Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” We had a new canine join us here two weeks ago. I would like to officially introduce you all to Miss Harriet.
Harriet perfectly sums up the situation in Miami right now. Another victim of severe neglect, she cried in pain the whole way home from the shelter when my friend, Alex Woodsum, who runs Jet Wag Animal Rescue, picked her up.
She almost lost her life because the Miami Dade animal shelters are overcrowded. She had multiple ulcerated mammary masses because she was never spayed and never cared for as they got bigger and bigger. She was underweight and who knows how long she had been on her own. She was found as a stray because somebody decided to just get rid of her when she got older instead of being there for their loyal dog until the end.
Harriet received the surgeries she needed to remove the masses. We believe she is around 10 years old and is just the sweetest little old lady. Mom had been following her journey since she arrived at Jet Wag and could not stop thinking about her, so she picked her up on July 2 and Harriet is officially a member of the domestic animal household.
South Florida has too many situations involving stray and dumped dogs. Maybe one day, elected officials in Miami will start to care about the animal abuse, dumping and neglect running rampant. But until then, I am grateful to have such amazing friends who always do what they can to rescue these babies that oftentimes get overlooked.
Next up I would like to make it known that Jasper and Penny fox celebrated four whole years of freedom here at Pawsitive Beginnings. On July 17, 2020 they touched solid ground here in Key Largo for the first time after spending years trapped on a fur farm. Those who follow our social media pages know what a miraculous journey to health Jasper has had. Thanks to his amazing personal veterinarian, Dr. Geraldine Diethelm-Mader, who visits him once a month here for acupuncture and red laser therapy treatments. From a fur farm to freedom in the Florida Keys. What foxes have it better? None I can think of.
Anywho that’s all for this week. Until next time, Reef, over and out!
