Testimonials | Shelter to Home

A little bit of Heaven
A little bit of Hell

Anyone who visits the PAC will admit, I think, to witnessing a little bit of Heaven….. healthy, happy, (yes, sometimes shy) kitties interacting with humans in a beautiful, safe haven eagerly hoping to find their forever home, their one family, their own person. Sometimes to get to this point we (STH) may, unfortunately, first witness a version of Hell…. injuries, illnesses, abuse, neglect, abandonment.

STH sees the need, heeds the call, and rushes in…. rescues, loves, heals, saves…. giving a second chance for love and life to helpless, voiceless animals.

No expense or sacrifice is spared… monetary, emotional, nor physical.
Tears are shed, hearts ache (sometimes break), sleep is lost.
But STH hearts are large and energy and love unending.
All that needs to be done and given IS…. selflessly. Not for recognition, not for a pat on the back, but strictly, solely for the animal in need.

I volunteer at STH for these and so many other reasons, but simply and briefly put…. if one loves animals, as I do, if one wants to help animals, as I do, if one loves seeing animals happy, as I do, I think one cannot help but love STH and what it does, as I do.

Thank you, STH.

Arleen M.

volunteer

I foster because there are so many great animals in shelters that don’t get the chance to be seen. I’ve watched defeated dogs make a 100% turnaround in their personality because of the change in environment from the shelter into a home. I once fostered a cat found as a stray with a horrible eye infection and infested with fleas, confined in a small cage in a shelter. We cleaned him up and healed him. Now adopted, he lives with a loving family that spoils him rotten.

Rose S.

foster parent

I am proud to belong to an organization that puts animals first. I have personally seen the special and sometimes costly rescues that STH has taken without hesitation. I have the utmost respect for my fellow volunteers and especially the Board members who constantly “do something about it.”

Fostering gives me the satisfaction of knowing I can make a difference in the life of a kitty by getting them out of a shelter, nurturing them to optimal health and then finding them a loving home.

Lisa C.

foster parent