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SAVE A LIFE BY JOHNNY WILLIAMS
Animal Care Sanctuary is excited to once again partner with Staffworks for its Save a Life Campaign! Through this initiative, Staffworks will match each donation to ACS up to the first $10,000 and will then donate $500 for every $5,000 donated up to $160,000. In total, ACS could receive up to $25,000 from Staffworks because of YOUR generosity! Please consider donating on Giving Tuesday and in the month of December to help ACS reach the maximum match to help as many homeless animals as we can! After dedicating l a s t y e a r ’s campaign to new communals in our cattery, this year’s Giving Tuesday and Save a Life Campaign will serve our special canines who need a little more help finding new homes. Most of the dogs that ACS receives are truly wonderful animals. But, as part of our mission to all doggos, sometimes these canines come from terrible situations in which their mental scars run deeper than their physical ones. Abuse, neglect, and abandonment can result in behavioral issues with dogs that lead to aggression, extreme 238
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timidness, and separation anxiety. Unfortunately, these traits make them harder to adopt, and are accentuated the longer they stay in a kennel or shelter. That’s why this year’s campaign will raise money for new outdoor kennel fencing as well as special staff training for Dogs Playing for Life, a special program that effectively tackles these critical issues shelter dogs face with a
novel, hands-on approach that revolves around opportunities to play in groups – every day! This unique, groundbreaking program will require training for our staff as well as new equipment and fencing for outdoor play areas to implement the program. We are so excited to start this next chapter to help find homes for ALL dogs, including the dogs who need a little extra help – like Enzo.
Enzo is a sweet three-year-old doggo who has problems meeting new people (relatable, right?), and he’s also extremely energetic to the point of being obnoxious. He gets so excited that he roughly bumps into people and mouths them, which are no-nos if he wants to easily find a home. Staff members are working hard to teach him basic obedience commands, and Dogs Playing for Life will take his training to the next level with its programs, playgroups, and more play areas. ACS also wants to thank Staffworks for allowing us to be part of the Save a Life Campaign once again! As the only Pennsylvaniabased shelter involved in the campaign, we are extremely proud to have been selected for this amazing opportunity once again.
