Shannon has received death threats, been sworn at, told she doesn’t know what she’s doing, or is being cruel to the dogs, or isn’t a real rescue and sanctuary. Many of Shannon’s ER followers know better, and we’re sure that you Hastings Journal readers know better too because the Hastings Journal has been the best partner all along in sharing stories of the truth of ER, and the “Happily Ever Afters” that have happened at the ER farm. At the heart of everything Shannon Tarr does for the dogs of Emotional Rescue is love and kindness. That is the work that will continue, no matter what.