MPW.74 / 2022 Rose Rawlings Moves On by Sophie Park
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Sophie Park Cambridge, Mass.

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Story Summary

Rose Rawlings, 58, is a doer. “I don’t do anything halfway,” she says. Her work ethic is evident in various aspects of her life. Since 2012, she has been boarding horses and rescuing other livestock on top of working a full-time job. She doesn’t do it for the money. In fact, she spends much of her personal money on rescuing and transporting animals, including Faye and Abby, two of her horses she had to put down due to irreparable injuries. It’s a tough decision, but at some point, she says, “you have to ask yourself if you’re keeping them alive for them, or for yourself.” Faye and Abby’s deaths mark the beginning of a new chapter for Rose, as she prepares to start a new job at a pet food bag company after leaving what she says was a toxic work environment. “I feel like I have a new lease on life,” she says.