Sunday, August 21, 2016

HSSM holds rummage sale to help pay for cures

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) -

it be an experience that attracted many on a hot summer season day. 

"We're at the Humane Society in South Mississippi in Gulfport and we're doing an important rummage promote," mentioned organizer Wendy Kennedy. 

a whole bunch of items were donated especially to the Humane Society to improvement canines who have been at the preserve for more than 30 days; also known as 'Lonely Hearts'. 

"Lonely hearts are canine, usually pitbulls. big canines, challenging to adopt that have been here for over 30 days, and a couple of them are heartworm fine," stated Kennedy. 

money raised on the rummage sale will improvement dogs like Gage, who turned into nurtured lower back to fitness after being severely burned. money will additionally go to canine like 7-yr-old Rosie, who become found deserted within the Gulfport enviornment.

"I really by no means thought I may walk into the shield and view all of the animals, as a result of i would want them all. but i wished to do what I might outdoor to carry money," stated Patty Smith.

a hundred percent of the proceeds will go towards helping the Humane Society of South Mississippi pay for Lonely Hearts with heartworms

"with the aid of doing a rummage sale like this, we're sponsoring their heart worm treatment, so they get to head to one in every of our vets who donates their time to us at the shield and 75 to eighty five p.c of their heart worm treatment is payed for now," pointed out Kennedy. 

more than $1,300 became raised by way of the Humane Society.

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