In Loving Memory

Ralph “Des” DeSimone

Jan 14th 1947 - Oct 19th 2022 with direct donations, you can point people to NFSAW’s web page on pet safety net resources, and pets.findhelp.com—a free, first-of-its-kind platform to make accessing pet support services easy.

Ralph was an avid animal lover, He spent many hours taking his pets on car rides, taking them on many different hikes and walks with tons of ball chasing, and he was also very generous when he was handing out dog treats. Ralph also spent time training his pups, he loved that personal bond that training and spending time with his dogs created, before covid was a thing, He had spent every Sunday morning with his wife Carol and their fur kid Chloe at a for fun agility class smiling and laughing the entire time. Ralph and his huge smile and heart will be forever missed but never forgotten.

• Adopt directly from someone who needs to find their pet a new home. There are people who can no longer take care of their pet, and need to find them a new home. Adopting a pet directly from their original owner allows the pet to remain in homes and never enter the shelter. This is called “self-rehoming” and it is very important! Self-rehoming is often more humane for pets, and offers reassurance to the pet’s original family, too, by allowing them to pick, and perhaps even stay in touch with, the new owner. Check self-rehoming websites like home-home. org and adoptapet.com, where people who need to find new homes for their pets can list them. NFSAW can help by posting an adoption listing on our website and social media.

Together we can ease each other’s burdens—and help make sure people going through hard times don’t also lose their pets.