Success Stories

Sadly, while playing in the yard Shenandoah broke one of her back legs and ruptured the cruciate tendon in the other. Shenandoah’s owner was unemployed and spend most of his savings to fix the break, but her cruciate tendon still needed to be repaired. This was a painful injury for any dog, but it is especially painful for a young pup who was use to playing in the yard with her brothers and loved her long walks. Shenandoah was a rescue pup with the Humane Society and was adopted by people who adore her. They reached out to ART for help and thanks to our donors and Sustaining Members, we were able to collect $1000 for her surgery. She has recovered well!

Mitten was completely blind on one side and had trouble getting around and going up stairs. She needed surgery to restore her vision. Mitten lives with her mama, an 87 year old cancer survivor living on her deceased husband’s workers comp and social security. This senior citizen is consumed by her own medical bills as she manages her diabetes, fibrosis and severe arthritis. Every day she requires oxygen and walks with a cane, but she has taken amazing care of Mitten despite her own hardships. Unfortunately, she was unable to pay for Mitten’s surgery. When she wrote to ART for assistance she said: “I live alone and Mitten is not only a pet but my best friend. Mitten is very active and the loss of her sight has tremendously had an affect on her. I want to give her every opportunity that I can to live out her remaining days in comfort.” ART was able to raise $1415 to cover the procedure and Mitten can now see!

Poor Beans ended up in a local shelter and was incredibly unhappy in his cage. He began to get cage aggressive so no one was interested in adopting him. ART took him out of the shelter and put him in a foster home where he thrived. We are happy to report that sweet Beans has been adopted. He is an amazing dog and his new family is as lucky to get him as he is to get them. Congratulations to Beans and his new family!