If I Had a Million Dollars
big dream
Isabel Richards is a junior at Bangor High School. She attends the nursing program at United Technical College, as well as holding down a part-time job. Despite her busy schedule, she finds time to help homeless animals. Isabel volunteers her time to the Give a Dog a Home Rescue in Sebec. Isabel has fostered dogs in her home with the help of her mother and sister, and worked tirelessly to raise money and awareness about helping shelter animals.
This is her big dream.
I wish that more people would consider rescue pets when looking to add a pet to the family. I wish they would realize that they can help in other ways if providing a permanent home to a rescue animal isn’t an option. Fostering is a great way to get involved, and see if a certain dog would fit long term in your home. If that isn’t an option, please consider donating your time or money to a local rescue. They usually need help with caring for the dogs, moving supplies, fundraising and awareness, and so much more. The rescue I volunteer at has recently saved a couple dogs named Moe and Patricia from the South Korean meat trade. How sad is that? They are smart and happy dogs that are innocent and definitely do not deserve to become someone’s next meal. My big dream is that more people would get involved with their local shelter or rescue, and that rescue dogs like Moe and Patricia get a chance at the best lives possible.
For more information on available dogs to foster or adopt, or to donate time or funds, please visit Give a Dog a Home Rescue on Facebook, or https://www.giveadogahome-rescue.org/
Photograph: Pexels/Laurie Gouley
