Donations Soar For No-Kill Animal Shelter After Jon Stewart’s Tearful Eulogy For His Dog

A no-kill animal shelter in New York City says it’s receiving an inflow of donations in reminiscence of Jon Stewart’s late canine, following the “Daily Show” host’s emotional eulogy for his beloved three-legged rescue this week.

As of Friday afternoon, Animal Haven in Manhattan obtained practically $50,000 in memory of Dipperwho was adopted by Stewart and his household from the shelter over a decade in the past, mentioned Animal Haven Executive Director Tiffany Lacey.

“In Jon’s message, he never said, ‘Donate to Animal Haven.’ And literally almost minutes after that aired, the donations started coming in,” Lacey advised HuffPost of Stewart’s on-air tribute.

“I think that it’s a testament to the fact that so many people have lost animals. He touched a nerve that everybody knows the feeling of.”

On Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Dipper was memorialized by Stewart as “the best” canine companion after he and his youngsters met the pooch throughout a fundraiser for the shelter.

“They put the dog in my lap, and we left that day feeling really good. We’d helped this great organization, and we also left with this 1-ish-year-old brindle pitbull,” he mentioned whereas choking again tears. “We named him Dipper, and in a world of good boys, he was the best.”

“My wish for you,” he advised viewers, “is that one day you find that dog, that one dog. It’s just, it’s the best.”

Lacey mentioned the on-air tribute got here as a “total surprise” to everybody on the shelter.

“We didn’t know that Jon was going to mention us,” she mentioned. In addition to a wave of monetary donations following the “Daily Show” episode, the shelter has seen a rise in adoption inquiries and purchases from its online wish listsshe mentioned.

“At this time we are overcapacity like so many other shelters, and have well over 100,” Lacey mentioned, tallying the dogs and cats now at Animal Haven. “The money will go directly to care for our current 60 dogs, puppies looking for a home, via vet care, training, food, medicine, treats and love.”

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In honor of Dipper, the shelter mentioned that it’s lowering its adoption charges by $100 for all dogs by March. The hope, the organization mentioned in an online statementis “that we can fulfill Jon’s wish of helping you find ‘that one dog.’”

“Everything kind of surges when something like this starts to happen so I’m hoping the end result, when we look back after a couple of weeks, (is that) our adoption numbers will be up,” Lacey mentioned.

Animal Haven, based in 1967, works to offer properties for deserted dogs and cats all through the tri-state space. Though the organization says it’s typically at capability, it vows to by no means euthanize an animal attributable to house or time constraints.

“Adoptable animals will stay in our care for as long as it takes to get them adopted or placed in a more suitable rescue or foster situation,” reads the organization’s web site, which featured dozens of dogs and cats available for adoption as of Friday afternoon.

Those not capable of donate financially are inspired to mail or drop off towels or different linens for the animals, Lacey mentioned.

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