Hi everyone, my name is Arthur. I’m 82 years old, and for many years my wife Anna and I have shared our small piece of life with the animals no one else wanted. The dogs you see here are not “cases” to us – they’re the frightened, broken souls who arrived at our gate when the world had already given up on them.
When Anna got sick, everything changed. The woman who used to stay up all night bottle‑feeding puppies and sleeping on the floor next to scared dogs now spends many of her days fighting simply to have enough strength to stand. I try to do as much as these old hands can manage – cleaning, feeding, medicine, vet visits – but some days it feels like the work is bigger than my body.
Still, every time I think about giving up, I look into their eyes and I remember why we started. These dogs have already survived so much loneliness, pain and betrayal. The idea that they might lose the only safe place they’ve ever known because we are running out of strength and money… it keeps me awake at night.
Our shelter is now at a crossroads. The bills are piling up, food and medicine are getting harder to afford, and I am no longer the young man who could carry sacks of food on his shoulders and work from morning until midnight. I promised Anna, and I promised these animals, that I would not let them down – but I cannot keep that promise alone.
There is no expectation and no obligation. If all you can offer is a moment of your time to read our story or share it with someone else, please know that this already means more than you can imagine. But if you are able to support our shelter – with a donation, with food, with medicine, or simply with a kind word – you are helping an old man keep his promise and giving these animals the future they were never supposed to have.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for seeing us, for caring about Anna’s dream, and for loving the animals that others passed by. At my age, every extra day we can keep this shelter alive feels like a small miracle – and those miracles are only possible because of people like you.
With gratitude and love,
Arthur(and Anna, and all our four‑legged family) 🐾❤️
