FKSPCA:  RESCUE TAILS / “QUINN”

BY TAMMY FOX-ROYER
Executive Director Florida Keys SPCA

A week after Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys, an emaciated German Shepherd was found abandoned on Stock Island.  The poor animal, who was rescued by Animal Control Officer Daytz, was extremely malnourished and weak from hunger.

The FKSPCA shelter was still not operational but we couldn’t leave her out on the streets, so we found a temporary foster home for her to live in.  In addition to being malnourished, she had ringworm and parvo, due to a very weakened immune system.  

Quinn (as her name became later) was fixed but had no chip.  We contacted local spay/neuter groups in the area but could not find any records on her. It took several months to nurse poor Quinn back to health.  In the “before & after” photos, you can see her amazing recovery.   

The good news is that Quinn just got adopted!  It was love at first sight for her new owners, Kristen and Noah.  Once again, love overcame great obstacles to find the perfect forever home for Quinn.

The lesson here is simple:  never, ever abandon your pets.  If you cannot care for them for any reason whatsoever, please contact us at the FKSPCA by emailing me (tammy@fkspca.org) or calling our animal control hotline (305-304-5964).

I want to thank everyone who so generously donated their time, hard work and money to saving our animals before, during and after Hurricane Irma.  And if you’d like to help us make sure we never have to go through this again, please donate to our new hurricane-resistant shelter building fund by going to www.FKSPCA.org.

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