Shai's Gift

So with the snow Jerome has been driving me around. On our way home on my last day of work Jerome asked me if I had our mail key on me. I did so Jerome asked me to get the mail. In our mailbox I saw a red envelope addressed to me from Pasado's. If you don't know anything about Pasado's Safe Haven, let me fill you in. They are a a no-kill animal rescue and rehabilitation of dogs, cats, and farm animals. They are named after the donkey Pasado that was killed by three teenage boys in Bellevue back in 1992. The state did not have any laws for this, so the boys were fined $50. That's it for killing and torturing an animal. Pasado's Safe Haven lobbied for the passage of the Pasado Bill which made animal cruelty a felony in Washington State. We took a tour of Pasado's and absolutely fell in love with them. No animal lives in a cage or a kennel, they let their animals go indoors or outdoors as they choose. We really believe in what they are doing.

http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/

So... now, back to the picture above and the red envelope. The red envelope contained a card with "Pumpkin's" picture and story. I will tell you about Pumpkin's story in a minute, but this card represented a gift from Jerome. Jerome went online and picked out an animal to make a donation to in my name! This was the best gift ever!

Here is Pumpkin's story. Pumpkin is a cat that was found crawling in a gutter, extremely thin, filthy, dehydrated, missing an eye, and covered in fleas. His jaw had been broken and healed itself badly and it appeared that he had been shot with a pellet gun. Pasado's rushed him to the vet with the hopes that they could save him. Pasado's was able to save him and he now lives in the People Barn with the Pasado's staff and enjoys having his chin scratched and his ears kissed and loves eating the staff's lunches! Pumpkin is doing wonderful and is shown love and trust all because of Pasado's.

Thank you Jerome, I love this gift... Thank you!

I can't wait to meet Pumpkin!!