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A Life
This month's success story is about Jacques, a 5 year old
standard poodle who was left tied to a fence. We are guessing
that the owner could no longer afford to care for the dog
as he was heavily matted, under weight and apparently had
not been given much in the way of preventive care.
As soon as he arrived at the shelter it became obvious
that this was one sweet dog. Once he finished his mandatory
5-day stay just in case someone claimed him, he was tested
and moved to the adoptable side of the shelter. Although
he was as sweet as can be his appearance seemed to turn
many off. He needed grooming desperately and thanks to the
staff at Adorable Pets and a visitor to the Humane Society,
who donated money for grooming, he was soon looking much
better. The grooming took all day; much more than the normal
grooming fee would cover.
Mike and Joyce, who are the folks who happened to donate
the money for grooming, adopted him, but his story doesn't
end there. Although his heart worm test was negative at
the shelter, when taken to the vet his test was positive.
He has now been successfully treated and is doing well.
Since that time, we have implemented a new Medical Treatment
Program which uses donations to help pay for costly treatment
of medical conditions in order to allow otherwise healthy,
loving animals an opportunity for a new home. Hopefully
more animals like Jacques can be helped in the future. See
our Help Us page for more information.
When asked to share her thoughts about Jacques, this is
what Joyce had to say. "When we brought Jacques into
our home it was obvious that he had not been mistreated,
just neglected. After a few good meals and a lot of love,
we knew we had found a treasure. Both the groomer and the
vet said that he had been trained to show at some time in
his life. He has a great disposition and is just a wonderful
friend."
There are other lessons to be learned here:
1) Prevention of heart worm is much less expensive than
treatment of the disease which can be fatal. Make sure your
pet has all the preventive care recommended.
2) If you no can longer care for your pets, do no leave
them on the street to fend for themselves. Bring them to
the Humane Society. There is a voluntary surrender fee of
$25 to help care for them while we try to place them.
3) If you suspect an animal is being neglected or see an
animal actively being abused, call Animal Control. Trained
personnel will evaluate the situation and determine if intervention
is needed. The numbers to call for all areas within Camden
County are:
Suspected abuse or neglect: (912) 729-1442
Active abuse in process: 911
If you have adopted an animal from us and wish to have
your pet featured as a success story, contact the shelter
liaison at liaison@humanecamden.org.
