IN LOVING MEMORY
As hard as we try to save lives, we also strive to prevent suffering.  Sadly some animals are so ill, injured or old that their quality of life would not be humane.
This year we had to say "goodbye for now" to some very special animals, whose lives and personalities we will never forget.



BROTHER BEAR

The little horse that had been abandoned in the desert, lost his two-year struggle to fight an auto-immune disease, just a few months after being adopted by a wonderful young family who pampered and doted on him.   In his last years of life, Brother Bear knew the love, compassion and soft hands and words that come with being deeply loved.  Thank you to the veterinarians, foster homes, volunteers and his adoptive home, Nadja Medley and family.

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CHANCE

The little Staffordshire Terrier, passed away from his neurological disorder in November of 2007.  We held sweet little Chance as he was peacefully "sent up" and over the Rainbow Bridge as we said "goodbye for now, but forever in our hearts".  We hope his foster family knows how grateful we are to them, that they were there for this little guy when he needed them most; without them, he would have died all those months ago in the animal shelter.  And thanks to them, he enjoyed having a full belly, a kind family, warm home, and the gentle touch of caring hands throughout the year they fostered him. They are indeed a special family. All of us have been blessed to know this sweet, loving, happy and resilient special dog.