Pilot is this year's FURst Aid mascot.  He represents so many sick and injured animals who arrive at the shelter.

Immediate Care for Thousands of Animals Like Pilot

Your FURst aid donation, which is used exclusively for the cost of emergency surgeries, medical treatments, medicine, and veterinary care, gives us the ability to immediately provide care without any need to wait for more donations.

Help Shelter Animals Survive and Thrive

By making a donation of any amount, you'll be helping shelter animals just like Pilot overcome life-threatening illnesses and injuries so they can survive and become cherished family members.

Any donation amount helps.

Injured Shelter Pets Like Pilot Need Your Help

Can you imagine someone kicking a dog so hard in the head that they lose their eye? That’s what happened to Pilot. 

He was brought to the shelter as a stray who was traumatized.  He's a young, sweet, gentle, and soulful hound who we started calling "Elvis."  We couldn't image who would do something so awful to him.

However, this tragic story does have a happy ending. We made sure Pilot had the veterinary care, surgery, and medication he needed.  Then in a loving foster home he was able to recover and begin to trust people again.  He even got some play time at the shelter (see below).

And now he’s been renamed and adopted into a forever home where he is safe, loved, and cherished. 

Adoption Day!

There's No Place Like Hope

Tinker came to us needing orthopedic surgery due to a previously broken elbow that didn’t heal properly. The surgery, a few days of care at the hospital, and some recovery time got Tinker back on his feet and ready to find a new family. 

Sabrina was 2 days old when she arrived at the shelter. Her umbilical cord was still attached, and she weighed only 97 grams. She needed an immediate foster who could feed her with a syringe every 2 hours. Also, Sabrina’s eyes began swelling, and it looked as if they were going to pop out of their sockets. Upland Animal Hospital prescribed a treatment of antibiotics and warm compresses. After a few days her eyes healed, and she was able to open her eyes. After a rough start, 3-week old Sabrina continues to grow, and it looks like she will not only survive, but thrive.

Scrappy was hit by a car and surrendered to us.  Upland Animal Hospital tried to repair his broken leg, but the nerve damage was too severe, and his leg was amputated. He is now happier not being in pain, learning quickly how to get around as a tripod, enjoying being with his foster family, and will soon be available for adoption. FURst Aid funds saved Scrappy’s life.

Kahlua came to the shelter as a sweet-tempered stray, who, like so many pets that come to us, needed significant medical care. She had difficulty walking and was in pain. We soon learned she had torn a ligament in her knee. She needed corrective surgery as soon as possible to reduce the possibility of permanent, irreversible joint damage and relieve her pain. We tapped our FURst Aid funds for the surgery, and with the help of a loving foster (and her inflatable blue collar), Kahlua made a full recovery and was ready for adoption into a forever home.