In a previous blog, I mentioned how I truly believe that animals choose their person. That is, unless the person needs a tool to make money. Then, that sweet little puppy is not going home to her family,to toys and games and cuddling with the kids. She is going to a puppy "factory," sometimes called a puppy mill.
Firefly was one of those vulnerable, sweet, happy little puppies hoping to find a kind person and a full dog dish. She found neither. Over ten years ago, she was brought to what would be her fate, her sentence, for no wrong doing on her part. It was a place where she was kept in deplorable conditions (after all, good conditions eat into profits) and month after month, year after year, she had endless litters. She had no veterinary attention (what, pay a vet?)and didn't even get enough FOOD to eat!
Some kind person reported the conditions there to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary located in Kanab, Utah, a long way from Arkansas where Firefly existed. But the kind people at Best Friends sent a team to investigate the situation. You should know that the law surrounding animal cruelty is lax and difficult to enforce in almost every state. It isn't like on the TV show that shows animal patrol riding in to save the day. My niece, who is connected with Best Friends, and a part of the team, convinced the owner to give up this older dog. I can imagine that he realized that she wasn't producing the way he wanted her to at this age. So, she is now in good hands.
If only the story ended happily here. But it doesn't. Firefly is in terrible condition- undernourished and full of disease. Best Friends is a non-profit, so they depend on donations for taking care of animals they find. Firefly needs a Guardian Angel that can help pay for the cost of vet bills and all of the care she will need in the last remaining years of her life. Can you help? Read about her and how to become a Guardian Angel here:
http://www.bestfriends.org/guardianangel/index.cfm?csid=5200&csii=5204&csit=Set&entry=43809B11-A74B-FD6F-9CA860F55603C095
THANKS IN ADVANCE FROM FIREFLY!
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Thanks for posting this, Sandy! Firefly is incredibly special and is finally receiving love, enough food and water, and medical attention. Hopefully she will be in her forever home as soon as her medical needs are addressed. Until then she is already living large with indoor/outdoor accomodations, dog beds, toys, and affection. She has lived her entire life outside in a small, filthy kennel until now. Please don't buy dogs and cats from pet stores and breeders - you are inadvertently supporting people like this breeder when you do. Adopt from your local animal rescue :)
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