by Eliana Aubin
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| Eliana and a furry friends |
Fall has finally arrived in
our Desert Southwest and Desert Haven Animal Refuge is getting ready for Winter.
This past Summer, Amin’s Furniture Store in TorC very generously donated a brand
new roll of carpet to Desert Haven, to help keep our furry residents warm this
winter. Sharon of Albuquerque and her father Bill also donated some large carpet
pieces several months ago. All the carpet stored since this last Spring is now being
put to good use both in Dog Town and the Cool Cat Neighborhood in anticipation
of a colder-than-usual Winter this year.
Jack, Kevin, Mike and Larry are
keeping busy cutting-up the carpet to help keep the resident fur-boys and girls
as comfy as possible this Winter. Much of the cement floor inside the Inn at
Dog Town has now been carpeted. Soon, our
team will also have laid-out carpet inside each one of the igloos located in
the Cat Walks, which are part of the all-fenced Cool Cat Neighborhood. The igloos are without a doubt the felines’ favorite
daybeds no matter what the season. It gives every member of our Desert Haven
team a lot of pleasure to watch our little ones enjoy the coziness of their igloos
as they do. Thanks to the generosity of our animal loving friends through the
year, every individual Kitty Condo inside the Cat Patio and in the Feline Dorm now
has its very own warm pillow. What a
treat for our kitties!
Are you a dog aficionado? Do
you have a couple of hours to donate every week? Why not spend them around dogs
one morning or two a week? The canines of Desert Haven are walked every morning,
between 8 and 11 AM. Currently, Pat of
Lake Valley, Christine of Elephant Butte and Keith of TorC are our dedicated –
and appreciated - volunteer dog walkers. All our fur-boys and girls, especially
the few new little ones who came to us recently from a deplorable hoarding
situation and who are still extremely shy, benefit greatly from routinely spending
individual quality time with a human companion.
