Ivy’s time at the Miami-Dade Animal Services in Florida is nearly over. Once she was a “forgotten dog” at the old Miami shelter, and now she doesn’t have much of a chance. In June, she was brought to the shelter, but she was severely underweight and dehydrated.
The staff and administration don’t seem to be able to give Ivy a break. After she started showing signs of an upper respiratory infection, she was sent to the old shelter where she had been all but forgotten. Now, when she has been brought back to the new building, she suffers from bloody diarrhea and severe stress. Ivy needs someone to help her before it’s just too late.
As for socialization and help, last September she was led out into the play yard, thrown out into an environment with other strange dogs, and then staff members wondered why Ivy didn’t do well. They say they don’t have the time or resources to do slow introductions, so it’s every dog’s ultimate test – don’t confuse anyone with details.
And now, because Ivy’s social skills with other dogs were not successful, she was placed in a shelter cage in the back. If Ivy could speak, she would tell you how her life has been, so a volunteer has stepped up to help:
they will no longer take me out to give me a second chance. Even now they aren’t acknowledging me as i count down the minutes, the hours, the days before i take my last breath. Please be my voice now that i no longer have one.
Ivy
Ivy is a five-year-old terrier mix who weighs 50 pounds. She is currently being treated by the shelter’s veterinary staff, however due to the extent of medical or behavioral care required the pet will benefit from rescue.
Ivy’s Adoption Offering:
A2482370
Animal Name: IVY
Located At: Miami-Dade Animal Services
Kennel Number: E05
Description: I am a spayed female, white and brown Terrier mix.
Age: The shelter staff think I am about 5 years old.
Location: Miami-Dade Animal Services
Website: www.miamidade.gov/animals
Phone Number: (305) 884-1101
Address: 3599 NW 79 Avenue
Doral, FL 33122
Check out one of her videos:
https://www.facebook.com/1383831345/videos/pcb.10231749116375920/275197265443281
Follow Ivy’s plight here.
If you’re willing to foster for the shelter and you live in either Broward or Dade County, you will need to go to the shelter in person to complete the necessary paperwork. If interested in fostering for a rescue, you will need to find a rescue that is partnered with the shelter that will pull for you to foster. If interested in adopting, you MUST GO TO THE SHELTER IN PERSON to adopt. HELP NEEDED ASAP!! BE A HERO!
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