Happy

 

"Happy"

New people and their dog moved into our neighbourhood last winter. The people moved in the brand new $700,000 house and the dog was put in the yard. She was an little old black and white mutt that they called (what else?) Happy.

She wasn't Happy. We saw her covered in excrement and mud, the icicles hanging from her matted coat. We worried many times that she was dead because she lay for hours at a time in the mud on her short tether all day and all night without moving. She was given food (mostly rice and noodles), and water, and the overhang of the house was "shelter" so the SPCA said they could not do anything.

We saw her "family" come home and then we knew that she was alive because her tail thumped the ground at their approach, but they did not even stoop to pat her or acknowledge her in any way.

Now she really is Happy. She has a cat friend and a warm bed and good food and walkies everyday, and she will be loved for the rest of her days, and she will live in dignity and die with dignity too, not on the end of a rope in a cold, dark, lonely yard.

 

There has been such a flood of appeals for help this year that we may not be able to reply very quickly or at all to more appeals. AAS is now so well-known for its experience in all animal welfare and rescue matters that we are asked for advice and help from all over BC, Canada, the U.S. and the world.  For years I have answered each and every appeal with detailed advice that I have learned from 20 years of rescue and advocacy. Our high standards are well-known to the public, that is why we are so often asked for help and advice.

We are currently working on so many projects that I am sorry to have to tell you that we may not be able to help you with your rescue and/or your personal bills.

Judy Stone

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