While reading the November issue, I found an interesting article
written by Denise Bitz, the executive director and co-founder of Brother Wolf
Animal Rescue. They have a program called
“Life Long Friends.” In a nutshell, the
program “identifies a handful of special needs dogs or cats that have been at
(our) shelter for longer than 6 months with no sight of a potential home on the
horizon.” According to Denise, these
animals are eligible for free food, free veterinary care, and free
training/behavior assistance for the life of the animal once he or she is
adopted.
Obviously, BWAR will be selective when choosing a home for
these pets. However, picking up the
expenses for the animal’s care is simply amazing. All you have to do is commit to providing the
emotional support and physical care the animal will need.
One of my favorites, Festus, is on the cover of the Critter
magazine this month. He is a member of
the Life Long Friends program. He has
been at the shelter for almost two years.
I have met him on several occasions.
He is a large dog who obviously has a lot of energy to burn. If you were cooped up in a shelter for hours
on end, wouldn’t you be a bit hyperactive too?
Since all the expenses for his care will be paid by BWAR , maybe you could
find it in your heart to adopt him or one of the others in the program.
If you are like me, you may want to adopt every animal in
the place but, for practical reasons, simply cannot. You can help with the Life Long Friends
program as well as Brother Wolf’s other endeavors. Please donate money if you have some to
spare. If not, they have a wish list of
inexpensive supplies on their website (www.bwar.org). They could always use volunteers too. No donation of time, supplies, or money is
ever too small when your organization is solely dependent upon the community’s
support for its survival.
Good luck to Festus and all the other animals waiting for
loving homes!
Rescue Mommy
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