Jasmine’s closest friend was a fawn called Bramble. They were nearly inseparable until Bramble was rehabilitated enough to be released back into the wild. <3
“They said, ‘No, he’s sick, he’s old,'” Battle said. “And I said, ‘It doesn’t matter if he lives a week. If he’s going to die, let him die having a home.'”
A man turns his property into a dog sanctuary for 45 rescue dogs at his own expense.
“This sanctuary explores how a free range environment improves health and adoptability. It is a no-kill shelter.”
“When Danielle visits shelters, she’ll make a list of 10 to 20 dogs with serious medical needs and she’ll bring them back to Dog Tales. But this was different.”
Now dubbed Redemption Ranch, it can claim the no-kill status, which is a 180 from where it was a couple of years ago – barbarically gassing dogs to death.
“Those dogs come to stay with us, and there’s no longer any worries that they’re going to be passed along again. This is the end, but it’s a happy end.”
They spend their days romping around the huge fenced-in area together, and are only put in their kennels at night when the temperatures drops.
“After Hurricane Andrew, Eddy started feeding and rescuing dogs, cats, monkeys, birds, horses, pigs and just about any living things that were affected.”
“I owed it to these dogs to pay it forward. Who rescues who here is debatable.”
