Homeless lady with pets -help desperately needed

Hello

I am making an appeal on behalf of a woman who currently lives in Texas. She has suffered quite a bit in the last few years, having become estranged from her family, lost a child, and escaped from a relationship with a violent man. When she was at her lowest ebb, she discovered an abandoned shih tzu who had been dumped on the street. She took the nervous and wary dog home with her and nurtured him-the dog- whom she named Rudy-saved her from depression and loneliness.

In time, she ended up with a ‘family’ of three shih tzu. Rudy recently suffered an injury to his eye, but was successfully operated on due to a gofundme page. (I was one of the people who contributed to the fund). During this period, Rudy’s owner had to put her other dogs into daycare, and, as a result, got into a small amount of debt. She moved out of her apartment, and into a tent at a dog shelter for a short time, as she tried to repay her debts. With Winter coming, she had to find somewhere a little safer to stay. At the time of writing, she is living in a unsecured trailer. It has no water supply, holes in the floor, no lock on the front door…it’s not a suitable place for anyone, certainly no place for a woman who is on her own.

She has approached churches and shelters for help, but hey have turned her away on account of the dogs. The dogs are her life, they give her a meaning to carry on. Pets can be so important to those without a family or home. The following link from http://www.petsofthehomeless.org explains why:

http://www.petsofthehomeless.org/about-us/faqs/

Rudy’s owner is looking for work (she is trained as a mobile dog groomer) and is currently living on only a few dollars a week. She does not have the money to travel anywhere, so she is unable to go out and earn a wage. The little money she has is going on keeping her dogs fed and warm.

She needs a leg-up, and for that reason, has reactivated her gofundme page. If you would like to donate anything-no matter how small- it will be greatly appreciated. (Please bear in mind that the current total shown-about $1500-was raised for-and spent on- Rudy’s eye surgery a few months back. She is now starting entirely from scratch). Follow the link if you would like to help:

https://www.gofundme.com/ac36shvw

And here is a link to her Facebook page, where there are regular updates:

https://www.facebook.com/HelpfundJr

Thank you for reading this rather long message 🙂

Best wishes,

‘Lionheart’