Adams County Pet Rescue
Dogs with throbbing injuries, dogs with quills on their faces, pets tied up like cows, and other animals with nothing to express other than innocence. These are all examples of formerly homeless animals in ACPR.
Othello may have hundreds of such faces. You're just waiting for the right person to see your potential beyond a life-threatening injury.
“He had a broken leg, and they found him in an irrigation ditch,” Lillard said. “He had to undergo several surgeries. He broke both his leg and hip.”
“She had a large black infection on one side of her face,” Whitmore said. “When they took her in, her eyes dropped.”
Trench and Ann are some of the lucky ones. Their owners didn't care about their difficult beginnings.
“It's really unfortunate that you had a dog that might not be selected because of an injury,” Lillard said. “It seems like when people see an animal that might be injured, they're like, oh, that's too much money for me. Well, they still want a loving home. ”
“Her spirit was so great that we just wanted to make sure that the cat was still in this world,” Whitmore said.
ACPR told FOX 13 that because it is located in such a rural area, there are fewer spay/neuter surgeries. These procedures are expensive and there are limited opportunities to perform them for free in this region.
Cardboard boxes containing the latest cat litter are dropped off weekly and sometimes daily. At one point last year, volunteers said it felt like the situation would never end.
Inflation has driven up the price of pet food, and Othello's limited space has caused fear and concern on a regular basis. How do we get all the animals adopted? And what happens when you can no longer afford it?
If you want a new pet, ACPR recommends considering pets first. This shelter in Othello takes in more dogs and cats than any other shelter in the Northwest.
You never know – your “best friend” may be waiting for you right now in Adams County.
“When it's great, you feel like you saved a life that would have been lost,” Whitmore said. “Their lives are amazing.”
“They know they were rescued,” Lillard said. “They know where they've been and where they are now. They know they're in a better place.”
Eighty-four percent of dog and cat adoptions are from outside Adams County. Most come from the West. Spokane, Idaho, Oregon, Canada.
63% of animals in ACPR are strays. More information can be found on ACPR's Facebook page.
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