This is why I keep doing this
Lady was rescued from Gratiot County, where she was going to be sold to an animal research facility. Before Lady was picked up in Gratiot County, she was used a breeder in a puppy mill. Her belly sagged from years of over breeding, she was malnourished, and had so much hair loss from being kept in a small kennel that she was mostly bald! Her first week at my house she did everything she could to hide and not be noticed--when you came close she would cringe and urinate on herself.As time went on she ended up being the best most loyal dog I have ever rescued. She was so perfect that one Saturday I put her in the kennel and went home, her eyes were sad and she looked at me like "what did I do?". My heart broke, I came home and told Jason "this is it if no one wants her she is our dog forever!!".When I went to pick her up I was told someone was interested in her and they might want to see her later on at home. I ended up agreeing to meet them and found they were the perfect family! The next day we drove out to their home so she could meet their other dog and see the yard. The yard was perfect! She has an acre to run and play-which she did right in front of me! The other dog, Louie, and her got along great. As hard as it was to let her go I knew it was the best home, even better than my home, for her to be in. After six years of being mistreated and unloved she now has a family that adores her and treats her like a daughter!The new family changed her name to Gracie, and several nick names--Coco Puff and Big Mama are my personal favorites. She truly is my reason for staying in rescue!
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Greta's Story
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Dear Gina,
I wanted to touch base with you during the holidays to thank you. I'm not certain if you remember us, but we adopted Greta this past summer. Greta was a tortoiseshell persian 9 1/2 years old. She had been kept in a basement for eight months after her owners moved and was so matted she required shaving. You told me at the time that you didn't think anyone would adopt a 9 1/2 year old cat and you felt you may end up keeping her. You also forewarned me of her 'persnickety' nature, which is true of tortoiseshells.
I am writing to tell you that Little Persnickety Greta has truly stolen our hearts. Her silent 'meows' and wanting to be a part of everything you are involved in has been a godsend. She is especially fond of my husband, who has a special relationship with her. (My husband is sick and so is home 90% of the time.)
She is an absolute bundle of joy and loves her life here. She even has her own lazy boy chair. We have allowed her fur to grow back in (although we do keep her trimmed on her hind region) and she looks like a little bear walking around. She loves to be brushed as well as those "Temptations" treats! For Christmas, Santa is bringing her own down throw for her chair.
I just wanted to write to tell you thank you. My husband said to me today "You do know, Greta has been my Christmas present." Thank you and God Bless you for the wonderful work you do with animals."
Lisa & Don M
Sweet Frasier
November 2011-May 2016
Frasier was stuck up a tree for 3 - 4 days after being chased by a dog. Precious Pets Adoption League dedicated foster Aaron rescued him. The kitty was high up the tree (sickly) without lower branches to help the cat to get down. Despite using a pretty large extended ladder it didn't really reach far enough. Aaron had to get underneath the kitty and lift him from the tree branch midsection. Frasier was really good, especially under the circumstances. He instinctively was trying to help Aaron in the rescue by letting himself be reached and held all the way down. At home he loved attention and was very friendly.
Aaron took Frasier to a veterinarian, where he was vaccinated, combo-tested [for feline leukemia and FIV] and since, neutered. We found out that Frasier has FIV.
FIV (cat's form of humans HIV) is not contagious to humans, dogs, or other animal species, but it is potentially contagious to other cats. For this reason it would be best if Frasier was adopted as the only cat in the household--or he can be in a household with another cat that is also FIV positive. Frasier gets along well with other cats, so he would be very happy in a household with another FIV positive cat!
May 2016 Update: After happily living in a foster home for 4 years, Frasier was diagnosed with lymphoma on his neck in December 2015. The tumor was inoperable and unfortunately, he was not a candidate for chemotherapy. The foster person provided supportive care as long as Frasier had quality of life. On May 10, 2016, Frasier was euthanized to spare him from suffering. At least he got to live in a home where he had proper care, love and attention for over 4 years. RIP Frasier, his foster people miss him.
Tori: Abused Dog
February 15, 2010
ABC Channel 7 (WXYZ) aired a news story about Tori, a poor abused dog that we are nursing back to health.
