12/27/2021
One year without my best friend. A year that felt like a decade. I’ve learned so much in this past year: about pain and grief, and learning to accept what I can’t control. I’ve learned how unfair life can be; how no proper laws exist for dogs and how animals are so unlawfully treated. But I also learned how kind strangers can be; how loving animals unites people. I’ve seen many pets saved by their owners and how lucky we are to have our fur friends. I am reminded of how loved I am. I still can’t believe how many of you tried to help bring Abbey home. I’ll forever be blown away. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart I am so grateful for each and every person who helped. Slowly but surly has been coming together. By what feels like pure fate, a woman named Abegail is the first employee. We are working to compile information in one database, in hopes it will make it easier for people who lost their pets, find them. Our long-term goal is to change the laws to protect animals, making it impossible to sell or “rehome” animals without proper licenses and records (currently you don’t need proof of ownership to sell or “rehome” a pet). We will work to create mandates for vets to check new pets’ microchips (right now vets aren’t legally obligated to scan for microchips). It’s been a slow process, because I get sad and lose focus, but luckily I now have the lovely team over at Wagenmaker & Oberly Law spearheading the cause. If this is something you are also passionate about, please consider donating even $5 to Lost Pet Helper.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/lost-pet-helper-database?member=9278196&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer