Tails from Greece Rescue: Sponsor a Pet Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

The money went towards the cost of hip replacement surgery for Arlene.

Being we had to raise almost $4,000 for the cost of Arlene's hip replacement surgery, every dollar helps, not matter how small.

How many pets did this grant help?

One

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

Arlene, a foster dog under the care of Tails from Greece Rescue, needed hip replacement surgery to alleviate the pain associated with hip dysplasia. From her Petfinder profile: “Arlene, a spayed female weighing about 25 kg, was born in the summer of 2012 and arrived at the shelter with two pups in October 2013. Her pups were adopted long ago but she waits still for her forever home to come along. She’s described as being very sweet, a little shy but not timid and she has no fear of strangers and/or children. She astonished the shelter staff recently when she voluntarily approached some school children who’d come to visit the shelter and enjoyed being petted. And on another occasion she smothered a toddler’s face with kisses. Overall very well socialized with other dogs, both male and female. She could, however, lose a few pounds but at the shelter that’s difficult to do as the dogs share kennel space and they tend to eat more than their own share of food.” Arlene has been adopted!