By Matthew Roberts | Chairman of the Board, Dixie Adoptables
When we started this project, we knew it would be hard to connect with people using statistics. We wanted a way to help supporters understand the types of situations animals in our care have faced before they came to us and how we work tirelessly to turn their lives around. We chose Duke as the representative for all of the animals.
First the good news: We met our initial goal of raising $5000 to help rescue and provide for animals like Duke that animals are often abandoned, starving, and helpless. We received generous donations from over 50 supporters which, along with meeting our financial goal, allowed us to continue to fundraise using GlobalGiving. This is a big deal to us and we are extremely grateful to everyone who helped out!
Another piece of great news is that Duke found his forever family! He has gone to his new home and is living the good life, something that he had almost no chance of doing before we rescued him.
The bad news is that Duke is just one of many animals that need our help. To continue helping them we are making plans for the funds raised in this project. We are working towards expanding our facility so that we can improve our ability to quarantine animals, maintain infection control protocols, and help more animals. We have acquired a number of high quality kennels that will help us reach those goals.
Our current focus is on securing a suitable building to house these new kennels. The existing facility is too small to serve this purpose and it had chronic plumbing problems that would cost too much to correct, so we are hoping to construct a new building or find a suitable existing building that we can afford.
As these plans are being undertaken, we still have the constant need to care for the animals we already have. It is a lot to do, but we are committed to continuing to provide the best possible care while also working towards our longer term goals.
If you support the work we are doing and can make additional donations, please do. Your generosity really does make a difference in these animals' lives.
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