Healing Hearts Program
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Our Healing Hearts Program was established to help special needs animals get the treatment and care they need to live a happy healthy life. This program helps treat conditions as normal as Thyroid problems, Heartworms, and Mange to conditions much more severe such as dislocated hips, broken bones, limb amputations, birth defects, and life threatening emergency procedures. Our Healing Hearts Program helps animals who would otherwise be euthanized due to medical conditions that are treatable, but costly. Sometimes the difference between an animal being adopted or euthanized comes down to one very simple issue, Funding. Our aim is to never have to turn a needy animal away due to lack of funding. The only way for us to achieve that is with the support from our community in building our Healing Hearts Program. |
Healing Hearts Ambasadogs
ThumperThumper came to us because he was facing euthanasia at one of our partnering animal control facilities. Thumper was born Deaf, and had recently suffered a broken leg after being thrown from a moving vehicle, and also had severe anxiety. He went into a foster home and through his long recovery he had an outpouring of supporters. Through his story our Healing Hearts Program was born. Thumper has since been adopted by his foster mom, our Shelter Manager, and now regularly attends offsite events and education programs to help spread awareness about special needs animals, as well as help promote our Healing Hearts Program.
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OlafOlaf came to us as a newborn with his siblings and mom, this sweet family went into foster and unfortunately came into contact with Parvo virus. They were immediately hospitalized, but sadly only Olaf and one sibling survived. Olaf however developed sepsis while undergoing treatment for parvovirus, his tail fell off and the fight to save his rear legs started. Unfortunately over the next few months he would loose his left leg, and the toes on his right foot. This has created some unique mobility challenges for him, however thanks to a prosthetic and follow-up surgeries he is doing leaps and bounds better. Olaf was adopted by a foster mom, who is also our Asst. Shelter Manager, and attends offsite events and youth education demonstrations to show how capable special animals can be.
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Current Healing Hearts Cases
The Tenacious Ten are new intakes from a Cruelty Case, they are all varying levels of socialization and medical needs.
We will be working closely with our Vet to get everyone on the right track to improve their health. We will also be working one on one with each dog to help them learn to trust again. |
This Sweet kitten came in to us completely starved, and on deaths door. She was unresponsive and we did not think she would even survive the short trip to the Vet let alone beat the insurmountable odds against her.
She is now on the path to recovery and doing leaps and bounds better! |
Harriet has a heartbreaking story. She lived on the streets before being trapped a few days after her puppies. She then escaped our shelter during transport/unloading and was on the run for nearly 2 months. During that time she was caught in a hog snare causing a severe laceration to her back.
She was finally caught by staff members and community members and immediately hospitalized. She is doing much better but unfortunately tested heartworm positive and is still very unsure of us humans. |
Some of our 2021 Healing Hearts Animals...
Some of our 2020 Healing Hearts Animals...
Some of our 2019 Healing Hearts Animals...
Some of our 2018 Healing Hearts Animals
Some of our 2017 Healing Hearts Animals
We would not have been able to save these lives without your help....
