Hope has touched the heart of everyone who has meet her. If you ever wondered about what puppy mills were like, all you have to do is look at Hope's face. Look at the expression in her eyes. Look at her emaciated body. Then tell everyone you know never to buy a dog in a pet store.
Hope is a 6 year old Maltese. She is so happy to be touched and loved. You can almost feel her body sigh with delight. She wears an infant t-shirt to keep warm until her hair grows back.
Update 3/9/00
Hope has gained .8 pounds. She eats tiny meals several times a day. Yesterday she ventured out to the yard for a few moments. She was timid but seemed to enjoy herself. She is far from being out of the woods and needs your best wishes and love.
Update 3.23.00
Hope had dental surgery and lost 22 teeth. She came through the surgery but would not eat for over a day. She is eating again and now weighs 4.8 pounds.
SAD NEWS
August 1, 2007
We are very saddened to write with the news that the Sanctuary Sweetheart Hope has passed. Hope developed Diabetes in January of this year, and her fragile constitution could not cope with the progression of the disease. In spite of the best of care in her foster home and the work of veterinary specialists, Hope became very weak, and she went peacefully to sleep in the arms of her dedicated foster mother. Hope had reached the age of twelve.
Hope came to the HUA shelter in the year 2000 from a Kansas puppy mill. At that time she was six years old and weighed 2 pounds. All of her beautiful white hair had fallen out. The terrible infection in her mouth had spread throughout her tiny body, and she was dying. Her first months at the shelter were very difficult as she barely survived the medical care that she needed to save her life. But her strength returned, her weight almost tripled, and this sweetest, most grateful little girl became very happy, loving her life of comfort and freedom in the finest HUA foster home with a family who adored her.
Hope is the HUA poster girl. She is the cover girl of a special brochure, and she has a letter written especially for her. Hope stickers have traveled all over the world on envelopes with her message about the pet store puppies. She has reached the hearts of millions of people.
Hope is now a tiny white angel who will watch over all the puppy mill dogs and comfort them. She will give strength to all of us who are devastated by the suffering of the puppy mill dogs. In honor of the memory of Hope, we will give Hope to the mill dogs.
Many thanks to Margaret Herrera for her darling sweaters.
Max and Jumper are checking out Hope's new clothes. They are both tiny dogs but Hope is less than half their size.
Hope should be the same size as Noelle who weighs 8 pounds.
Hope is staying at HUA as a Sanctuary Sweetheart. She's happy but her health is always precarious so we are very careful with her.
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