With all the recent stories from around Georgia and the Lowcountry involving law enforcement officials doing horrible things to our four-legged friends, we would like to take this opportunity to tell you about two local agencies that are doing something positive.

Last Friday, Sgt. Salas and three handlers from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit donated 20 pavers for our kennels at the ranch. The guys showed up very early in the morning and unloaded the pavers and even gave the pups some extra attention. Sgt. Salas said they were happy to help a group so dedicated to helping homeless pets.

Yesterday morning, Tybee Island Police Department went out of their way to take care of an elder pet that had been hit by a car. The poor animal had no tag or microchip, and after they were turned down by animal control to pick the pet up for transport, one of the officers called CPR’s president directly. We made arrangements with our vet to have the pet stabilized until the owner could be located. One of the officers drove the pup all the way to Crossroad Animal Hospital. We initiated an email blast throughout Tybee, and the owner was located and reunited that afternoon. Thank you, TIPD, for showing such compassion.