Old companions and best friends
Regular readers know about that big, soft heart I have for senior pets. I am saddened every time an animal enters the system after living a nice life in a nice home with a nice owner. We receive animals many times whose owners have passed away or been put in a nursing home or assisted-living facility and can't take their pets with them.
I try to feature a senior pet every other week or so and many of them find great homes with the people who live in this area. Cleopatra, who I featured last week, went home today with an alumni of the HSSC who is also now a senior.
The number of people who are willing to give homes to seniors, knowing they may not have them for a long time is a very unselfish act of love for animals.
Fortunately, the shelters in this area do not automatically euthanize for age, as many shelters do and many also offer reduced funds for those willing to give a senior pet a home.
There is a fund at the HSSC called Jessie's Fund, which sponsors all the senior animals, 7 years and older who come through the doors. In order to keep this fund going, we must raise money every so often so we make sure all the seniors can be accommodated. I am now asking you for your help to raise this money.
All donations to Jessie's Fund are tax-deductible. Any amount is appreciated. You can send a check, marked for Jessie's Fund to HSSC, 2331 15th Street, Sarasota, Florida 34237 or you can pay by Paypal on the HSSC site also marked for Jessie's Fund.
You can also just drop by the shelter. Just make sure you let them know it is a Jessie's Fund donation and they can write you a receipt.
These animals have had homes. Let's make sure we keep enough in the fund so we can continue to sponsor them for their next one. The animals appreciate all you do and so do I. Thank you.
Jean
I try to feature a senior pet every other week or so and many of them find great homes with the people who live in this area. Cleopatra, who I featured last week, went home today with an alumni of the HSSC who is also now a senior.
The number of people who are willing to give homes to seniors, knowing they may not have them for a long time is a very unselfish act of love for animals.
Fortunately, the shelters in this area do not automatically euthanize for age, as many shelters do and many also offer reduced funds for those willing to give a senior pet a home.
There is a fund at the HSSC called Jessie's Fund, which sponsors all the senior animals, 7 years and older who come through the doors. In order to keep this fund going, we must raise money every so often so we make sure all the seniors can be accommodated. I am now asking you for your help to raise this money.
All donations to Jessie's Fund are tax-deductible. Any amount is appreciated. You can send a check, marked for Jessie's Fund to HSSC, 2331 15th Street, Sarasota, Florida 34237 or you can pay by Paypal on the HSSC site also marked for Jessie's Fund.
You can also just drop by the shelter. Just make sure you let them know it is a Jessie's Fund donation and they can write you a receipt.
These animals have had homes. Let's make sure we keep enough in the fund so we can continue to sponsor them for their next one. The animals appreciate all you do and so do I. Thank you.
Jean
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