Unity

This is Unity.  She is in foster care.

This weekend our members met Unity at the pound.  She was a puppy on the brink of starvation.  It seems that she may have just overcome the Parvo virus, and is in the beginning stages of recuperation.  She was so sick.  And so skinny.   It was absolutely devastating.  She really needed special attention.  Even though our foster families were full, we decided to take her in.   She is already eating, and wagging her tail.   We think she will make a full recovery.  Later that evening, Jerri Lucas (our president and one of our foster mommas) sent the group a very inspiring email.   It touched a lot of us, and we decided to share it on the blog.  From Jerri, as she decided on the pup's name:


Hey folks, I've been thinking about today's pull and just had some thoughts I wanted to share. I immediately came up with Unity.  For it's our unity as a group that makes these pulls and rescues possible.  Without the rest of you, without all of us working together, I would never have the courage or the means to keep bringing these poor dogs home.  I would just have to go home and cry and have nightmares of skeletal dogs with pleading eyes or ignore them all together knowing there was nothing I could do about their plight.  We do not all do the same things, but with everyone combining talents and abilities, time and just plain hard work, together we make up a fantastic team that has done and is still doing a good work, truly friends of Powell County's pets.  So, on behalf of myself and Unity, I thank each of you for being a part of this group, for your compassion, diligence and sacrifices you make for these pets, and encourage all of you to keep up the great work!


Very inspiring words!  One of the hardest things about being an animal lover is seeing an animal in need, but not having the means of providing for it.   Luckily, everyone in our group works together so that we can help even the sickest of animals.  Thank you everyone for everything you do!  And thank you, Jerri, for the words of encouragement!