We at Peg’s Presents just read a wonderful article “Pets to Patriots – Giving Back to Those Who Serve Our Country” by Jillian at Tails Inc. Being animal lovers ourselves, we wanted to share with you. Here’s the post:
There are more than 20 million Veterans in our country today. The sacrifices they have made for our country is incomprehensible to the majority of Americans who have never served in the military. Every one of them has a story, every one of them should be honored.
Pets to Patriots wants to help. Throughout the country, more than 8 million cats and dogs enter American animal shelters each year. More than 4 million are euthanized annually. Pets to Patriots believes in the life enhancing benefits of companion animals and the special ability they have to help our Heroes heal and thrive.
On November 4, 2011, The Los Angeles Animal Alliance launched it’s historic Fall 5000 Super Adoption featuring Pet’s to Patriots! This Southern California Super Event is expected to place 5000 shelter dogs into permanent homes during the month of November.
Pets to Patriots is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that is powered by the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation in loving memory of Frederick John Debus, who served his country nobly in World War II and devoted the next 40 years of his life to the Navy Reserve, where he attained the rank of lieutenant commander, and later volunteered at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Buffalo, NY for more than 25 years.
In memory of Frederick John Debus, The Heigl Foundation has donated $30,000 to fund adoptions for our Veterans! Uncle Jack, as he was known affectionately, was also very fond of both cats and dogs. So much so that he wrote a poem that spoke of his warm and reverent relationship with them, which, at his request, was placed on his funeral card:
Say this of him,
That he loved animals
Don’t add that this was
A good thing or a fine tribute
Rather say that he considered
It a great gift for which
He is eternally thankful.
Frederick John Debus – In Memoriam
Through this program, any veteran may adopt, at no cost, a pet from a local participating shelter in the Greater Los Angeles area. The program begins November 4 and concludes on January 30, 2012.
“It is a small token of our appreciation to the legion of heroes who have given so much. Their collective sacrifice is the reason we are still the greatest place on earth to live,” said a representative from the Heigl Foundation.
We do hope other adoption centers across the USA will follow suit — programs like this (and of course what we do at Peg’s Presents) are such a win/win!
xo
Peg’s Presents
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