The Walk of Dreams
Sylvia & Bill VanAtta bought their home in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire over 13 years ago and started Many Tears Animal Rescue from there. Although we take dogs from all kinds of situations, Many Tears was primarily set up to rescue ex-breeding dogs who have never known love or lived in a home. Very often these dogs have never seen the outside world and their first glimpse of daylight and sunshine is the day they are rescued.
The rescue has grown hugely since it first opened and now homes around 3,500 dogs a year, many of whom would not be alive today if Many Tears had not taken them in. The dog's rehabilitation starts from the day they arrive and lots of them experience their first taste of home life in one of the many brilliant foster homes we have on our books. This is really their first step in experiencing what life in a home as a pet is like and they start to realise that they are safe, that hands can be kind and hearts loving .
Sylvia & Bill are now looking at the future as, like all of us, one day they will need to retire and they will have to sell their property as they would not be able to live on the rescue premises. So in order for Many Tears to continue it will need to own its own property (hopefully the one it's currently on) but if there is not enough money at the time Sylvia and Bill retire then something smaller.
This is a long term project for the future, as to raise the money needed could possibly take a very long time. At the moment we are estimating the value of the current property to be around £500,000 but property prices rise and fall all the time. Sylvia is going to give the project a kick start by doing a huge cross country sponsored walk with some of her dogs. She will be setting off from outside the ITV Studios in London on 8 May 2017 and walking a staggering 280 miles to the rescue in Wales.
Please donate/sponsor Sylvia if you would like to help secure the long term future of Many Tears. No matter how large or small every penny counts and help ensure those dogs who are so desperate for help now and in the future have the chance to learn about love and life in a home.
To find out more about Many Tears please visit our website at www.manytearsrescue.org
