Col. Potter's Newest Boy Cheats Death!

Written by CP's VP of Intakes

Have you ever wondered what it must be like for animals that end up at shelters and especially HIGH KILL shelters? They have no say in what happens to them, they don't know where their families have gone, why they are there, what is that smell, why are other dogs crying, whining and barking, why they cold, where is their blanket and toys, but most importantly when are they going home. Many of them get that look of despair almost immediately. In HIGH KILL shelters where the dogs only have 3 days, they don't have to wait long until the Angel of Death comes to find them.

I was notified of a young male Cairn in a shelter in KS Wednesday. He had been adopted on Saturday, but returned on Sunday because the resident dog in the home that adopted him, didn't like the little Cairn. One day, no trying to work with them, give them a chance to get to know each other, just take him back to the shelter. This meant he could have been Put To Sleep immediately as he then became an owner surrender. The Angel of Death was lurking just around the corner for this little boy, but a local rescue group put a rescue hold on him Monday. However, by Wednesday, they realized they had nowhere to go with him and couldn't take him. They contacted me to see if Col. Potter could take him. We are extremely full right now, but how could I let the Angel of Death take this little boy??? OK, we'll work to get him pulled on Friday -- a little breathing room. But that was not to be ... I received an urgent message that he had to be out by Thursday afternoon or the Angel of Death would claim him before Friday as this had already happened to another little girl named Foxy (Cairn mix) who wasn't given an extension until she could have been pulled Thursday ... she was Put To Sleep Thursday morning. After a fast and furious 15 minutes on the phone back and forth with the local rescue, our vet and their representative, I had a plan in place to get this boy out and into the loving arms of Col. Potter before the Angel of Death could claim yet another victim.

After beating the Angel of Death at his own game, I thought this little boy could laugh in the face of death and would carry the name of Samael - the Angel of Death - as a constant reminder that he had WON!

Samael is estimated at less than two years old, very friendly and as you can see from his shelter picture is a little cutie. He will be boarded and vetted and then be looking for a foster home that will love and care for him until he can find a forever home so that he will never meet the Angel of Death in another HIGH KILL shelter for the rest of his life.

If you would like to foster Samael, please check out our Foster Facts by clicking the following link: Saving Samael!

Please help me welcome Samael -- THE GOOD GUYS BEAT THE ANGEL OF DEATH!