The animals of the Fairfield Area Humane Society need your help. Donations are needed to pay for all the basic things that keep these animals alive and healthy. We would not be here if it was not for the generous donations of the people of Fairfield County. Many of our animals require extra care because they arrive here injured or ill. These animals have links at the end of their descriptions telling their sad stories.

Donations are both accepted and appreciated in all amounts. Every little bit helps.

     You may sponsor any animal in the shelter with a minimum donation of $10.00 to help cover the cost of their care. Upon the completion of a “Sponsor Me” form and the submission of your generous donation you will receive a before (if available) and after picture of the animal you chose to sponsor, a description of type of family who adopted him or her, along with a letter of appreciation from the animal you helped to save. So make a difference today! Save a life!

Participate in the Fairfield Area Humane Society “Sponsor Me” program!

  "Sponsor Me” Form

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Meet our Lil’ Lily (Intake # C7178): Lily is a tiny black puppy who is about 4 or 5 weeks old. This poor little girl came to us severely malnourished, dehydrated, her glucose levels were dangerously low, and she was completely infested with fleas. She almost did not survive; but our Lily is a lil’ fighter! She just won’t give up! But if Lily is going to make it she needs help from generous sponsors like you to help cover the cost of the care she needs to be well again. We are not taking applications on Lily until we are certain that she will pull through but if you would like to sponsor this precious baby or volunteer your time to help care for her we know her lil’ heart will be forever thankful! 

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This is Darby (Intake # C7179): Darby is a female Chihuahua mix who was born around 5/1/07. Darby was found with a broken leg. Her leg had been broken for a long time and no one had taken her to get help. Darby’s leg had started to heel incorrectly. Thanks to the generous services of Dr. Linda White and the staff of Hudson’s Corner Animal Hospital Darby’s leg is now healing correctly. The pain does not appear to impact Darby at all. She is a wild woman who has no trouble getting around even with her bright green cast! Darby will be available for adoption once her leg has healed but in the meantime she needs the help of generous sponsors to fund the medications and materials needed to mend her broken bones.

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Most people do not understand what it means to have a bad day until they have met PePe. PePe was hit by a car and sprayed by a skunk all in the same day! PePe was found injured on the 33 bypass. The kind people at Winchester Veterinary clinic relocated PePe’s hip and pinned his shattered femur free of charge. He is currently on a variety of medications to prevent infection, however if the leg does become infected it will probably be amputated. Despite his recent run of bad luck he has maintained his typical beagle sweetness. Pepe loves everyone and tries his best to great you! PePe is approximately two years old. Once his wounds have healed and he is as healthy as we can make him PePe will be ready to go home. Hopefully he will be adopted by a family who will spend a lifetime making up for PePe’s extremely bad day!

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Meet Patience. Patience is a sweet little girl who arrived at a residence in Lancaster a few days ago; her mouth and nose were caked with blood and she was having trouble breathing. Our humane officer picked her up and rushed her to the vet. The Vet thinks she may have been hit by a car but no one can be certain. But what we do know is that poor little Patience has a broken jaw! Her surgery was expensive but she was worth every penny. She now has wires holding her jaw together and they cannot come out for quite a while. Patience needs generous sponsors to help pay for her medical bills, and once she has healed; a loving forever home.

Save Oliver!
Meet Oliver; he is a six week old grey tiger kitten who was endured so much in his short life. He was brought to our shelter on Monday 4/23/07; he was filthy and his back leg was wrapped in bloody gauze. The veterinarian who examined him believes that his wounds had to have been inflicted by a human person. It appears as if some one burned the bottom of Oliver’s foot, and burned it so badly that the tendon is clearly visible across the entire bottom of this foot. By the time he was brought to the shelter, the wound was several days old and it was a miracle that it was not severely infected. Oliver also had some small scratches on his face and one of his front paws was also burned. Due to the extent of the damage of his back foot and the extended duration of time it took for him to get help; it is unlikely that his leg will be salvageable. Oliver will probably have to have his leg amputated. He is currently on antibiotics and a decision will be made tomorrow on the fate of his little limb. Oliver will be staying in a foster home until his wounds have healed but will be up for adoption once he is well. In the mean time we are in need of funding for Oliver’s surgery. Oliver needs generous sponsors to donate funds to help him get the surgery he needs. So far the world has not been very kind to Oliver, hopefully from now on life can be good to him. Please help us save little Oliver.
 

