SkyeThis week, we thank all animal loving individual and business entities who support Desert Haven Animal Refuge in some way. Without you, we at DHAR would not be able to give our furry and feathered friends the care that visitors to the small No-Kill domestic animal sanctuary comment on and even admire.
Our latest major accomplishment: little Snoopy. This little dog has a new life. Not only he was saved from a agonizing death, but he has now recovered from surgery, and is also adopted into the very best home we could have found for him. The little guy had gone through so much hardship in his short life: abandoned last Fall to fend for himself close to a very busy street, he was also kicked very hard, a blow that broke his jaw. He would have starved to death or been hit by a vehicle had he not be rescued and cared for at DHAR. The surgery performed was costly, but necessary, to help give this little boy-dog a better life. Thank you, everyone, for helping us make it happen.
There is Luke, the then-teenage kitty who came to DHAR with a badly misshapen and distorted back leg – a very cumbersome and probably painful dead-weight little Luke had to drag behind him. We opted for surgery for him, and now, Luke has started on a new life, full of love and kindness, and free from his dead-weight, courtesy of the DHAR supporters and volunteers who made it happen.
There is Whitney, rescued at DHAR in 2009 after being found wandering the countryside with a little companion. At the sanctuary, we realized that something was wrong with the little girl-dog, and a visit with the vet confirmed our suspicions: Whitney had been kicked in the stomach so hard that she would die soon without intensive surgery to repair the damage. The choice was clear: we needed to give back Whitney a chance at life. Two intensive surgeries later, Whitney is doing well and loving the attention she is receiving at the home of one of DHAR staff members.
And now there is Skye. This young and handsome Blue Heeler Aussie mix was found around Christmas on a street in Elephant Butte. Badly limping, he also had open wounds around the neck, which we assumed were from a fight. He was rescued at DHAR. X Rays showed that someone had shot him, damaging his shoulder blade with embedded fragments from a bullet that hit the bone, sparing his life but leaving him in pain. The anti-inflammatory medicine we give him every morning is not working and surgery is the next course of action, to remove as many pieces of shrapnel as possible, and give the muscles a chance to heal. Once again, we need your help. Skye deserves love and loving care and for the pain to go away. You can make a donation through our Causes page on Facebook or though PayPal.
We cannot save all the unwanted dogs and cats of Sierra County, but we change the lives of those that we can save, and that is one of our organization’s most worthwhile accomplishments. Interested in learning more about us? Contact us at 575-894-1694 or 894-2778; Write us at POB 638, Williamsburg, NM 87901. Visit us at www.DesertHavenAnimalRefuge.com and become a Facebook fan at www.Facebook.com/deserthaven.
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