They aren't wanting this help and they don't want to be handled, especially when they're injured and very, very frightened. These are not pets who enjoy attention.

That's a 61 percent average and the national rate is 33 percent, so our release is much higher.

They will be cleaning cages and changing towels and newspapers. They will do laundry and prepare diets by mixing foods and chopping fruits.

Every player hates sitting out and watching whether they're injured or a healthy scratch especially when things are not going so smooth,

When I told Anne that I just hate it that I can't help her, especially since I keep asking her to do stuff for me, she said, "It's okay. This is the 'sickness' part of 'sickness and health.'"

But I don't like it when Ruby's off injured. I can't watch him ride then. I know I need to improve in so many ways, and I am always watching Ruby - the way he sits so quiet on a horse, the way he can use the stick in both hands. He's very good to me, I know I can ring him whenever I want.