Special rescues help ailing owners find pets’ next home
Associated PressNEW YORK — Who will take your pet when you die? “So they’re walking, feeding, playing, cleaning up or helping to arrange a plan for rehoming.” While providing pet care or adoption services often isn’t top of mind for social workers or nurses, it’s a huge emotional driving force for patients and loved ones living far away, McGill said. “His previous owner had passed away.” Soon after, Jackson was also diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and Tyson’s Place stepped in with a grant to help Reister cover his medical bills. “She was my grandmother’s best friend and when she passed away, my grandfather took care of her for the next year before he passed away,” Rafuse said. “He wouldn’t put his name on the list for a nursing home knowing nobody would take the cat, who has the grumpiest meow I’ve ever heard.” Rafuse promised her grandfather she would take Mackenzie.
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