Success Stories

Sissy and Flower, December 1999

A sister act? Not really, but LABMED did receive applications for these two young ladies in Tennessee on the same day. The two two-year-old black female Labs were abandoned by their owner who had abused and starved them. They were rescued by a couple who could not keep them, but fostered them until an adoptive family could be found. They posted a message on an electronic office bulletin board where it was read by a co-worker who decided to adopt them. As soon as he picked up the girls, he took them to a vet and had them checked out and given all their vaccinations.

In the course of their check-up both were found to be heartworm-positive. The adoptive family immediately contacted LABMED and, as this was a very recent rescue that fell within our guidelines, we voted to fund their treatment. The family also applied for funding from Labrador Life Line and met their guidelines as well; thus, their treatment was co-funded by the two organizations.

These little ladies should be on the road to good health very soon and are already with a family that loves them very much.

Update, January, 2000

Update, February, 2000