Here is just one of the many stories of what RESCUE does every day

This is Kira's story as told by RESCUE'S president Jennifer Berry:

 Kira is a white and tan colored cocker spaniel. When we saved her she had been at Animal Control for five days. She also had an injury to her eye, a condition called cherry eye. This condition is easily treated. She had surgery to repair her eye the day after we saved her. While examining her the vet also found that she had an ulcer on that same eye. This ulcer covered nearly her entire eye. This is a very painful condition. Thankfully she didn’t have to endure that pain anymore. While she was under anesthesia we also spayed Kira. Kira has completely recovered and does not require any future medical treatment for her eye. Kira’s medical and boarding expenses total $840.

So those are the “facts” of Kira’s rescue. Let me tell you a different story about Kira. When I rescued Kira I was struck by her “empty” gaze. She seemed hollow, vacant or maybe the best word is resigned. It just broke my heart. Obviously she had an injury to her eye but that didn’t seem to bother her. Her heart and spirit seemed broken. I took her out of her kennel and walked her inside to a quiet room. As I spent time with her I found her to be a sweet but timid dog. She was extremely hand shy. When I stood up, she rolled onto the floor and showed me her belly. :( Of course I felt horrible that I had scared her with such a normal, subtle movement.    

I knew RESCUE could help her. There had to be a little spark of hope left within her. RESCUE has the most caring, dedicated, loving and patience volunteers. We would love and care for on her terms. We would be patient. We would show her that people can be kind, gentle, loving and fun. As the days past and she completely recovered from her surgeries our volunteers began interacting with Kira. Sometimes we just sat in the grass under a shade tree. Sometimes we walked her around the nearby lake. Or brushed her clean soft fur. The days turned into weeks. We could see that spark start to flourish within her. She started to wag her tail, she had a bit of a pep in her step, she seemed to be enjoying our company!!! YAHOO!!! We couldn’t have been happier for her! Our little lost soul had been “found.” We knew there was no turning back now. 

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