Safe Hands Rescue is seriously one of the best rescues around. They have a very sharp focus on what they do and what they don’t do. They stick to it and do a lot of good – A LOT OF GOOD. Every other week Safe Hands holds adoptions at our warehouse at Fetch and they have been doing that for the past couple of of years. Over that time we have gotten to know them and are just so impressed with all of the good they do. You can check out more about Safe Hands at their website here.
Below is an email we received this week from one of our great customers who works with Safe Hands Rescue. Its a touching story about how far a little pup has come and how little it needs to get through that last step. In life its always that last step that seems to be the toughest and those around us like those around this little pup that don’t give up – god bless ‘em.
Giving is always hard – you never know where your money is going – even when you give to great organizations. Sometimes though opportunities present themselves where we can actually help a specific need and feel good about something tangible. We know exactly what the problem or need is and how we can help. This is one of those times where we can connect our hearts and our dollars and make a targeted impact on a single life.
Below is the story…..
“Hailey Sue is one of the many victims of bad backyard breeders, mini puppy mills, that exist all over the South. When she was rescued her physical condition was deplorable. Skinny and bedraggled, she had two sets of teeth, a full set of baby teeth and her adult teeth too. Her coat was matted, toenails overgrown and she was not eating well. She was about 8 months old and had never had any toys to play with. She had lived in a plastic crate her entire life. Nearly full grown but bred to be small – she was not even four pounds.
Fortunately she was young and somehow still very open to happiness, joy and wonder. She has flourished in foster care and while remnants of the past remain, she “grows” more every day. Hailey learned to attach to foster mom, follows her everywhere and developed confidence. She lives life with enthusiasm and has true joy in her spirit.
Hailey has a serious heart condition called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) that threatens her new found life. In short, this means there is a extra blood vessel that is attached to the heart in utero that should go away when the puppy is born. Hailey’s did not. Most pups born with this condition do not live to turn one without surgical correction.
Hailey’s heart needs help. The PDA is causing problems and if we are not able to provide the surgery Hailey’s newfound life will be a short one. The veterinarians say she only has months left. The good news is the surgery has a very high success rate (only one complication at the U of M to date) and Hailey has had all the tests and work ups to be deemed an excellent surgical candidate. The U of M is even donating the piece that is the “plug” to be implanted to fix her condition. Still the surgery is costly. The estimate is $3200 for the procedure.
We have hope that we can raise the money for Hailey to have her surgery which can be done on Tuesday, July 13th provided we have the funds. We have hope that you will help give Hailey the chance she was provided to have a full and happy life with many, many more feet…or just maybe even faces!
If you can contribute they have started a chip in and you can donate by clicking here or by using the plug in we added below.
