Dear Friend of Animals and the League,
This year, WARL will find homes for 1,200 animals, a record-breaking number of adoptions and a 150% increase over previous years!
When they came to WARL, these animals’ bodies were broken and their spirits were crushed. This holiday season, they are living as beloved family members in new homes.
But our shelter is still packed to capacity with new arrivals.
One of them is Bertie, a two-year-old dog who injured his leg. Rather than pay for the surgery to fix a torn knee ligament, Bertie’s guardian dropped him off at our front door.
A veterinary orthopedist fixed his leg, and our hospital staff saw to his physical therapy. Today, Bertie is romping in the yard with the other dogs.
Every day we get dozens of desperate calls to help cats abandoned on the streets, dogs whose owners moved away and left them tied in the backyard, and sick puppies and kittens in another shelter that does not have a budget for medical care.
We make room for these animals because they have nowhere else to go.
But the bottom line is this: Without your financial support there would be little we could offer these deserving animals.
We found Wayne in a crowded Louisiana shelter. The kitten was nothing but dirty fur and bones, and his skin was covered with sores and lesions. Not surprisingly, Wayne was on the euthanasia list for the day.
I opened the door to his cage and Wayne crawled up my arm, settled on my shoulder, and began to purr softly.
He got a place on our van, made the 20-hour trip to D.C., and then spent a month in our medical center getting daily treatments for his skin condition.
Without WARL, cats like Wayne and dogs like Bertie would have no chance at all. We know that.
Today, as I write this, Bertie and Wayne are still waiting for their homes. Some others are walking out our doors and into their new lives. A van is on its way here with a load of refugees who narrowly escaped euthanasia.
Together we can make a difference this holiday season. Please help with a generous gift for the lost and forgotten cats and dogs who need us. You can click here for our online donation form or send your donation to the address below. Thank you on behalf of all the animals who owe their lives to friends like you!
Scotlung Hasiley
Executive Director
The Washington Animal Rescue League
71 Oglethorpe Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011