So on top of having medical bills out my ears, I also don’t have a place to stay at the moment. So really anything helps! Especially since I can’t move back into my apartment for another month or so!
I’m still dealing with breathing issues to the point where I’m periodically wearing a face mask to get through the day. I’m literally worried that at some point I might not be able to take a puff out of my inhaler and suffocate to death as a result.
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The Florida Fiasco has begun! Of course, by Florida Fiasco we mean a large intake of 150+ syrian hamsters are traveling to The Pipsqueakery Friday!
On Monday, May 22nd, a man brought 75+ hamsters to a shelter in Florida. He said that he had a lot of hamsters at home but he couldn’t afford the surrender fee for all of them. The shelter said that if he brought all of the hamsters in the next day the surrender fee would be waived. Shortly after the intake an employee of the shelter contacted us asking for help and even agreed to drive the hamsters to us. That afternoon I also spoke with the director of the shelter and offered our assistance officially. Unfortunately, by then some had been euthanized because most shelters simply aren’t equipped to handle an intake that large. We knew that we had to act quickly to save the rest of the hamsters.
The next day, the man brought another 75+ hamsters to the shelter. At this point we had not yet worked out a transfer arrangement and the unfortunate reality was that shelters have to make tough choices so some from this group were also euthanized.
Today, we reached an agreement with the director to transfer the remaining hamsters to us. Their employee is willing to do the driving and we are willing to pay the costs of the transport.
Now, it’s time for us to start fundraising. We need help to cover the cost of bedding, food, veterinary care, a few chew toys, the inevitably destroyed water bottles, and transport costs. I know the goal of $10,000 seems high, but it comes out to us spending approximately $100 to save each hamster. Of course, many hamsters will not require extra care so they won’t be that expensive to rescue, but some hamsters will likely need veterinary care and even surgery to get to become adoptable.
Please help us save the Florida Fiasco hamsters by making a donation at GoFundMe.com/The-Florida-Hamster-Fiasco, donating supplies from our Amazon wishlist at http://a.co/fEKocKc, or going to thepipsqueakery.org/help to find other ways to help.
Thank you so much to the lovely people at the shelter and thank you to all our wonderful supporters. Please share this post everywhere! #hamster #rescue
I know this is not a hamster/rodent blog, but these hamsters need help!
Help and Support with Uninsured Medical Expenses For Suzan Shown Harjo
Boozhoo (hello), my name is Ken, I am a disabled Ojibwe artist from northern Wisconsin. I am writing this post because I am having a hard time making ends meet and any donations I could possibly receive at this time would be greatly appreciated. Recent events have left my bank account depleted, my cupboards bare, I’m unable to cover utility bills, and I have several out of state medical appointments in the very near future.
I do have PayPal, that is really the best way to donate at this time, the email I use for that is: baapimakwa@gmail.com, or you can click here.
Life-Saving Liver Transplant for Shabahat | LaunchGood
It is with such a heavy heart that I write this.
My uncle, Shabahat Abbas Taqvi, beloved father of two and husband, discovered he was long overdue for a liver transplant on June 1st, 2017.
As a patient in Pakistan, he had been fighting various illnesses for years until the discovery was made that he had multi-centric hepatoma in his post-cirrhotic liver. Discovering this only a few days in Ramzan has been devastating for everyone.
Pakistani transplant patients have very little options. The most feasible option is to travel to India where organ transplants are performed in Indian facilities. The cheapest cost for this is immense; at the very least, treatment and food and accommodations, and living expenses + POST recovery cost would cost 200 000 dollars, including travel expenses and visa application costs.
My uncle has been unable to work for years and is entirely dependent on the part time salary of his son, who is also a student. As his son is the only match for his transplant, he will be traveling with them to donate a portion of his liver.
My uncle’s family has battled poverty for years and is unable to even fulfill the monthly budget they need for basic amenities, let alone this new immense cost.
I cannot believe crowdfunding is the only way to save the lives of people who can’t afford treatment–people shouldn’t die because they don’t have hundreds of thousands to spare.
I am asking anyone who reads this to donate just ONE DOLLAR–no more than that. I have seen how impactful dollar donations can be–they build up rapidly.
If you can’t donate, please consider reblogging this and posting this link to twitter/FB/any other social media that’s out there.
I want my uncle to live long enough to see his kids prosper, I want him to survive this.
Thank you so much for reading.
For a cost breakdown please visit the fundraiser link–we will post invoices as soon as we have them.
Click here to support Cali’s Surgery organized by Keely Babula
My girlfriends family needs money for one of their cats to get surgery. She has had a rough life and this would mean the world to not only the family but I’m pretty sure the cat would be happy too.
Please give anything you can, and if you can’t please re-blog this so it gets around so maybe they can save her.
So many people have donated and are amazing. Thank you guys so much. Everyone who has donated is wonderful and beautiful and we all thank you and bless you with Calvin paw pats.
Cali reached her goal!!! Thank you all so much!
Click here to support Cali’s Surgery organized by Keely Babula
Urocyon's Jaunts 2.0 