April 04, 2010 UPDATE:
Tori has been adopted into a great home! As for recovering from her traumatic abuse, she is physically healed, and she has also recovered well emotionally--she is doing well with strangers, children, and even other dogs. Thanks to Rakestraw Animal Hospital and all those kind people who donated money to help pay for the veterinary care that was necessary to treat Tori's original injuries! We could still use donations to pay for veterinary care for animals like Tori that come to the rescue injured or sick.
Rhianna's Rescue
May 14, 2015
Poor Rihanna was found stray laying on someone's porch in Detroit. This first picture [on the left] was taken right when she was rescued. She had basically collapsed and probably wouldn't have survived more than another day or two, had she not been rescued. She was in very rough shape--besides being thin, her ear was severely injured [likely from being attacked by another dog]. By the time Rihanna was rescued, her ear had become severely infected to the point that the infection spread to her inner ear and her bloodstream. For the first week, she was given subq fluids to rehydrate her and was put on oral antibiotics and ear meds to try to get the infection under control.
June 18, 2015 Update
After a month or so, Rihanna was finally in good enough condition to undergo surgery on her injured ear--her entire ear, external and internal, needed to be amputated. As you can see in this second picture [on the right], she was feeling much better and was starting to act like a normal dog even though her ear was still bothering her. Rihanna is so sweet. Despite the suffering and neglect she endured, she loves people and other dogs, and is even good with cats. Rihanna had actually made good progress, but would never recover without surgery to remove her ear.
July 18, 2015 Update
Even though it put a serious strain on Precious Pets Adoption League's finances, we had the surgery done to remove Rihanna's ear. Had she just needed the external ear removed, it would not have been such a serious or expensive surgery, but removal of the internal portion of the ear is invasive, time consuming, and must be done by a highly experienced vet. Between the cost of the surgery and other vet costs, her total vet bill came to well over $1,000. This third picture [on the left] was taken when she was released from the vet. Rihanna is such a great dog, she deserves every chance to live a long, healthy life with good people that will provide lots of care and attention.
When Rihanna's foster person took her back to the vet for her first recheck following surgery, he received the worst news possible. Until then, the vet hadn't told us that when they performed the surgery on her ear, they found what appeared to be cancerous tumors. Right when Rihanna's foster person brought her back for a recheck, the vet got back the biopsy results confirming that Rihanna had advanced cancer. Less than two weeks following the surgery, we had to euthanize Rihanna to end her suffering.
Everyone at Precious Pets Adoption League is devastated that we had to say goodbye to her. But we can take pride in knowing that we did everything we could to try to save her and give her another chance at having a good life. At least we were able to give her a couple of months or so where she got to be a normal dog and know that she was loved and cared for. Had we known that she had advanced cancer, we wouldn't have put her through surgery, but we had no way of knowing that beforehand.
Lana's Story
We just wanted to give you a quick update on Lucy (aka Lana), who we adopted about a year ago from you guys!! Lucy is doing great! She now has a massive yard to run around in and loves to play t-ball with our son Aiden. They are the best of buddies. We couldn't be more thankful to have her in our lives! Thank you guys so much! -Victoria, Rashad, and Aiden
Jake's Story
We adopted Jake aka Drake in March, 2008 after a 6 month search for a fur brother for our dog Puddy, who was alone after we said goodbye to his fur brother Duke, November, 2007. He is the black and tan dog and is the sweetest dog and a great fur brother to our newest addition Rocky, another rescue pup. They are best buds as you an see from this picture. He is part pit bull, but is friendly to all dogs, children and adults. A few days after I brought him home, I pulled him in bed with me and he snuggled close to my heart. Since then, I've always said "he knows my heart". Thank you for all you do for those creatures with no voice.
Thankfully yours
Sherry Stepulla
Sali's Story
Here is our dear Sali from Salinas. Everyone loves her and our friends all want to steal her!
Sue
Tanka's Story
October 13, 2016
We adopted Lucy (formerly Tanaka) in the beginning of April 2016. She was a rescue from Puerto Rico and we fell in love with her instantly. Lucy loves to cuddle, go for walks, and spend long afternoons playing in the backyard. We are so thankful to Precious Pets and the wonderful organization in PR that helped her become a part of our family.
Brooks Family