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These photos were not taken from a third world country but in a small town in Alabama. A rescue group, Angel Dog Rescue, was called to assist this dying, 88 year-old woman. They were overwhelmed at the sight but their limited funds and space left them almost helpless. So, they turned to the Suncoast Animal League.

On Thursday, July 26th, a volunteer from Angel Dog Rescue will load up most of the animals and head towards Florida. Around the same time, a volunteer from the Suncoast Animal League will make their way north towards Alabama. They will meet about halfway and transfer the animals into the Florida bound vehicle. Sometime Thursday, the rescued animals will arrive at the Suncoast Animal League.

Upon their arrival, they will receive medical exams, vaccinations, treatments for any problems found, a bath and frontlined. When everything is finished, they will most likely be placed in foster homes until they are ready to be spayed or neutered and then placed for adoption.

And from around the corner, we have a similar situation.

On Thursday, July 19th, a Holiday resident phoned the Suncoast Animal League with a very serious problem. Her 83 year old neighbor had been permanently placed in to a nursing home and there were six cats living in the garbage strewn house. When she tried to feed them she found herself covered in fleas. Even the mailman complained of not being able to deliver the mail to the porch mailbox because of the fleas.

The neighbor realized that the house conditions were detrimental to the health of the cats and tried to seek immediate help. Two agencies refused to help at all and a third would take them but they would be euthanized. So she turned to the Suncoast Animal League. Within a couple of hours, the mother cat and her five kittens were at our shelter. They were tested for feline leukemia and FIV and after testing negative, were immediately bathed, dried and treated for the hundreds of fleas. The anemic kittens received some vitamins and a good meal and then rested for the evening. They are slowly getting healthy and seem to enjoy their new lease on life.

Mom, however, is a different story. She gave her all to the kittens. She was extremely thin from nursing her kittens and very anemic from the hundreds of fleas that covered her seven month old body. A kitten herself, the two forces had taken a heavy toll on her health. Fortunately, she is responding to the special treatment. She has been treated for the fleas and held separately from her kittens. Her body is slowly starting to rebound.

These two stories, one eight hours away and the other eight minutes away, are very similar in nature. They both involve elderly people with health problems and they both involve multiple animals. And they both need our assistance.

Your donation will allow the Suncoast Animal League to provide the necessary help and….a happy ending.

 

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