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Help Homeless Man and His Dog

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This is the true story of a homeless man named Jake and his beloved dog, Lady.

Lady was found on the streets of San Antonio.  An owner was never found, so she claimed the streets. Lady ended up claiming the same tree that Jake used to take refuge from the glaring sun.

Good samartians kept Lady and Jake safe at night with food and with some help along the way from other rescue friends, Lady was vetted.



Jake's continued interactions with Lady allowed for them to develop a strong bond and these two both know the streets all too well. 

Fast forward to July, 2015.

The sad truth is that Jake panhandles and gets paid $10 a week plus one meal a day to keep a local parking lot clean. He really loves Lady, but unfortunately she spends most her day tethered to a tree in that parking lot.

Jake knows his situation is not the best for Lady but he vowed that he would keep her safe...

Until the unthinkable happened. Lady escaped out of Jake's hands to chase a cat and was hit by a truck on July 10, 2015. The truck did not stop and Lady was left wounded in the road unable to use her rear leg.


She was taken to Callaghan Road Animal Hospital where xrays showed that in addition to needing Femeral Head Ostectomy surgery, she also has  broken her Left 5th Metatarus in the foot of the leg that was flattened by the truck. 

P.A.W.S. (Protecting Animals Within San Antonio) has stepped to provide medical care and help rehoming if necessary. At this point, the rough estimate for medical care is around $900. And her surgeries are scheduled for 7/22/15.

While we agree, as the sponsoring rescue, that this is not an IDEAL situation, there are dogs in much worse situations. At least Lady has someone who loves and cares for her. Jake has had a VERY hard life and Lady has given this poor man some form of responsibility and hope. He has given us $40 of his own money for her vet care, which by the way, was all he had. And that should tell the story of how much she means to him.

And this is why we are asking you all to help us, help both of them. We can rescue the rescuer!

** Please note... Additional funds will be used to buy food and supplies for Lady as well as food and water for Jake, as requested by some donors. Any funds collected over the goal will be used to aid other homeless animals.

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Christine Hetherly-Thigpen
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San Antonio, TX

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