This may have been the face that got Tiff and I started on our animal saving ways. Meet Jack Frost. We first found Jack Frost in 2008 while living but a few blocks from Wrigley Field in Chicago. We were casually looking at dogs for adoption online when we accidentally ended up on a "kill shelter" site complete with dates of euthanasia's. That's where we found Jack Frost and his sister Candy Cane (yes it was days before Christmas). Jack and Candy were to be put down on Christmas Eve.
We knew this was a moment we needed to act and for a short but wonderful time, Jack was our first dog till he found a wonderful forever home. Jack was but a few weeks old and best we could tell was a Lab / Scottie mix.
There is an old saying, don't go to the barbershop unless you want a haircut. We were aware that obviously shelters can not keep up with the overwhelming needs, but to see Christmas Eve as a date to be put down was a catalyst for us to try and help. Jack (and his sister) did indeed live to see Christmas and have seen many since. Tiff and I have been active in helping when we can and donating at other times. The reality has not changed much, but we are helping and if that does anything to alter a couple animals destiny, we are glad to have helped
My fund raising for PAWS is in its final weeks. I am no longer trying to hit a goal per se but am still determined to try and raise as much as I can for this 'no kill" shelter that has radically altered how strays can be handled. The euthanasia's in Chicago has declined since PAWS began operation and that's good. Even if you don't live in the Windy City, it shows it can work.
If you can donate, I am grateful. If you can share and spread the word, I am grateful. I will run marathons in Denver and New York City for your support. Most importantly though, dogs and cats like Jack will have a chance to get those forever homes!
http://teampaws.kintera.org/
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He may have only been with you for a short time, however his legacy lives on and on! Thanks to Jack, many of his k-9 brothers and sisters got a better chance for their futures! Yea Jack and yea Troy and Tiff!
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