It's getting old.

So my new tactic seems to be working pretty well. I answer as many as I can throughout the day, and most people are nice. I should really be the optimistic person here going, "wow, what an outpouring of support. How nice."
But I'm really not there yet. First off, I think that most of these people wouldn't do shit to help a person. I think that animal people love animals so much because they have issues with people. And I get that. People suck. I have a lot of issues with most of the ones I meet, too. It's a lot easier to love the dog you can kick around and scream at that still stares at you with admiration and respect than the person who ditches you after a few screaming matches, or even leaves after nothing but is just tired of you. But still. I can't really respect that "I help animals all the time and do nothing for people." It's just me. I can't.

So anyway, I started answering all emails with this:

I'm sorry, I don't know how I got listed as the main contact on this. I was only CC'd on one of these emails and now have gotten thousands of emails about it. I really have no information. I am trying to get back to as many people as possible, but it isn't working! Please spread the word, if you can, that I am not the contact. I don't even know if this is real or not.
Thanks!

I thought it was nice. Not that I am bragging, but I find it clear, informative, brief and yet decisive. As in "please stop emailing, I know nothing." I still get a lot of, "Wow! Sorry!" replies. But fine. A lot of people have even said, "I will let everyone I know know that." One woman told me she took down the flyer about me. (Which I STILL don't get.)

But today I get the response:

This is a real inquiry about the dogs. I am sorry if my email was a problem. [Someone] listed you as the contact. Should I contact [her] instead?
Thanks,

Seriously? Am I wrong in feeling like, "are you kidding?" I mean, was I not clear enough? Do I need to revise my copy-and-past email to take some of these people into consideration? Am I being too judgmental? Whatever.

My new tactic

I decided to try a new tactic for awhile. I have been pasting in to all the emails I get the same message, basically saying, "I don't know how I got listed as the contact but please spread the word that it isn't me! I have gotten thousands of emails!" I am getting a lot of nice responses, but it's one of those things where I don't really want an answer. I already am getting a ton of messages. Don't answer to say sorry. But still, it's nice of people. I thought maybe it would dwindle down, but today there doesn't seem to be any lesser number of messages. Maybe even more.
This whole thing is so strange.