Save-A-Pet rescues animals despite power outage
Submitted by Marc Portugal
Save-A-Pet Adoption Center, Lake County’s largest no-kill rescue and full-time adoption facility, continues to “feel the heat” from a recent weeklong power outage and the continuous demand for their no-kill rescue services.
During the week of July 11, Save-A-Pet was without power for almost five full days. Concerned citizens and area businesses came to its aid by lending the use of personal generators and by donating water, fuel, flashlights, batteries and more.
It was rumored that power restoration was delayed, in part, due to the fact that Save-A-Pet’s energy itself is no longer purchased directly from ComEd.
To complicate an already dangerous situation, a horribly matted Shih Tzu was dumped on Save-A-Pet’s property during the week of the power outage. Amazingly, the dog was in good spirits, and Save-A-Pet honored that resolve by rescuing even more dogs and cats that very same week.
Once power was fully restored, Save-A-Pet has saved the lives of nearly two dozen dogs and cats in the two weeks following the outage alone. Save-A-Pet receives daily requests for rescue and intake via phone, email and at the adoption center itself. The subject line of one email request actually read, “8 DOGS IN NEED OF RESCUE OR WILL DIE TUES. AM!”
It is well-known that Save-A-Pet is funded solely by donations. It is also known that Save-A-Pet is in the process of rebuilding and scrutinizing its finances in a manner that allocates the maximum amount of funding to the rescue and care of as many dogs and cats as possible.
Save-A-Pet still faces the ongoing uncertainty of the economy-at-large, as well as imminent capital improvement needs that will require funding of their own. Save-A-Pet prides itself on offering rescued animals the highest quality of life possible while they are living at the adoption center. Accordingly, the security and overall well-being of Save-A-Pet’s facility has a direct correlation with the residents’ quality of life.
Save-A-Pet recently rescued a number of dogs, including Cherie, a Yorkie mix; Reid, a poodle mix; George Lucas, a Rottweiler; and Leila, a dachshund, as well as several cats. Those that haven’t been adopted yet can be viewed on Save-A-Pet’s website, www.saveapetil.org, or on Save-A-Pet’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/saveapetil.
Save-A-Pet currently houses more than 250 animals looking for their forever homes. Additionally, Save-A-Pet is currently prioritizing local intake requests while trying to accommodate as many overall rescues as its finances will allow.
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