12/03/2017
$10,958.00
This is now the cost PER DAY to run VRC. I just did the figures this morning and I want to cry.
Here is OUR reality.....
99% of the dogs we take in have the heartworm disease. There is just no getting around this. We NEVER EVER adopt out a dog without he/she going thru heartworm treatment. Then there are the other diseases, injuries, and misc. ailments that come along with rescuing dogs in the conditions such as the ones we encounter.
Employees: without them we would be lost and these dogs would not receive the best care. And before all you FB armchair warriors chime in with "just use volunteers".....sadly, we have tried. And even more unfortunate, 90% of them come here for the wrong reasons and/or are "koo koo". Yes having this TV show can sometimes be a curse :(
Because we DO NOT euthanize for lack of space and if a dog is adoptable, he/she has a place here at VRC for as long as it takes to find their forever home. But this also means the intake is WAY MORE than our out take. And eventually the intake catches up with you.....as it has now.
VRC is at a standstill. Yes... despite having a successful TV show, we have come to a halt until we can re-group and figure out our next move. It pains me to have to post som**hing like this because I have always been one of those people that puts on my best game face and just figures it out. But not today. This is our ugly reality.
We cannot survive without donations and especially this time of the year, people are busy taking care of their own families....and we totally get it. You should put yourself and your families first. But on the chance that you might have some spare change, we could sure use it.
It is in situations like this, that I think about the "good ole days", when life was much easier for us. Less dogs, less responsibilities, less heartbreak. Back in California we only had around 150 dogs. And how sad that I say "only".
But then I look over at my bed and see my main guys: Lucky and Jethro cuddled up under my blankets and realize that without our move to Louisiana, I would've never met them. I watch out my window at the dogs running free in the exercise yards that only days before were chained up in the woods, mere skeletons with skin stretched over them.
And yes, our medical/vet bills take up a good chunk of our expenses. But when I think about some of these dogs that would've died alone out in the heat and the pouring rain...well, as difficult as life is for me, my kids and my workers now...we know that this is where we are needed.
But truth be told and bruised egos put aside...we have bitten off more than we can chew and there is no turning back now.
Times are extremely tough for VRC right now. Again any spare change, even a dollar (it all adds up) would be so appreciated. We know that it's probably not possible to bring in $10K a day in donations but there are times when we don't even come close to that in a week. We need your help, your support, your understanding.
Ugh....it took a lot for me to write this. I normally do not pour my heart out but today, I have to swallow my pride and ask for the sake of our dogs.
http://www.vrcpitbull.com/how-you-can-help/donations/
