Skye
by Eliana Aubin
Skye, one of the newest residents of Dog Town at Desert Haven, Sierra County’s no-kill domestic animal sanctuary, will soon be undergoing surgery, with the blessings of every member of the crew who feeds and cares for him. The handsome, good natured blue heeler Aussie mix had been rescued from the streets of Elephant Butte some weeks ago, during some of the coldest weather Sierra County endured this winter. He was cold, hungry and severely injured. Desert Haven became his new home.
Skye had been shot. The bullet was intended to kill him, but instead hit him in the shoulder. It severally damaged his shoulder blade, leaving many pieces of embedded shrapnel in his limb. Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous contributor who recently sent a donation in memory of her late husband, a kind man who loved all animals, the surgery to remove the shrapnel will soon become reality. Skye is receiving a lot of loving attention at DHAR, and everyone hopes that the surgery will allow him to live every day of the rest of his life, as safe and as free of pain that any living creature deserves in this world.
This week, we wish to remind our readers that the Sierra county Humane Society collects Bullocks receipts and also aluminum cans to help fund its spay-neuter program. You can drop off your receipts at Paws & Claws thrift shoppe, and your bags of aluminum cans in the Can Corral next to the shop, which is located across the alley from Family Dollar in T or C. Applications for the spay/neuter program are available at the T or C Police Station and also at Paws & Claws. For more information on the program, contact us at 894-2778. In the USA, Euthanasia is the leading cause of death for cats and dogs. You love animals? Then have your companion animal sterilized.
Dog and cat food, both dry and canned, is at the top of our priority list this week. Your donated pet food can be dropped off at Desert Haven or P&C thrift shop during business hours. Please note that anything left unattended in front of the shop outside of business hours often makes it into the wrong hands and disappears before it can be secured. Call us at 575-894-1694 or 894-2778 for more information. Write us at POB 638, Williamsburg, NM 87901. Visit us at www.DesertHavenAnimalRefuge.com and www.DesertHavenAnimalRefuge.blogspot.com. You can also chat with us at www.Facebook.com/deserthaven.
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