BALTIMORE — A canine sanctuary in Anne Arundel County is flying to new heights to assist senior dogs with one other probability at discovering a loving home.
The sanctuary in Severn is the place dogs can dwell out their closing days in consolation and peace.
Jack, a rescue canine, traveled roughly 850 miles from Florida to the sanctuary.
“It was wonderful,” volunteer Cathy Wijnands stated. “We flew down Saturday morning and got here again late Sunday night time. It was an actual fast down-and-back flight. It simply felt so wonderful to see his lovely face.”
Wijnands stated a good friend in Florida alerted her to an overcrowded shelter the place Jack wanted to be eliminated or he can be euthanized
Jack was given a second probability at life at Senior Dog Sanctuary in Anne Arundel County the place he joined practically two dozen different senior dogs in want of a without end home.
“It’s rewarding work. These dogs are all the pieces,” stated Kiani Brooks, basic supervisor of Senior Dog Sanctuary.
Brooks says this haven for dogs is in its ninth 12 months and is totally reliant on donors. The sanctuary gives medical care and rehabilitation to senior dogs.
“It’s extremely troublesome,” Brooks stated. “It’s troublesome to seek out the funding. It’s heart-wrenching. There are at all times so many pleas and we solely have 23 spots.”
Big and small, the senior canine sanctuary has all of them.
Senior Dog Sanctuary even has room for dogs earlier than they cross the rainbow bridge.
There is a snug area for these tail-wagging seniors, like Jack, able to be pampered till he finds his home.
“He’s a really candy little man,” Brooks stated. “He’s a welcome addition to our sanctuary.”
“He’s going to make someone completely satisfied,” Wijnands stated. “Whoever adopts him goes to be very, very completely satisfied”
