01/17/2026
The happiest update: Angel is ADOPTED!!
Back in October, I saw a post about a stray dog who had been hit by a car and was living in bushes behind a Starbucks. She had been there for over a month. I immediately went to try to catch her. After several days of crawling through bushes, tossing rotisserie chicken, and slowly earning her trust, I finally got her. Despite being in obvious pain, she was the sweetest girl. She never growled, snapped, or showed her teeth. I had her scanned for a microchip, and surprisingly, she was chipped! Unfortunately, her original owner didn’t want her and had given her away months earlier. When I contacted the new owner, he didn’t want her either. So I took her in. Thanks to the amazing Dr. Carr at Pelham Animal Clinic, we learned she had a shattered pelvis and a broken hip. She was started on pain medication, and we began raising funds for her much-needed surgery. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the community, we raised enough to cover her $1,300 surgery. Dr. McKim at Mercy Animal Hospital performed the operation, repairing her hip and relieving pain she had likely been living with for far too long. A wonderful woman fostered her during her recovery, and later she went into a foster-to-adopt home that ultimately didn’t work out. But in January, she finally found where she truly belonged. Her adopter, Denise, had actually been studying at that same Starbucks back in September and had seen Angel hiding in the bushes. She spent weeks trying to catch her. After I secured Angel, Denise and her mom stayed in touch—checking on her progress, coming to visit, and working on convincing her dad to allow another dog. When the first adoption fell through, they knew it was meant to be.
Angel—now Stella—was adopted by one of the very first people who tried to save her. She’s bonded to Denise, sleeps in her bed, and follows her everywhere. She’s happy, healthy, and safe.
Thank you so much to everyone who donated to her care. Because of you, she’s exactly where she belongs. Safe, happy, healthy, and with her forever family.
