2024 Birthday Rescue-Fundraiser

Before the world wakes up, before the sun comes up, I’ve already been up for hours . While you are sleeping …I am giving injections, syringe feeding, changing bandages, flushing wounds, scrubbing pens /crates and litter boxes until my knuckles bleed . I don’t go on many vacations, I NEVER have a day off . Hell, I can’t even leave the house for more than 6 hours at a time because of the rescues. I have no time to read the books or watch the shows my friends talk about . I sacrifice sleep, my family-time is minimal, my 3 children have to share their mother with dozens of other mouths to feed . I have no other hobbies outside of tending to my special needs rescue crew . Is it defeating ? Yes . Would I change it? No . Giving innocent animals a second chance , after humans have failed them , is what I’ve been put on this earth to do.

This year is off to a hard start in my rescue world . I have spent more money and time than I can fathom keeping my pack healthy . It seems like every day since December, someone else has an injury or illness that requires immediate vet care. Taking into my sanctuary the “broken” “rejected” animals can be rewarding , but it’s also overwhelming and exhausting . Usually these animals are rejected for a reason. They come to me scared , mean, injured , filthy. They come without having ever been loved, and it takes A LOT of time and money to turn them around . They don’t deserve the evil they have faced , and no matter what the cost , I will make it up to them .

In the last couple of moths I’ve been hit with a $9,500 pluming emergency and subsequent construction in the rabbit room. Over $5,000 in surgical vet bills . Annnnnd ,it’s only late March !! My latest canine rescue, Nash–a 100 pound greyhound pulled out of a high kill shelter in Tennessee, is having his THIRD amputation surgery on Monday. Earlier this week we had to euthinize my 11-year-old Greyhound due to kidney failure. I hardly have time to mourn her loss before I open my doors to another lost soul. This is the life I chose , but sometimes I question my sanity (as do both my husband and my vet ! )

Each DAY , just to feed , provide medication for and clean the dogs/birds/buns costs about $25. That’s $775 a month or $9,300 a year . This number is WITHOUT counting vet bills (which would be more than double ).

Sooo, ONCE A YEAR, for my birthday (4/21) , I swallow my pride and run a fundraiser. This cushion allows me to power through another year rescuing , rehabbing and fostering as many desperate animals as possible. My entire life has always been devoted to speaking for the voiceless , giving the unloved a second chance , rehabbing the sick and injured . There is no end in site to this bitter-sweet journey of mine . With your support, I can continue fighting for them. Every penny helps . Thank you for considering .

LOVE ,

Kacie