07/05/2025
🌈 Remembering Buddy – The Beginning of Everything 🌈
It’s been 8 years since we said goodbye to Buddy, our loyal Labrador Retriever—but today, his memory feels especially strong.
Buddy wasn’t just our family dog. He was the reason BASAR – Ben Animal Sanctuary and Rescue ever came to life. It was Buddy who first opened my dad’s heart to the bigger mission—to care for every neglected, abused, and abandoned animal he could possibly save. Dad always said Buddy taught him what unconditional love truly meant.
Now, both Buddy and my dad have crossed the rainbow bridge. Though they passed years apart, I like to believe they’ve found each other again—running free, side by side, just like they used to.
As I try to carry on my dad’s mission, I realize more and more how extraordinary he was. The way he cared for every fur baby as if they were his own. The way he sacrificed his comfort, time, and even his health—just to make sure no animal felt unloved.
Filling those shoes is not easy. Some days, the weight feels overwhelming. But I try—every single day—because this legacy of compassion is too important to let fade.
If Buddy sparked something in you, or if my dad ever moved you with his love for animals, I ask from the bottom of my heart: please continue supporting BASAR. Your donations, your help, your voice—they keep this sanctuary going. They keep my dad’s dream alive.
And most of all, they keep Buddy’s spirit right where it belongs: in every life we save.
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