11/27/2025
For those who don’t know, November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month 🍁
National data estimates 75% of senior dogs at shelters will never make it out alive. For large dogs and black dogs, the euthanasia rates are even higher. On top of that, North Carolina consistently ranks among the top 3 states for animals euthanized in shelters.
Every year, we pull a senior or hospice pup in November. This year we were able to pull TWO! Amelia from and Ms. Piggy from
They were both pulled into foster-to-adopt homes by alumni adopters. We are sponsoring the first $1000 for Amelia’s vetting and Ms. Piggy, who has aptly been renamed Saggia Donna (Italian for “Wise Woman”) will be headed to next week for an exam and x-rays of the front leg she’s been favoring.
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to love an old dog, you know that there is nothing quite like them. They truly appreciate the smallest, simplest gestures of love. Those who chose to adopt older dogs are our definition of angels, and we are so thankful for and
