Thank you for being a FRIEND!!

Mindy Barone is a member of Adopt A Rescued Pet (www.adoptarescuedpet.com/), one of Citrus County's all volunteer animal rescues and we just had to create a special blog post for Mindy AND Adopt A Rescued Pet to say THANK YOU for all they do to help the animals and people of Citrus County Animal Services! We can all take a lesson from Mindy and “AARP” on the finer points of having the passion & compassion to "get things done".

In the last 2 months alone the animals of Citrus County Animal Services have received not 1 but 2 generous donations from the AARP team. To provide added comfort and increase the standard of living for the dogs at our now 40year old shelter...they have bought and donated 15 Kuranda beds (http://kuranda.com/) for the shelter - both medium & extra large in size. Kuranda beds are made in the USA beds that are comfortable, durable, easy to clean & provide comfort to the dogs at the shelter, as compared to the hard cement floor many shelter pets will spend weeks, even months on. There is nothing like seeing a litter of our shelter puppies curled up together on one of the kurandas!

Secondly, when Mindy and AARP caught wind of the surgery needs for Pepper, the Rotty Mix (see our previous posting from june 30,2010)...they immediately flew into action. It just so happens their team had been present at PetSupermarket when Pepper stole the heart of a family...who are seriously interested in adopting him! Not wanting to allow the cost of an extremely routine (although pricey) surgical procedure to prevent Pepper from being placed in the home that he deserves...Mindy and her team collectively raised $850 in one week towards our "Pepper Fund".



Our most recent PEPPER/SPECIAL NEEDS fund tally stands at $1,180 - thank you ALL who have contributed. Thanks to Mindy and AARP's amazing efforts - Dr. Julie is able to get surgery scheduled for Pepper and we will just have to keep our foot on the pedal of fund-raising for Pepper and the rest of our Special Needs shelter animals (such as Gracey pictured here who arrived at the shelter with her front leg bent/broken & will require surgery when she gets a little older)!

Adopt A Rescued Pet's advocacy for the Shelter is nothing new. Last year, when they discovered that the washing machine at the shelter was DEAD...with no money in the budget for a replacement in the foreseeable future...guess who donated a new washing machine to Animal Services? You guessed it! And if anyone has ever spent any time at the shelter knows...we produce PLENTY of laundry EVERY DAY from donated sheets and towels that are used in the care and bathing of our shelter pets.


Lastly, the Friends of Citrus County Animal Services would like to thank you - Friend of Citrus County Animal Services, Mindy Barone, for your personal donation to our incorporation expenses!! You are a true Angel and Friend!