>>> LIKE MANY OF US, ANIMALS
ALSO HAVE THEIR SHARE OF
MEDICAL ISSUES, AND ONE
ORGANIZATION IN TOWN IS AT
THE FOREFRONT OF CARING FOR
THEM AND SETTING THEM UP FOR
A HAPPY LIFE.
HERE TO TELL US MORE A
MARIAH DAY AND LeeAnn PERRY
FROM PIMA PAWS FOR LIFE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> WHO DID YOU BRING WITH
YOU TODAY?
>> THIS IS BAILEY.
SHE IS A 5-YEAR-OLD COCKER
SPANIEL, AND SHE IS SO
SWEET.
SHE JUST WANTS TO BE HELD
AND HUGGED, AND SHE FEELS
LIKE AN EXPENSIVE BLANKET,
SHE'S SO SOFT.
AND SHE HAS, LIKE MOST
COCKER SPANIELS, HAS HAD
SOME EAR INFECTIONS IN THE
PAST, BUT SHE IS A TERRIFIC
PET.
>> SHE CAME RIGHT UP TO ME.
SHE IS VERY CONFIDENT, VERY
SWEET.
WHAT KIND OF HOME WOULD SHE
BE WELL SUITED FOR?
>> SHE WOULD LIKE TO SIT IN
A LAP OFTEN.
SHE SEEMS LIKE SHE WOULD BE
GREAT WITH KIDS, PROBABLY
GREAT WITH OTHER DOGS, TOO.
SHE WOULD PROBABLY FIT IN
ANY HOME.
>> YOU CAN'T DENY T
CUTENESS.
SHE PROBABLY THINKS SHE'S
LOOKING AT ANOTHER DOG.
HOW SWEET.
WELL, THIS IS JUST ONE OF
THE ANIMALS THAT YOU GUYS
CARE FOR, AND YOU NEED THE
COMMUNITY TO RALLY BEHIND
YOU TO DO THIS.
FOR EXAMPLE, DONATIONS.
HO IMPORTANT IS IT THAT
PEOPLE DONATE?
>> WE ARE NON-PROFIT, AND WE
RELY ON THE GENEROSITY OF
OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
BUSINESS PARTNERS AND JUST
PRIVATE DONORS AND REALLY
COME TOGETHER, AND THAT'S
HOW WE HELP COVER COSTS.
>> IT'S PEOPLE, IT'S PRIVATE
CITIZENS, IT'S ALSO
ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER
BUSINESSES, AND THERE ARE A
COUPLE THAT YOU WANT TO GIVE
CREDIT TO.
>> A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO
ACADEMY DEL SOL.
THEIR STAFF AND --
>> [ BARKING ]
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THEY DROPPED OFF A CHECK
FOR OVER $1700, AS WELL AS
ILLEGAL PETE'S, THEY HELPED
US PUT TOGETHER A
FUNDRAISING EVENT AND
BROUGHT IN $450 LAST MONTH.
>> YOU CAN TELL BAILEY IS A
GOOD SECURITY DOG.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE WON'T KNOW
HOW CUTE AND SWEET SHE IS.
TELL US MORE.
>> THIS WEEKEND WE'RE GOING
TO BE PART OF THE BLESSINGS
OF THE ANIMALS EVENT AT
CHRIST THE KING EPISCOPAL
CHURCH FROM 10:00 TO 3:00.
WE WILL BE OUT THERE ALONG
WITH OTHER SHELTERS.
IT IS A FAMILY- AND
PET-FRIENDLY EVENT.
WE ASK YOU TO COME DOWN AND
HELP SUPPORT US.
ON THE 18TH, WHICH IS
WEDNESDAY, OUR DINNER FUND
RAISING WITH REFORMA, SO TO
BE ABLE TO FIND OUT MORE
INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS
AS WELL AS OTHERS UPCOMING,
GO TO OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS
OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
>> YOU ARE VERY ACTIVE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
PEOPLE CAN FIND A LOT OF
INFORMATION, GET IN TOUCH.
MARIAH, BESIDES DONATIONS,
BESIDES GOING TO THESE
EVENTS, WHAT ARE OTHER WAYS
PEOPLE CAN GIVE BACK TO YOU?
>> REALLY COMING DOWN TO THE
SHELTER AND SPENDING TIME
WITH THESE ANIMALS.
WHEN BAILEY FIRST ARRIVED,
SHE WAS TERRIFIED.
IT'S SCARY FOR IF THEIR
FAMILIES DROPPED THEM OFF OR
IF THEY WERE STRAYS.
THEY NEED PEOPLE TO SHOW
THEM PEOPLE ARE GOOD PEOPLE.
BAILEY WILL BE AT THE
BLESSINGS EVENT, AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION, SO PLEASE COME
SEE HERE.
>> THE MORE EXPOSURE THEY
GET TO PEOPLE, THE MOR
COMFORTABLE THEY'LL GET.
YOU'RE PROVIDING SOMETHING
NO OTHER ORGANIZATION WOULD.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING YOU
DO FOR THEM.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO LEAVE VIEWERS WITH?
>> WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
ALL TYPES OF DIFFERENT
DONATIONS, AND THAT CAN BE
WHETHER IT'S DROPPING OFF
FOOD TO US OR PUPPY PADS OR,
YOU KNOW, CAT LITTER, EVEN
COMING DOWN AND JUST
SPENDING TIME.
>> YEAH, IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR
THESE DOGS, AND JUST GETTING
TO KNOW BAILEY FOR A COUPLE
MINUTES HERE, SHE WOULD BE A
SWEET ADDITION TO ANYONE'S
HOME, SHE'S YOUNG, SHE HAS A
LONG LIFE AHEAD OF HER.
I HAD A COCKER SPANIEL WHEN
I WAS YOUNGER, AND THESE ARE
NICE MEMORIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL
FUNDRAISING EVENTS.
THIS SATURDAY AT CHRIST THE
KI EPISCOPAL CHURCH IS THE
BLESSINGS ANIMAL FAIR.
FOR MORE DETAILS OR TO SEE
THE OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE