They landed at MIA in Miami, scared, neglected and in need of medical care. 

They came from Puerto Rico, where chances for a dog to make it out of a shelter alive are even worse than the US, and independent rescuers are desperate to get any dog in need of a home off the island as it is their only chance.

This Friday, we welcomed 4 sweet souls, who we were their only chance, not only to get the care that they needed, but literally to live.  

You showed up when we welcomed our bakers dozen a few months ago and we have fingers crossed that you have some love left to share with these four who are in dire need of medical care:

Cremi is 2 years old, in need of a dental, but to obese to go under anesthesia and needs to be checked for any underlying metabolic conditions.

Bebe and Oliver both need dentals too and an overall checkup, fingers crossed nothing else is going on that isn’t visible

And then there is Donatello – It hurts our heart to look at him and think of what he has been through.  He has horrible eye infections- maybe ulcers, his skin is a mess, and he has rubbed his nose bloody as we are sure he was terrified and could not see.  He has 3 or 4 teeth at best and they are all rotten.

There were two other dogs who were supposed to be on the same flight that got left behind in Puerto Rico by accident and they will come on Sunday, so that is a total of 6 dogs – 6 lives saved, and hope to the rescuers in PR.

We are back on the hook again for probably close to $7,000 for their basic intake expenses (bed, blanket, leash, harness, general exam, bloodwork, “regular” dentals, vaccines, flea/tick/heartworm) and then we know Donatello will need an advanced dental and who knows what else we will find once we get everyone checked out. 

We can only say yes because you make it possible and we hope you agree they are worth a chance.  Donations do not need to be big to be impactful, and as always, all it takes is $1 to earn bragging rights that you joined the hardest working team in rescue and saved 6 lives.