We spent the day at our homeless-run animal shelter @abrigo_hope which rescues, cares for and places for adoption abandoned animals while employing previously homeless people who lived on the streets with their dogs. We'll have a video about all our progress but I'll share some.
We have the widest range of dogs: ones who had illnesses as puppies and are now disabled: hard to find homes for but they're so happy in the shelter. We also have an amazing new couple who became homeless during the pandemic, took care of their dogs, now live and work here.
Some of my favorite dogs are the oldest one that have been there for years and the ones who can't use their back legs very well but manage to play all day and are the most affectionate. It's a privilege and joy to be there.
In 2019, I talked to Tucker Carlson about how shelter. You can see the full interview and segment they did at this link, with a clip here:
video.foxnews.com/v/582074090000…
We went there to film to show our supporters the amazing progress made by the people who work there and oversee it. The goal was always to inspire similar projects elsewhere. We'll have the real video soon -- for now, a little behind-the-scenes married couple squabbling:
To learn more about what inspired the shelter -- namely, a homeless woman taking care of dozens of dogs on her own: we made a documentary about her and then built the shelter around her -- or to donate (we can of course use more help), you can go here:
gofundme.com/f/homeless-peo…
A few more pictures -- taken by an actual professional -- of the day we spent at our @abrigo_hope shelter in Maricá. The first photo is of the latest previously homeless people, a couple, who ended up losing their apartment because of the pandemic and now live and work there.
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