Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A Little Girl Finds Safety Through Family Heartbreak ...

Written by CP's VP of Intakes

Domestic abuse is a terrible blight in US society. It tears apart families, leaving lifelong scars on children and adults alike from mental and physical abuse at the hands of loved ones. Those scars can go much deeper and include family companions who are displaced as a result of the abuse.

Such is the story of one little Cairn girl. Her family fled the domestic abuse taking place in their home and sought shelter in a safe-house. They also feared for the safety of their two family dogs and had them placed into boarding with their local vet, hoping that within a couple of weeks they would be resettled, either back into their home or another home, and could be reunited with their beloved dogs. But the weeks stretched on and it became painfully apparent they would not be going home any time soon. After consulting with their vet and some very difficult soul searching, they made the only decision they could, the one that placed the welfare of their pets first -- they surrendered their dogs to the vet for placement. Luckily for this little Cairn girl, this vet also happens to be the vet of our own Roberta E. who immediately got in touch with Intakes to see if and how we could help.

At first I wasn't sure we would be able to help or at least not immediately as we have a waiting list for owner surrenders to come into CP and this was just one more to add to the list. But, this little girl was so adorable, has absolutely no issues and is literally ready to find her new forever home. Intakes worked with the Matchmaker Team to find an already approved adoptive home that was willing to become an approved foster home with the intent of bringing this little girl into their home and making it her forever home. Who says dreams don't come true?

Please help me welcome Quincy Ann to the CP family and wish her and her foster/adoptive family good luck as they start down the path to their happily ever after!

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