End animal suffering in KCMO urban core

One person can single handedly destroy an animal's life, but it often takes a village to save it.   It was a mail carrier that spotted Cleveland, alone, starving, chained at an abandonded house.  But that mail carrier had a phone number.  Maybe he got it from another carrier who knew about Chain of Hope, maybe he saw our number on a dog house given to a dog in the neighborhood, maybe he saw a story on the news.  However he got it, he did, and  he called, and Cleveland's life was saved.  Chain of Hope responded immediately.  It was apparent that Cleveland had been there, without care, for awhile.  He was starving, dehydrated, had sores on his ears and his skin was in horrible shape.  Whoever may have lived there did not care for him, but to a dog, chained to a house, when they were there, it was all they knew.  Every time their person comes and goes, or they hear something, or see a light on, they wait.  They wait for that person to provide care, food, and simply acknowledge their existence.  Cleveland may have spent his entire life waiting, only to one day no longer see anyone come or go, to hear nothing, to see nothing, still waiting.  Until he saw a big white van pull up, and people got out, gave him  food, loved on him, told him this was the best day of his life.  He settled in at Chain of Hope with more food, fresh water, and a soft warm bed.  The next day on to the vet to get medical care. And in between, and for the next few days, he sleeps, because for the first time in perhaps his entire life he isn't hungry, he isn't cold, he doesn't have to be on guard, and he isn't afraid.  Our village makes that possible...that mail carrier, our Director, people who donate food, people who give money, our local media who tells the community our story, our volunteers who put fundraisers together, or walk the dogs, or repair the fence, or scoop poop out of the yards, our foster families who put their life on hold and rehabilitate and nurture these animals back to life, and our adoptive families who give them a new one.  We thank you for making our work possible.  Cleveland thanks you!