Hindsight is 20/20

     Now that the story about Missy, the injured German Shepherd who was left behind on Mt Bierstadt by her owner, has been become national news we have the opportunity for some 20/20 hindsight.  I imagine we all hope to never be in circumstances like that but, if we are, we also hope we would somehow manage to go back for our dog. It would be our responsibility as pet owners. Perhaps not as dramatic but just as important is our obligation not to abandon our animal companions in less drastic situations. If we lose a job or gain a spouse or have a child and are unable to continue caring for our pet we do not just leave him/her on the side of the road or in an empty house with no food or water. Nor do we lock them in our cars on a hot day or chain them in the back yard with little or no human interaction or affection. How could we?

     So here is where Safe Place for Pets comes in.  In the event of an owner’s terminal illness we are here to help fulfill what should be every owners unspoken promise to their companion animal; “ I will make sure you are taken care of when I am no longer able to do it myself.”  On our Web page you will find a Pet Directive that can be filled out and placed with other end-of-life documents to ensure that your pet has a future without you.  Your pet will thank you.