One-Eyed Willa

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Willa’s surgery was a success! Thanks to Willa’s generous sponsor’s we were able to supply her with the necessary medications and the surgery that saved her from a terrible death. During her last vet visit she weighed 6.3 pounds and the vet thinks she won’t grow much more; maybe another pound or two. Her tail has gotten really big and fluffy, and she has grown red highlights in her hair! Willa is absolutely adored and spoiled by her forever family. Below is a letter that Willa wrote to her sponsors (with some assistance from her foster mom). After the letter we have posted pictures of Willa during various stages throughout her life. Thank you!

9/26/2006

Dear Sponsor,

Hello! I am writing this letter to thank you for sponsoring me a few months ago and to tell you my sad story. I have been through so much in my short life! I was found by a very nice lady who was just walking down the street when she saw several young boys on bikes riding circles around me, throwing things at me, and simply terrorizing me. I was so afraid but I knew she was there to save me so I let her pick me up. When she saw that I was missing my right eye, and that I was all skin and bones, she told me that she would take me to the Humane Society so I could get better and find a home. That sounded alright to me!

Shortly after arriving at the Humane Society the nice people there took me to a veterinarian to have my eye looked at. She said that I would need surgery but it would have to wait until I was bigger and until then I had to take this yucky stuff called Clavomax twice a day! It didn’t taste very good but I never gave anyone any problems about taking it because I knew it would keep me healthy. So I had to wait three whole months for my surgery. Well, that nice cat technician at the Humane Society decided to take me home and foster me so I could take my medication at the proper times and make sure I stayed clean and healthy. I overheard them saying that because my eye socket was just hanging open, bacteria could easily infect the area and even spread throughout my sinuses and into by brain! This was really scary for me so I was really glad that my foster mom decided to keep me safe, clean, and healthy in her home. I don’t know if I would have survived if she hadn’t.

I loved my foster home! My foster mom socialized me with all kinds of people and animals so I would grow up and not be afraid of anything. My favorite thing to do was pounce! If it was at my level; I pounced it! I loved to pounce toes, and toys, and sometimes I would pounce things that weren’t even there! It always made my foster parents laugh. They were the first people to ever love me; and oh how they loved me! I loved to cuddle in bed with them at night, and I had my own spot on the back of the couch where I liked to watch T.V.

One day I was home napping while mom was at work and some nice lady called the Humane Society and talked to my foster mom. She said that she saw me on the internet and that she wanted to meet me, maybe even adopt me. When my foster mom told me this I wasn’t sure what to think at first; I was kind of nervous about meeting her. My foster mom took me to work with her the next day and I met that nice lady and her husband. They fell in love with me right away and I really liked them too. When the day came for my new mom to take me home there were lots of tears. My foster mom and my new mom were crying and hugging. I knew that something big was about to change and when my foster mom kissed me and said goodbye I knew that I would miss her terribly.

Then I finally arrived home and boy did I win the “forever home lottery”! There were so many toys, a nice friend for me to play with, a room with windows for walls so I could watch the birds and squirrels outside, and of course I had all the love I could ask for from my new parents. My new dad makes playhouses for me out of a cardboard box and I like to take my mice in there and play! Now that I am getting bigger my mom thinks I am a Maine Coon or at least a Maine Coon mix. I make chirping noises when I play and I have a lot of the physical characteristics and mannerisms of a Maine Coon. Not long ago the vet said I was finally big enough for my eye surgery and that it was time for my scary operation. I was really nervous but I am okay. The best part is I don’t have to take that yucky Clavomax anymore! My eye is all closed up now, no open socket, and life is great! I am so thankful that after all the bad people I met in the very beginning of my life that I have met so many GREAT ones since then. People like you. Without your donation the Humane Society would not have had the money for my medications not to mention my surgery. Thank you so much for helping to save my life and for believing that my life was worth saving. I hope after reading this letter you will be glad that you did.

Thank You

Willa

PS I’m sending little kitten kisses your way!

Mama's Sad Story

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     Hello! I am the proud “Mama” of eight adorable puppies! If it were not for the Humane Society neither me nor my puppies would probably be alive today. Someone dumped me in the country to fend for myself when I became pregnant. When I arrived at the Humane Society I had been starved for so long that you could see every single bone in my body through my coat. Within days I gave birth. It is a miracle that my puppies survived despite my nightmarish condition. The staff has given me vitamins and good food to get me back to health so I can continue to care for my puppies. Unfortunately veterinary care for all of us if not going to be cheap. Basic veterinary care for me and my pups will be around $1,085.00 assuming none of us get sick in the meantime. This does not even include the cost of letting us stay here, food, vitamins, toys, blankets, etc. The Humane Society has been so generous to us already. Won’t you please help us and sponsor me and my puppies so that we can have our shots and be fixed?