Help Angel’s Gate Get An Extreme Home Makeover
I came across an article in Modern Dog magazine about the animal hospice and rehabilitation center Angel’s Gate. What makes this facility so unique is that they deal with “special needs” dogs that are considered unadoptable by other shelters. These are the ill, injured, old, and dying. Now these animals are given a chance to live out their final days with dignity and love.
Susan Marino and Victor LaBruna opened their residential home in 1992 to take in these special-needs animals; animals that have run out of options, with no other place to go. They welcome those that have been surrendered by their human companions or from shelters that would otherwise euthanize the so-called unadoptable animals.
Many of their residents were abandoned, having ceased to be “useful” to their guardians or having become too much of a burden upon entering old age or becoming ill. Some animals arrive after a lifetime of abuse and are given a peaceful and loving environment, if only for a few days, before they pass away. Others that come in paralyzed or critically ill are cared for using a holistic approach with a focus on physical, emotional, and spiritual care. At any one time there are several hundred animals of all kinds receiving loving care at Angel’s Gate. Indeed, there are angels at work at here.
Angel’s Gate is in the process of moving the entire hospice to a larger piece of land so they can continue their amazing work on an even grander scale. The costs for this move are monumental and they could desperately use some help. They’ve started a campaign to see if they can get that help to come in the form of ABC’s hit show Extreme Home Makeover. A show where, in 7 days, they rebuild a home from the ground up. Or, in this case, hopefully an animal rehabilitation center.
I can’t think of a better or more deserving candidate then Angel’s Gate. The show gets a lot of requests so in order to give Angel’s Gate a paw up we need to get some letters to ABC on their behalf. It will only take a minute of your time but it can mean a lifetime of difference to the animals passing through Angel’s Gate.
A simple line that you would love to see Susan Marino of Angel’s Gate receive an Extreme Home Makeover so that she can better care for these terminally ill animals would be sufficient. Throw that line on a piece of paper, stick it in a stamped envelope with the address below and put it in your mailbox asap!
Here’s the address to send it to:
Lock & Key Productions
C/O Family Casting
P.O.Box 38670
Los Angeles, CA 90038
This sounds like an excellent idea. I will send my request off tomorrow. I hope others will follow and hopefully these throw away babies can live out the last years of their lives in a nice place!
Good Luck to Angel’s Gate!
What an amazing human Susan Marino is! I posted a copy of this article to my facebook page. Anyone with a myspace, or facebook page might do the same. The more this article gets passed around the higher the number of letters to help this person and these animals get into a better place.
Hell yes,I have just put my letter in the mail box , i’m up in washington state, and its a 3 day weekend, so figuer at the latest Lock & Key should read it no later then Monday the 8th. they have to do this, its like i told them ,it is a win win they get high ratings and, well i dont have to tell you what it will mean. GOD BLESS Susan & Victor.
as soon as i go back to work you can count on me any thing i can do
Larry Kelley
They are a wonderful family going more than the distance and are in need of somebig time help. Bless you all Angels Gate. We are sending off our request as well.I think thye are more than deserving.
My letter too just went in the mail, I live in Rhode Island and have seen first hand what Extreme Home Makeover can do. I pray that they will help. God bless Susan Marino and all who work and volunteer, at least some animals will know love and comfort if only briefly before the cross over that rainbow bridge.
well u better believe i’m sending my letter first thing in the morning…..i just saw this and i’m so grateful dogster brings such great info to us all…. i’ll do what-ever i can to help….i love to see people helping dogs for once, its such a wonderful change than always reading about the a**-holes out there that abuse….i will help everyway i can to stop animal abuse….it must end and it must end now….
Great idea. Our letter is in the box today. How fantastic if this could come true!
I think this is a grand idea. Did you all see Oprah last week? they did a segment on Angels Gate. It was a marvelous piece. I personally had no idea that anyone was doing this.
What a wonderful, generous and caring thing to do. I’ll send in a letter; no problem. If I can help in any other way please let me know. God bless you in this endeavor.
i think that this is an awesome idea. i will send in my letter . i pray that god will bless them in many ways.I ‘m also a animal lover.
In need of help? They were previously making upwards of 300k a year and got 400k from being on oprah. Give money to real people in need.
EHM helps people with REAL problems.