Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, or engaged with our posts over the past two months during our "60 Days to Raise 60k" campaign. Because of your support, between our Donorbox campaign and direct donations, we met our goal!
Now... what does this mean?
Ultimately, the money that was raised helped us break even. We've been in a constant deficit practically all of 2025, and it escalated to a point we just could not escape from. We were not going to be able to keep saving lives or supporting the 800+ animals that we do if we could not get ahead.
So the good news is, we've caught up. And yes, our doors are still open. BUT...
Our future is going to look a bit different. We have to raise funds daily in order to do this work. With limited and/or inconsistent funds coming in, the work cannot happen... and we can't continue to do everything we do if we don't have daily support.
So for now, we do need to scale back while we make some big changes. We'll just be raising for food, sterilizations, and basic everyday expenses for now. We will not be able to take in any medical cases for the time being, but we do hope to get back to that soon.
Our "60 Days" Donorbox campaign will remain open, and we hope people will continue to contribute. Maxing out the Donorbox campaign gives us security to move forward, and allows us to resume taking in the tough cases.
Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting updates (on Instagram and TikTok) on our existing cases that we haven't had time to post, sharing all the dogs in Peru who are in cancer treatment, and of course fundraising for FOOD and sterilizations.
Thank you again to everyone who supports the work that we do. We appreciate you all so much, and we couldn't do any of this without you.
We are close! Between this Donorbox campaign and outside donations, as of 5pm US EST, we have just $2,240 left to raise! We'd love to max out this campaign to give us a boost and some security going into 2026, but another $2,240 will break us even.
If we can raise that last $2,240 tonight, we can keep the doors open.
However, we do fear that with the buzz of the campaign being over, we still won't have the daily support coming in that we need. So, we will need to make some big changes over the coming weeks and months.
We want to take a moment to thank everyone who has contributed so far. I will update with more details soon, but just know that we appreciate every single person who has contributed in some way to help us keep our mission alive. Thank you!
We currently have just NINE days left to meet our campaign goal, and still have SO far to go. We're really worried, but still holding out hope that we can do this.
The good news... We raised enough to cover our December Food Fund and our Venezuela XMAS Fund, which covers food for our shelters in Venezuela while stores are closed for the Christmas holiday (Dec 20 - Jan 6).
We unfortunately still have a long way to go to cover our expenses for medical treatment of our 14 dogs in Peru with cancer, Distemper vaccines and health supplements to protect the dogs in all our shelters (the virus spreads SO easily and is often fatal), and our Special Needs Fund to provide much needed daily supplies for our paralyzed, disabled and special needs dogs. We also have not raised enough yet to buy firewood to keep our shelter in Turkey heated for the winter.
If you have been following us for a bit, you know that our organization has been facing closure since June. We failed at our first campaign to save our rescue, but we kept pressing forward as best we could. Our mini "emergency" campaign in September and October also failed miserably. We had a mountain of debt and unfunded expenses coming into November, and we knew we could not keep going if we could not pay our veterinary bills, keep our animals fed, and provide everything they need to live comfortably.
We WANT to continue this work, but it just isn't possible without funding.
If we fail to meet our campaign goal, our organization will sadly be ceasing operations at end of day on December 31.
If we succeed in raising the needed funds, we can enter 2026 with a renewed sense of hope. There will be big changes that need to be made, but we can keep the doors open.
Please consider donating today to help us continue our mission of helping the most vulnerable animals in need. We are almost out of time.
Our biggest need right now is FOOD.
We currently have only 27 days left to meet our 60k fundraising goal, with just about $40,000 to go. That's A LOT in an amount of time that's going to fly by.
Our biggest need right now is FOOD - our December Food Fund and our Venezuela XMAS Fund. We unfortunately need to get our Food Fund and XMAS fund met ASAP because stores shut down in Venezuela for 3 weeks around Christmas and we MUST get food orders in in the coming days if we're going to have enough to hold everyone over until stores reopen after January 6th.
In fact, we have to get Jeniree's food order in TODAY, December 5th!
We're asking if you have ANYTHING to spare, even just $1, please consider donating it to help our dogs and cats have enough food. December is a unique month for us in terms of our food needs, and our rescuers are extremely nervous.
Right now, we have $10,055 still to raise just for FOOD! I don't know how we're going to do it, but we have no choice. Our animals have to eat.
Our second biggest need is FIREWOOD.
We currently have 50 special needs dogs in Turkey who rely on a wood stove to keep warm, and we are almost out of firewood to keep it running. The weather has quickly turned cold, and we need to purchase 10 tons of firewood to be able to get them through the winter.
Many of the dogs are paralyzed, which limits blood circulation in their limbs and makes them more susceptible to freezing temperatures. It is imperative that we can keep the shelter warm so nobody is uncomfortable.
Our special needs dogs also need the following items to get through the next few months:
• diapers
• pee pads
• wipes
• gloves
• probiotics
• neuro support
• bandages
• antiseptic solution
• special food
• bedding
• laundry detergent
As you can imagine, with so many paralyzed and incontinent dogs, the need for supplies to keep everyone clean, dry, healthy and comfortable are never ending.
We currently have $11,990 still to raise for our Special Needs Fund so we can keep the shelter in Turkey going.
Please consider donating today.