Hungry Animals

I have always had a pet. I cannot imagine not having the love and companionship a pet can bring to an entire family. I live in a county that has a huge number of homeless animals. Ten years ago I adopted Spot from the local shelter. Spot proved to be a faithful companion and although she is aging, she remains a reliable companion and accepted a forlorn homeless cat that began hanging around. I could not allow the cat to starve and so she became part of our family. Eventually we added a second cat adopted by my son.
We lost both of the cats-the first due to illness and the second I believe due to contaminated pet food.
Next came the pup from the dumpster, then the three found starving in a snowy field-one sick and found to have Parvo virus. Medication and IV fluids came to late to save one but did save the second and the third never seemed sick but was given meds and of course all needed shots. So we now had five dogs. My son joined an internet site and placed pictures of the recent dogs for adoption. Two more joined our "shelter" and were adopted by others via the internet site. The people sign  a contract for adoption and allow my son to visit their home pre and post adoption to assure us that these dogs are loved and cared for. Two starving dogs again started hanging around. As I fed them, I knew it was an invitation for them to stay. Off to the vet for exam and shots. They were reasonably healthy but malnourished. The male could barely stand and splayed his hind legs to balance when standing. The female took three days for us to approach her but was very grateful for a meal. She had evidently had pups but appeared better nourished than the male. The male had healing battle scars and had evidently protected the female. They have now been here for over a year and are doing well. They do not set foot off our property even though they are free to roam. (We ran out of electronic units for our invisible fence) We are at capacity since we manage the costs ourselves. We hope others will act. In this economy many feel unable to adopt another mouth to feed, not to mention the necessary veterinary costs.

 My purpose in writing this is to encourage those who are able to adopt at their local shelter and to let you know that there is an internet site where you can answer two questions a day to help feed shelter dogs. It only take a minute and will help care for dogs and cats that are in shelters large and small. Our shelter is not one getting assistance but all shelters serve to help defenseless animals live in a safe and caring environment while they await that person who will adopt them. Please place the following site in your favorite blog roll and visit them daily. LINK