The Last Resort: Shelter+ Challenge Grant Report
How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?
Our never ending veterinary bills!
Our mission is to rescue neglected, abandoned or abused animals and a large part of the rehabilitation of these animals is the extensive medical care required to make these animals ready for re-homing. Before the animals can be rehomed we have to ensure that they have received all the necessary vaccinations necessary to keep them healthy, have been cleared of all parasites; internal and external, and most important of all they need to be neutered so that they will never be a contributary factor to the problem of unwanted companion animals we have in our world.
Basic medical care such as the above can easily cost hundreds of dollars but because we are often working to help animals that have been abused their medical cost can be much higher. One animal that was helped by this recent grant was Wyndall.
How many pets did this grant help?
A large part of the money went to saving Wyndall and the rest of the grant was used to pay down our medical bills so that we could continue to help animal in need like him.
Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.
Wyndall was just 8 weeks old when he was left at animal control with a deep puncture wound and a broken jaw. These were not life threatening injuries but when abandoned at a high kill facility with no budget for medical care they were enough to place Wyndall at the top of the kill list. A kindly employee contacted us to see if anything could be done to help this poor baby. Arrangements were made to transport Wyndall to New Jersey but rescue almost came too late for this small dog. His inability to eat hard food and exposure to the kennel environment caused him to arrive severely dehydrated and suffering from a respiratory infection. Wyndall was rushed to the animal hospital and thanks to medical intervention was able to make a full recovery. His foster Mom refers to him as “the sweetest, sweetest puppy” and “an absolute joy.” Thanks to the medical care that the Shelter Challenge was able to provide this gentle, little animal the only lasting effect of his mistreatment is a slight grinding noise when he eats.
