About Winter Appeal

You’ve Changed So Many Lives This Year - Let’s Keep It Going

Dear Friend,
This past summer, a tiny, trembling creature climbed up on someone’s front porch and curled up in a nice soft bed. He was exhausted, but hoping for the best.

Luckily for him, he found the right place, and the homeowner brought him to us.

We could hardly believe what we saw. This poor dog was suffering… and he was alone. He was bald, underweight, covered in sores, and partially blind. He looked like he had been surviving on nothing but sheer willpower - and even that was running out.

We named him Zane. Zane didn’t know it, but he was finally safe.

He didn’t know that the moment he crossed our threshold,
everything was about to change.

But you knew.

Because every act of compassion that happens here; every rescue, every recovery, every second chance - starts with people like you.

Thanks to supporters like you, Zane was examined, treated, and stabilized, bathed, fed, and wrapped in a warm blanket, microchipped, vaccinated, and given the medical care he so desperately needed, protected, comforted, and loved.

And then something incredible happened.

Zane healed. His hair grew back. His spark returned. He became playful, spunky, and full of life again - cataracts and all.

And best of all? Zane was adopted into a forever home where he will never suffer like that again.

This year, because of you, our save rate reached almost 93%.

That number represents real animals with real stories just like Zane’s - animals who wouldn’t be here without compassion, care, and a shelter that refuses to give up on them.

But here’s the truth: we want to save even more.

Most of the care Zane needed happened in our on-site clinic, something most small shelters don’t have the privilege of offering.

It allows us to treat animals immediately; no waiting for appointments, no long delays in care, no suffering in silence.

As you can imagine, medical expenses add up quickly. Supplies, medications, diagnostics, surgeries, treatments… every animal who arrives hurt, hungry, or heartbroken requires care that goes far beyond kibble and a clean kennel.

And this year, there were many Zanes.

As we come to the end of the year, we’re asking from the heart:
Will you make a gift today to help us care for the next Zane who comes to
our door?

Your generosity keeps MCFA running. It keeps animals warm, safe, fed, and treated. And it ensures that the next frightened, starving, broken animal has a chance to heal and to live the life they deserve.

Friends like you shape everything we do. Thank you for being part of this community of compassion and for believing that every animal deserves a chance to be loved.

Wishing you a warm, peaceful holiday season and a blessed New Year from all of us - two-legged and four-legged alike.

With heartfelt gratitude,
Ronda Disch
Executive Director
Monroe County Friends of Animals