Support A No Kill Shelter

This month we've seen success stories and happy outcomes which continue to motivate us and makes all the hard work we put into every animal worth it.  The shelter is often visited by distraught owners whose pets have gotten lost.  There are countless stories of owners frantically searching for the fur baby in their family.  Too often these pets don't have any collar or it's come off which leaves less chance for identification.  The only hope for animals without collar identification is a microchip.  Even those that have been microchipped many times the owner information is either absent or outdated.  Therefore, reunification with owners can be a daunting task.

When we have the opportunity to celebrate an owner reunification it is a satisfying and joyful event and that's just the opportunity we got this month.  Someone had found a cat that was outside about a year ago and simply took the cat in without following up on locating the owner.  When it was brought to us after all that time we scanned for a microchip and not only did we find one, but the owner information was still current.  The cat had found its way outside by accident and the owner had been grief stricken all year hoping to locate her missing cat.  The relief and overwhelming emotion of the cat finally being united with its family again was an emotional and moving moment for us as well and a great reminder of the vital importance (and now a city requirement for Dallas) of microchipping an animal.

Sweety has been the topic of many of our news letters, social media posts, and volunteer focus.  Her journey has been one of constant attention because it hasn't been the easiest one.  When she was first brought here she needed to be spayed.  Our staff came into the kennels the following morning to find her spay site had opened completely exposing her to death within a matter of minutes.  Staff's prompt response saved her life!  She also had to go back to into surgery to have tumors removed from her body a short time later.  We also determined that Sweety suffered from short-sightedness and because of that it was difficult for her to have many visitors because her nearsightedness made her prone to snapping at unfamiliar visitors.  She had to have her visitations restricted to cleared designated volunteers only and it made socialization and even feeding or returning her to her kennel potentially difficult.  This month a lady decided to become her foster parent with the intention of adopting.  Sweety has made such a dramatic turnaround in her foster home.  She has been able to go out to restaurant patios and other social places and has been able to even get along with younger children without a single instance of trouble or instance.

This type of progress is why we do what we do to make the difference in the life of one animal and this month we've had the opportunity to see two success stories with happy outcomes.  Working hand in hand with your support is how we have the opportunity to witness these successes.  With all of your monitary contributions we can continue to operate and grow allowing us to help more animals in need.  At this time our need is critical and your help can make all the difference.