Dogs and cats in Colorado need your help!

I’m very concerned about our pets with special needs this summer.

Your support of the Dumb Friends League will save precious lives. Can we count on you to contribute generously to our Summer Fund?

On behalf of the animals in our care, thank you!

Robert D. Rohde, President

Your gift will make a difference!

You’ll help:
• Shelter and care for homeless and helpless animals
• Investigate animal cruelty and neglect
• Spay and neuter to prevent pet overpopulation
• Adopt thousands of pets to loving home

Special pets in need in Denver
Visit the Dumb Friends League and you’ll see cats and dogs of all shapes and sizes.  From diminutive calicos to big orange tabbies, from mixed-breed dogs to purebreds, they all have the same need: a new forever home.  But not all pets are the same, and some may require more attention than others.

That’s because some animals arrive at shelters with special needs that make it harder to find a home for them – and more expensive to give them care.  Some are suffering from diseases like glaucoma or epilepsy, while others have broken bones or wounds. 

For example, take Bella, the delicate Italian greyhound who has a chronic, troublesome liver disorder.  Or Penny Wiggins, the tiny kitten whose leg had to be amputated after she was hit by a car.

The Dumb Friends League sees animals every week who are relinquished because the medical treatment may be too much for their families to handle.  They also see animals with injuries from trauma.  These helpless animals all have one thing in common – an increased cost of care.

We can heal most of these animals with surgery, medicine, rehabilitation and love.  But it takes time.  And that healing and rehabilitation can be expensive. During the summer months especially, we have more than 1,000 animals in our care, many of whom require special – and sometimes costly – attention.

So how can you help?
The Dumb Friends League asks everyone to please send the largest donation they can to their Summer Fund. 

These animals deserve a second chance just like any other cat or dog looking for a new home.  Yes, we have to spend more money to nurse them back to health, but it’s all worth it when you see them walk out the door with a new forever family.