Forgotten Paws: 850 Animals in Less Than a Year: The Rescue Crisis Hiding in Northwest Arkansas
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Forgotten Paws: 850 Animals in Less Than a Year: The Rescue Crisis Hiding in Northwest Arkansas
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How does one local animal rescue end up helping nearly 850 animals in less than a year?
Dana and Amanda sit down with Anna from Forgotten Paws of NWA to uncover a heartbreaking problem happening right here in Northwest Arkansas.
Forgotten Paws began after abandoned dogs repeatedly showed up near the property of founder Heather Armstrong. One of the first was suffering from a severe chemical burn. Heather began taking animals in herself, at one point spending around $1,000 every week just on dog food.
Then Anna stepped in and helped turn that compassion into a nonprofit.
Today, Forgotten Paws takes in abandoned, neglected, injured, and surrendered animals, gets them healthy, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and ready for another chance at a family.
Anna shares the staggering number of calls they receive, the realities of animal dumping and hoarding, the financial strain of rescue work, and some of the heartbreaking cases that keep their team fighting.
But this episode is also about what happens when ordinary people see a problem and decide, “What are we going to do about it?”
If you love animals, this one will stick with you.
Learn more, adopt, volunteer, or donate:
forgottenpawsnwa.org
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