Pittsburgh’s shelters as well as rescues are e'er flood amongst adoptable pets awaiting their forever homes. These organizations—including —are working some the clock to honour homes for the pets inwards their care.
What if nosotros could stalk the tide of pets entering shelters yesteryear providing pet owners amongst the vital resources they demand to last yesteryear away on the animals they love? This is where Pets for Life comes in. In Jan 2014, partnered amongst the Humane Society of the States of America to launch the Pittsburgh satellite of the nationally-acclaimed Pets for Life program. This plan targets under-served neighborhoods yesteryear providing free, character spay/neuter
surgeries, pet supplies as well as basic veterinary services to empower pet owners to last yesteryear away on their pets inwards a loving home. Based on a community assessment, Homewood was selected every bit our start Pets for Life target neighborhood.
With the recent completion of the 500th Pets for Life spay/neuter surgery, nosotros idea we’d convey a await dorsum at our start twelvemonth as well as portion some of our favorite stories.
Miracle, a poodle mix, was discovered yesteryear Pets for Life volunteers every bit they canvassed the Homewood surface area trapping cats. After a brusk give-and-take amongst Miracle’s family, the volunteers constitute that Miracle had been living inwards a dorsum bedroom, every bit good frightened to come upwards out from underneath a bed. The identify unit of measurement was at a loss of what to create for her as well as relinquished ownership to . Miracle was inwards misfortunate variety when she arrived. But afterwards her matted fur was shaved as well as her rotten teeth removed, Miracle was a novel domestic dog amongst a novel name, Harriet! Harriet went into foster amongst ’ Enrichment Specialist Suzanne as well as stayed put. She’s immediately known every bit the “Big H” inwards her novel dwelling solid as well as gets along fabulously amongst her canine sibling, Snowflake.
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| Harriet as well as Snowflake, an ' alum |
Another success even out is that of Bella, a young, Maltese mix who came to Pets for Life volunteers amongst a broken forepart leg. Bella’s leg had been inwards a cast twice but was non setting correctly. Bella’s identify unit of measurement could non afford the toll of the surgical operation that Bella would demand to develop her leg. They were told to euthanize Bella. Not accepting defeat as well as thence easily, Bella’s identify unit of measurement heard of Pets for Life as well as went to our minute outreach plan inwards September. They asked for assistance as well as Pets for Life rose to the occasion.
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| Bella soon afterwards her life-saving surgery |
A local veterinary offered to convey a await at Bella. While she could non relieve Bella’s leg, she offered to withdraw the broken leg, giving Bella a minute direct chances at life. Bella is doing simply fine immediately amongst 3 legs as well as a identify unit of measurement that loves her.
We are looking frontwards to fifty-fifty to a greater extent than success stories inwards 2015.
If you’re interested inwards working amongst ’ Pets for Life program, delight contact Carol Whaley at 412.847.7094 or cwhaley@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org.
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