I never knew about your organization until searching on the net. My sisters and I have always been involved in rescues everything from snakes to eagles, horses, dogs, cats etc. After a while you feel burnt out and sick to death of people who are cruel to God's critters. My husband and I have three rescues all from reserves. Our second rescue is a Shi-tzu who at 8 weeks old had been given to a mentally disabled teenager because the pup did not seem right and they wanted to keep it away from the mom and litter, (yes he is from a puppy mill). His name is Elmo and at eight weeks old he had three broken ribs, seizures, didn't know how to eat, blind and screamed in pain because of his intestines. To make a long story short Elmer is 2 1/2 years old now and although high maintenance (we also think he is autistic). He has cost us a lot of money but we love him like our little boy. Our other dog, Ratty is 5 and a Heinz 57 who is in good health now and Elmo's loving big brother.

Here is our problem. Recently we were up for the day at the beach beside the reserve. I saw a native man walking with a dog following him. She was limping badly and I asked if it was his dog. He told us a guy on the reserve owns two of them, never feeds them and abuses them but will not give them up. He said some teenagers had hit her in the leg with a 2x4 and the guy won't take her to the vet. She was soon attacked by another dog and that was it for us. I ran over picked up her matted skinny body and put her in our truck. She smelled so bad that our eyes were watering on the way home. She was fed, bathed and taken to the vet the next day. The vet took x-rays of the one leg and showed me. The leg had been broken in two spots approximately two months ago was deformed from the breaks and healing that way. He said it would have to be re-broken and the surgery would be $2000.00. The leg also had three b.b. shots in it. If I had the money I would have slapped it down without a second thought but we don't. The vet put on a splint to ease her pain and see how it goes. I also got him to give her shots. This cost $300.00. Misty is a sweetheart full of affection even with the other dogs. Ideally she needs the leg surgery and more x-rays to check for b. b.'s plus she needs to be spayed. Turns out that she is only 7 months old and we thought by her appearance that she was around four or five years old. The SPCA will not take strays anymore and the pound said she would be put down. We need help! We can't afford to fix her and do not need another dog especially with one who is already high maintenance and cost. I'm sure you can understand we could not leave her there. We are doing the best we can right now for Misty but we know it is not enough and she so deserves a home with kids. Please let me know if you can help.
Thank you for your work and your time.