The Dear Santa letter on the holiday feature of the homeless pet site is becoming an annual tradition it would seem.
This year, it has been written by a beautiful Great Pyrenees youngster who is one very lucky youngster indeed. Lucky you say ... especially after reading the letter and going to the ARC site to find out about the VERY expensive surgeries that she will need?
Yes lucky, because ARC does not define healthy and treatable by the dollar sign. Regular readers of this blog, and the old one, will remember the heroic energy ( and of course resources ) that were spent to rehabilitate HANDSOME HENRY from his horrible old life as a chained dog .... shut away from any love and human contact. To put that into perspective, the adoption fee for this grreat guy didn't cover one half of one percent of the actual rescue costs.
In the No Kill world ... healthy and adoptable means exactly that. There is no loophole there .... its not "healthy and adoptable' if it doesn't cost too much. Nor is it "healthy and adoptable" until we run of out resources. Nope ... it is what it is ..... straight, sweet and simple. The term is too often misused because groups or shelters don't like to admit that they are willing to put a price tag on life, or worse, that they are either unwilling or unable to spend what ti takes to save a life.
Ahh ... but this is the holiday season and I am wandering afield here. As beautiful as Zowie is, she isn't just posing by that tree to brighten up the space. Her foster mom ... in true ARC style, has lovingly made the decorations as a fundraiser to support Zowie's surgery, which is scheduled for January 22nd. The tree is at the Westwood Hills Veterinary Hospital . If you don't live in the area and won't have a chance to pop in , there is more information on the front door of the ARC site.
BTW, for those who are on the watch for those tax deductible donations that must be made before the end of this month to count on this years returns... you will be happy to know that ARC is a registered CRA Charity.
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door" Milton Berle
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