A ‘Happy’ Ending October 16, 2008
Posted by Jonny Mitchell in : Obituaries , add a comment
Kendal was a 10 year old spayed female lurcher. She had the most beautiful nature — timid but very friendly — yet had been found tied to a telegraph pole on a country road. She had been restrained using a man’s neck tie, and was in a pitiful condition of neglect.
Kendal passed away comfortably in her sleep last night. She had spent the last months of her life in the home of an experienced vet from the Glenburn Clinic. It is with thanks and sympathy that we extend our wishes to Kendal’s loving foster-carers.
The job of the foster-carer can go so often go unmentioned. In this case we want to thank the family in question for opening their home and their hearts to this gentle lady. Without their love and care Kendal’s passing would have occurred under very different circumstances. It is so important that our charges who have received less than adequate treatment in life are given all the love possible at the end. With Kendal, we could not have hoped for more.
URGENT APPEAL for a Loving Home October 11, 2008
Posted by Jonny Mitchell in : Rehoming , add a comment
My name is Buster, and the shy looking dog behind me is my mother, Roxy. We have been together since I was born eight years ago; my mother is ten years old. We had always expected to live out our days together with the family we had always known. However, things took a drastic and unexpected turn for the worse a few days ago. Our owners moved to Australia without securing a home for us, and now we find ourselves in an awful predicament.
We were handed to the neighbours we had known in passing for years; they cannot keep us. We are desperately seeking a long term foster home where we can stay together. We are both neutered, fully vaccinated and house trained. We are gentle, friendly, elderly dogs who had not expected to become homeless at this stage of our lives. We are no trouble at all, and hope that someone with a big heart could find their way clear to open their home to us. The Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary has kindly agreed to cover any future veterinary bills we might incur, in the hope that a home might be more forthcoming when costs are excluded.
If you think we might be the company you’re looking for or could offer us the love we so desperately want to reciprocate, please get in touch with the Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary and ask for John McCartney.
