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Success Stories

April 30, 2025

The Dog No One Wanted, Now Loved Beyond Measure

When we first met Pup Tart, he had been stabbed and discarded. But he was alive, which meant there was still time to change everything. Kind

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February 10, 2025

The Sweet Friendr™ Life for Truffle?

Kismet, that  magical force that shapes our future, is wonderful, when it lines everything up for us. You bump into your soulmate at a book fair or

Category iconBlog,  Success Stories Tag iconcat

July 12, 2022

You gotta’ have faith.

I fell in love with Faith while touring a crowded county shelter. She was lying on the floor of her kennel. She didn't lift her head, just slightly

Category iconSuccess Stories

July 12, 2022

This is not the day.

Feeding time. We’ve all been there. Lawd... you cannot get the kibble out of the bag fast enough or the smelly food out of the can. Big eyes

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June 3, 2022

Coal

Coal joined us in January from the euthanasia list of a local municipal shelter. He’s a senior guy and had been tagged as FIV+. His lower

Category iconSuccess Stories,  Unsheltered Tag iconcat,  community cats

February 28, 2022

Peggy’s TPLO Surgeries

Where Peggy came from Our sweet girl Peggy came to us after being left in an ant pile. She had been abandoned by someone in one of our shelter

Category iconBehind the Scenes,  Success Stories Tag icondog

October 28, 2021

Jungle came here for help.

Jungle came here for help. This story was originally posted on our Facebook page in October 2021. Jungle started hanging around the block right

Category iconBehind the Scenes,  Success Stories,  Unsheltered

Cortez Parvo Dog

April 3, 2020

Essential Means Lifesaving

The weekend of the first clinic, a family of four waited patiently in a line of more than 150 cars. Two young girls, Miranda and Melody, shared the

Category iconBlog,  Success Stories Tag iconclinic,  community,  dog

Quilty Face

November 8, 2019

Feel Good Friday – Vol. 10

International internet celebrity Quilty the cat gets a family Saturday Unless you are new to the internet just today, you've heard of our

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