Kim Skerritt was heartbroken when she discovered that hundreds of elderly dogs
were struggling to find new forever homes as a result she came up with a
solution that allowed them to live out their final days with joy and eventually
die with dignity scare it from Elk Rapids Michigan once worked as an auto
engineer however back in 2012 she downed her tools to open a dog fitness boarding
and rehabilitation center called browsers by the bay it was because of
this business that Skerritt started visiting local animal shelters where she
noticed a whirring pattern in 2017 she told the Detroit Free Press I kept
seeing these 14 year old dogs and 13 year old dogs and shelters and needing
homes and I'm going what is that who does that Skerritt simply couldn't
understand how someone could dump an old or sick dog precisely at the time in
their life that they needed love the most disturbed the animal lover decided
to do some digging and that's when she learned that the problem was much bigger
than she'd originally thought by calling local animal shelters scared estimated
that there were approximately 900 older dogs within around 500 miles of the
village of out rapids all of these dogs were in desperate need of a home
however what's worse was the lengths people were willing to go in order to
rid themselves of their faithful companion at various shelters there were
reports of owners dumping their dogs outside the building some claim their
pet was a stray to get the shelter to accept it elsewhere people brazenly
handed their canines over without a second thought to the animals well-being
Skerritt was deeply affected by the plight of these pooches as a result she
decided to take matters into her own hands she purchased an empty warehouse
beside her existing business and launched silver muzzle cottage a
nonprofit hospice and rescue especially for old and sick dogs to keep canines as
comfortable as possible Skerritt set about transforming her
hospice into a home she filled the living room with comfortable couches and
decorated it with coffee tables and vases
she even added a fake fireplace to give her dogs the illusion of warmth
once Skerritt was finished her rescue looked no different from any other home
which was a good job since she'd be moving into the dogs at Silver muzzle
cottage were not to be caged so they needed someone to watch over them
constantly in order to keep them safe speaking of her decision to live at the
canines hospice to Skerritt told the Detroit Free Press
seriously I sometimes wonder if I'm just crazy but somebody has to do it I don't
require much I've got everything I need here now that she had somewhere to house
the elderly pooches Skerritt set about filling or unique shelter soon enough
the animal rescuer had taken in over 70 dogs all of the animals were either old
sick or approaching the end of their lives while caring for dozens of ailing
doggy sounds like hard work for Skerritt it was all worth it they don't ask for
much when they're really old she said they want to be loved and cared for they
want food and they just need a warm place to lay their head at night indeed
for Skerritt the most important thing was for the dogs in her care to know
love well they still had the chance at some point they were cared for and then
when they needed it most they're not and that's why they really need a place like
ours she explained but while Skerritt had little sympathy
for owners who heartlessly ditched their ailing dogs she did acknowledge that
some people had been put in impossible positions there's been a few cases where
without a question it's been one of the hardest things they ever did she said in
one particularly heartbreaking case a woman had to hand over her ten year old
dog under doctor's orders after the owners young daughter developed severe
asthma she was clearly devastated Skerritt said sometimes it's really
rough to keep silver muzzle cottage functioning Skerritt relies on a 100
strong volunteer army they often take the dogs out for walks or simply for a
spin in their cars other times they snuggle up for cuddles on the couch or
play with the pets indoors the job must be very rewarding but clearly caring for
dying dogs has its downsides each time a volunteer develops a bond with a canine
their four-legged friend has gone too soon they move on to the next pet but
the cycle simply continue silver muzzle cottage volunteer Anita
Marsha Bosley explained to the Detroit Free Press
it's tough yes but life is tough if somebody has to step up and do this and
I think this group in this organization are wonderful people we do it has to be
done and we make a difference and that's what's important however it not all the
dogs who come to silver muzzle cottage spend their final days there in fact
many of the animals who come through the doors are later adopted out that means
they can live out the rest of their lives in a proper home and with a family
who loves them and for skerritt having more people embrace older dogs as a
dream come true for some people it's too hard they really can't handle it she
said but for those who can they find it very rewarding we have to look at it in
a positive light otherwise it it'd be very depressing but it's a win-win for
us and it's a win-win for the dogs I hope you liked this video if so please
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