12/26/2025
You know us for helping animals, but do you know how much we help humans, too?? People often stay in dangerous situations, remain living on the street or in their car, endure physical pain from ailments and injury, or suffer through mental health crises, all because they don't have anyone to help care for their pets.
In the last 2 months we have been able to help 21 individuals by giving their pets a safe place to call home for a little while, most of the time, free of charge.
Pretzel: This fall we were introduced to Pretzel and his mom. She was suffering in silence, more than anyone knew, because she was afraid that seeking the help that she so desperately needed would mean giving Pretzel away. She was afraid she'd never again see her constant companion and the only source of any happiness in her life. Fortunately, our efforts to build relationships with law enforcement and health workers have paid off and she was connected with us to board her pup for free while she received life saving treatment.
Bobo: Please read the letter we received after Bobo's stay. There wasn't a dry eye in the house as we read it!
Your donations make this life saving, quality of life enhancing, desperately needed service for the community possible. We don't charge in most situations because these people are facing the most difficult times in their lives in addition to financial insecurity.
It costs about $50 a day to care for an animal and the average stay for Emergency Boarding is 2 weeks. That's $700 each stay and almost $15,000 in our expenses the last couple of months and almost $30,000 this year. Demand for this service will continue to increase. Your gift could provide the lifeline that someone, maybe even someone you know, has been waiting for.
