Bruno the canine was returned to the SPCA of Brevard after his proprietor died in late August.
SPCA of Brevard
A Florida animal shelter acquired a name in late August with “gut-wrenching” however all too frequent information, the shelter’s director mentioned.
A beforehand adopted canine named Bruno needed to be returned to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Brevard — situated in Titusville — after his proprietor died of an sickness. Despite Bruno being adored by the employees, government director Susan Naylor informed McClatchy News she knew she wanted to try to discover the 9-year-old canine a home fast.
“He gets depressed being in kennels, it’s hard.” Naylor mentioned. “We have a very nice facility, but it’s still a kennel situation. It’s still not being in somebody’s bed with them.”
Click to resize
So Naylor, after taking Bruno home along with her for just a few days, took to Facebook on Sept. 11 to unfold the phrase about his scenario. She mentioned she needed folks to know “how awesome of a dog he was.”
“He kind of reminds me of Eeyore but in a good way,” Naylor mentioned.
The publish acquired a whole lot of likes, shares and feedback on Facebook as folks all confirmed their love for the “gentle giant.” Naylor knew it could get consideration, she mentioned, however she didn’t anticipate a lot assist.
“It’s been huge,” she mentioned. “That really made me super happy to know that many people will care about an old dog sitting in a shelter.”
Bruno and his brother first got here to the SPCA of Brevard a couple of 12 months and a half in the past, Naylor mentioned. Then, initially of the 12 months, Bruno discovered a home with a person who “absolutely loved him,” she mentioned.
“He went everywhere with Bruno, or Bruno went everywhere with him,” Naylor mentioned.
Bruno’s proprietor had an sickness all through the time he had Bruno, Naylor mentioned. At the tip of August, Bruno’s proprietor went to a hospital, and his household known as to inform the SPCA that he wouldn’t survive.
After being surrendered again to the shelter, SPCA employees introduced Bruno to an Orlando multi-day occasion the place he met a whole lot of individuals. They introduced him to on daily basis of the occasion as a result of the employees knew how burdened being in a kennel made him, Naylor mentioned.
“He was a perfect gentleman to the hundreds of people who visited him those three days, as well as to the other dogs who came along,” Naylor mentioned within the Facebook publish.
Naylor made the choice to convey Bruno home along with her for the weekend to stall the inevitable return to the shelter. Naylor has three dogs of her personal, together with a playful puppy named Winston, which Bruno acquired alongside nice with.
But after the weekend ended, it “killed” Naylor to return Bruno to his kennel, she mentioned within the Facebook publish.
She usually brings dogs to remain in her workplace on the second flooring when she works, she mentioned, however Bruno’s hip issues wouldn’t enable him to do this. So as an alternative, Bruno would hang around on the entrance desk with different employees, Naylor mentioned.
In the aftermath of her Facebook publish, Naylor mentioned the animal shelter acquired “several phone calls” of individuals inquiring about Bruno.
“At one point, our front desk staff messaged me and said there’s four people in the lobby right now that want to adopt Bruno,” Naylor mentioned.
The SPCA’s adoption coverage is open, Naylor mentioned, which implies the shelter seems for causes to approve folks moderately than deny them. They additionally select future house owners on a first-come, first-served foundation, on condition that the shelter deems them certified.
Bruno’s large day got here Tuesday, Sept. 12, when a household adopted him into their home. He even acquired a brand new sister named Peaches within the course of, who he met earlier than he was formally adopted.
“He just wants to coexist,” Naylor mentioned. “And that’s exactly what they were able to do.”
Bruno’s scenario isn’t distinctive, Naylor mentioned, because the shelter works with “dozens and dozens of people a week” seeking to give away their dogs.
From what she’s seen, housing points have develop into growing contributors to folks surrendering their dogs to the shelter.
Naylor mentioned she hopes Bruno’s story conjures up different folks to undertake from their native shelter.
“There’s hundreds of other Brunos at shelters who need a home,” Naylor mentioned.
Titusville is situated round 40 miles east of Orlando.
