WELCOME BACK.
FIRST COAST NO MORE HOMELESS
PETS IS ON NOW AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
I LOVE IT.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC
ORGANIZATION.
WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
DO YOU HAVE A NEW SHELTER YET?
IS IT OPEN OR ABOUT TO OPEN?
IT'S AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
WHETHER IT'S A FULL SERVICE, WE
HAVE A CLINIC ON THE NORTH SIDE
CURRENTLY AND THIS FACILITY IS
ACTUALLY 10,000 SQUARE FEET SO
IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST
VETERINARY HOSPITALS IN THE
ENTIRE UNITED STATES.
THIS IS AMAZING.
AND YOU STRATEGICALLY PUT IT AT
A PLACE WHERE THERE'S A VACANT
AREA WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE A
VETERINARY HOSPITAL THERE.
SO IT IS WONDERFUL.
TELL US ABOUT THIS NEW FACILITY.
YEAH.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE SAID.
WE SAW THERE WAS KIND OF A
DESERT ON THE WEST SIDE AND
THAT'S AN AREA THAT REALLY COULD
USE OUR LOW COST, HIGH QUALITY
VETERINARY SERVICES SO WE'RE
ABLE TO OFFER SOME THINGS THAT
WE DON'T HAVE AT THE CURRENT
LOCATION SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE
SPECIFIC CAT AND DOG ISOLATION
ROOMS SO IF YOUR DOG HAS PARVO,
EXAMPLE, WE'RE ABLE TO MORE
EFFECTIVELY TREAT THAT AND WE
HAVE A PLAY PEN AND A PET
GROOMING STATION.
ANY PET GROOMERS OUT THERE,
WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO HIRE
PET GROOMERS.
WHO SHOULD THEY CALL IF
THEY'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW?
CALL OUR MAIN LINE.
425-0005.
THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE NEW
CLINIC IS IT'S ACTUALLY THREE
TIMES AS LARGE SO WE HAVE 12
ROOMS WHERE THE OTHER LOCATION
AS FOUR.
WE'LL CARE ABOUT THE 300 PEOPLE
AND PETS PER DAY WHICH IS JUST
AN OUTRAGEOUS NUMBER WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT IT.
IT REALLY IS.
THEN THE LAST THING IS
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'LL BE
FOCUSSING JUST ON VETERINARY
SERVICES THERE SO NO SPAY OR
NEUTER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ASSOCIATE US
WITH SPAY AND NEUTER EFFORTS
THAT WE DO SO WE'LL BE -- JUST
WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, WE'LL
NOT DO THAT THERE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCREEN,
YOU SEE THIS LITTLE DOGGY.
THAT'S FAITH.
FAITH IS HER NAME?
FAITH.
AND FAITH HAS A LOT OF FAITH
AT THIS POINT.
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED TO FAITH.
SO WE WANTED TO EDUCATE
PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
WE DO.
THERE ARE HOMELESS PETS OUT
THERE.
THIS ONE WAS ACTUALLY ABUSED AND
NEGLECTED AND SOMETIMES WE GET
PETS LIKE THIS WHERE WE TRY TO
TAKE CARE OF THEM UNDER OUR
ANGEL FUND WHICH IS WHEN THERE'S
NO ONE THERE TO PAY FOR THE PET.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEND THE PET
AWAY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT
ACTUALLY --
IT WAS ACTUALLY CHAINED UP
AND THE PERSON, WE DON'T KNOW
WHO IT WAS, BUT WE FOUND THE DOG
JUST CHAINED UP WITH A BIG,
HEAVY, KIND OF METAL CHAIN.
SHE HAS TWO SEVERE LACERATIONS
IN HER NECK.
DID IT GO INTO THE SKIN?
THE DOG CONTINUES TO GAIN WEIGHT
AND TO GROW AND IT GETS -- THE
SKIN GREW OVER IT.
WE HAD TO REMOVE THAT AND
TREAT THE WOUND.
YOU CAN SEE THERE, SHE WAS VERY
NERVOUS.
SHE WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY.
SHE LOVED PEOPLE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR A
HOME FOR FAITH AND THAT'S DUE TO
THE ANGEL FUND.
WE LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT AND
THEN TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND
FIND THEM A FOREVER HOME.
I THINK YOU'LL GET A LOT OF
CALLS.
THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE THAT
WILL HAVE AN OPEN HEART RIGHT
NOW TO SEE THAT DOG HAS GONE
THROUGH ALL OF THAT.
HOW OLD IS THE DOG NOW?
ABOUT TWO.
SHE'S YOUNG.
SHE'S STILL GOT A LITTLE PUPPY
IN HERE.
SHE DOES HAVE A LOT OF TRAINING
SO WE ARE LOOKING TO FIND A
FAMILY THAT IS GOING TO GIVE HER
THE TRAINING THAT SHE DESERVES
AND BE ABLE TO HAVE PATIENCE
WITH HER.
JUST FROM BEING IN THAT KIND OF
SITUATION, SHE WAS NEVER
TRAINED.
SHE WAS NEGLECTED AND ABUSED SO
SHE'S GREAT WITH DOGS.
SHE'S GREAT WITH PEOPLE BUT SHE
DOES HAVE A LOT OF -- YOU KNOW,
SHE NEEDS A LOT OF TLC AND A LOT
OF EXTRA CARE AND JUST
STRUCTURE.
SHE'S PROBABLY VERY SKITTISH
AND SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE LIKE
THAT IF THEY COME OUT OF THAT
ENVIRONMENT.
A LITTLE BIT.
ONCE SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU
MEAN HER NO HARM AND YOU LOVE
HER, SHE'S THE BEST.
SHE'S ADORABLE.
SO WE'RE ALSO GOING TO FIND HER
A HOME AND JUST WANT EVERYBODY
TO KNOW THAT WE REALLY CARE
DEEPLY ABOUT EVERY PET THAT
COMES TO US.
WE DO SERVICES FOR PEOPLE THAT
DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A LOT OF
MONEY AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO
GO TO ANOTHER VET.
WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT
THROUGH A NON PROFIT.
THAT'S OUR WHOLE MISSION IS TO
HELP AS MANY PETS AS WE CAN.
I THINK IT'S GREAT.
THE FOUNDER IS FANTASTIC AND THE
WHOLE THING IS GREAT.
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE DOG IN A
SITUATION LIKE THAT, MY HEART
GOES OUT.
THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO DO A LITTLE
SHOUT OUT IF YOU DON'T MIND.
WE ACTUALLY JUST GOT A GRANT
FROM A FOUNDATION THAT HELPS US
OUT.
ANYONE LISTENING, TELL THEM TO
SHOP AT PETCO.
THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU
NEED.
ALSO MARY LOU RUSSELL AND, THEY
ARE HUGE DONORS FOR THE NEW
CLINIC.
IT WASN'T ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WHERE WE JUST HAD THE MONEY AND
WE COULD JUST BUILT IT.
IT WAS A TOTAL METHOD.
A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS AND
PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN.
WE ALL BELIEVE IN THE SAME
MISSION.
TO HELP ALL THE HOMELESS PETS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.