Am I A Monster?

Communicating with Sacred Animals by Leslie Cirinesi

As an Animal Communicator, I feel that I have been given a gift of being able to communicate with Animals. I firmly believe that my destiny is to help Animals, to be able to understand what they need, to communicate their thoughts and wishes, and to help them live better lives. I believe I am the “voice for the voiceless”.

Even though I feel that I am kind, believe me when I tell you that I am no saint. To be perfectly honest, I can tend to be a bit self-centered at times. But not so when it comes to Animals, as they are my soft spot. Whether it is right or wrong, I often have far more compassion for Animals than I do for people. All of the kindness that I have in me goes to the Animals. Luckily, there are other people in the world who watch out for humans while I am watching out for Animals.

I am not perfect about it, but I do my best. I am a vegetarian and I work with Animals every day. Even though my schedule is incredibly hectic, I still volunteer with several Animal type organizations. I give a great deal of my time to the Detroit Zoo, a Grizzly Bear rescue sanctuary in Montana, and with many other Animal rescue groups. That seems pretty kind, right? It should look like I care about Animals from any angle that you look at it, wouldn’t it? Well, apparently not. I recently took a huge blow to my selfesteem, a virtual sucker-punch to the gut, if you will.

I was contacted by a boat Captain who does private charters in the Caribbean. The Captain asked me if I would be willing to come on a week-long charter and teach the passengers about Animal Communication on the boat. This Captain envisioned me teaching the passengers all about the sea creatures while tooling around an island and there is even an area where you can swim with the Green Sea Turtles! The Captain felt that the more that people knew about these Animals, the more that they will care and protect these beautiful creatures. It seemed like a win-win for everyone, including the Animals.

So, like any businesswoman, I went to social media to promote my trip and try to attract passengers/students. Since this is a sea-faring trip, I decided to use a photo of me with one of my Dolphin clients. It made sense to me and I was sure that everyone would appreciate the photo. I was wrong. DEAD WRONG.

I have never gotten so many negative comments in my life! Awful stuff!! I was criticized, sworn at and called horrible names. My character was called into question and I was accused of not caring about Animals. I was dumbfounded. How could anyone ever think that I (of all people) do not care about Animals? Haven’t you ever noticed that I always capitalize the word “Animals”? I also purposely capitalize every Animal species (Dolphin, Dog, Cat, Horse, etc.). This is my way of showing my respect for them.

I was told that I was horrible to support the Detroit Zoo, because they feel zoos are “monsters” for making Animals live in captivity. I am horrible for supporting a Grizzly Bear Rescue Sanctuary for the same reason AND I am “acutely stupid” for touching the Dolphin that I am with in that picture. I was stunned and I waited for my loyal social media followers to come to my rescue and defend me. To my dismay, it didn’t happen. I decided I needed to sit with this energy for a while, so I took a long soak in the tub and thought about my actions.

As far as the Detroit Zoo is concerned, some of the Animals at the zoo would be extinct if not for the work to preserve the species. The Detroit Zoo, in particular, is one of the few zoos that actually will rescue Animals from bad captive situations. The same is true for the Grizzly Bear Rescue Sanctuary that I work with. All of the Bears there have been rescued from horrible, captive situations and are now living a “Gourmet Bear’s life”. One of the Bears there was rescued from the wild because she was orphaned at an age too young to survive on her own. She was HOURS away from dying as she was stuck up in a tree for 4 days with no food or water and was severely underweight. I can defend all of these people and the Animals that are in their care.

But I had to take a hard look at myself about the Dolphin. The reason I was there that day is because I was asked by the Dolphin’s caregiver to talk to the Dolphins to make sure that they were happy and getting good care from the trainer and other caregivers. I did not force this Dolphin to come to me, it came freely. I did not force the Dolphin to let me touch it, it approached ME and we were interacting. I don’t need to be anywhere near the Dolphin to communicate with it, I can do that from the other side of the world. So, I guess I wonder … just because I could, should I? Were the “haters” right? Should I have never had touched that Dolphin?

I believe that I was acting in the best interest of the Dolphin. I was trying to make sure it was well cared for. To be honest, we had a great interaction and had fun together that day. I got information that the Dolphin was very well cared for and enjoyed the interaction. When I bid the dolphins good-bye, they were singing to me. But does that make it all ok? Can you have kind intentions and still be a monster? My last thought is that “Kindness Matters”.

Speaking for your Pets,

Leslie

Leslie Cirinesi is an Animal Communicator and Reiki Master/Teacher located in Clarkston, MI. She volunteers at the Detroit Zoo and with many Animal rescues. She is available to communicate with your Animals by using a photo and does phone consultations all over the world. @ Leslie@AETherapy.com | www.AdvancedEnergyTherapy.com | www.ISpeakToAnimals.com | fb: Advanced-Energy-Therapy-and-wwwispeaktoanimalscom