{"id":2558,"date":"2020-10-25T09:07:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T16:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seniorstotherescue.org\/?p=2558"},"modified":"2020-10-25T09:08:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T16:08:29","slug":"snuggling-with-their-snuggle-beddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seniorstotherescue.org\/?p=2558","title":{"rendered":"Snuggling with their Snuggle Beddies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2558\" class=\"elementor elementor-2558\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3ef9ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3ef9ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68cfcf2\" data-id=\"68cfcf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d184c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8d184c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-headline\"><h1>\u00a0<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"post-bodycopy clearfix\"><p>Last week we delivered our first Snuggle Beddies to\u00a0<a title=\"Noah's Animal House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahsanimalhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noah\u2019s Animal House<\/a>.\u00a0 For those who do not know about Noah\u2019s Animal House, please take 1 minute out of your day to read about this amazing organization.\u00a0 You\u2019ll immediately understand why they are one of the organizations Seniors To The Rescue has chosen to support.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-426 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail\"><dl class=\"gallery-item\"><dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seniorstotherescue.org\/snuggling-with-their-snuggle-beddies\/snuggles-at-noahs-house_july-2013\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/seniorstotherescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Snuggles-at-Noahs-House_July-2013-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-427\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd id=\"gallery-1-427\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Snuggles<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\"><dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seniorstotherescue.org\/snuggling-with-their-snuggle-beddies\/indy-at-noahs-house_july-2013\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/seniorstotherescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Indy-at-Noahs-House_July-2013-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-428\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd id=\"gallery-1-428\" class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\">Indy<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h3>Noah\u2019s Animal House Mission:<\/h3><h3>To provide on-site shelter and care for the pets of the victims of domestic violence. Our five year results \u2013 48,000 boarding nights for over 600 pets.<\/h3><p>Every 15 seconds, a woman is battered by her partner in the United States. People who have never been involved in an abusive relationship, often ask the simple question \u2013 why don\u2019t they just leave? The answer is complex. Many battered women lack the financial resources &amp; emotional support to flee their abuser. Somehow they convince themselves that this is the life they deserve, this is their only choice. Their confidence is so beaten down from the verbal abuse \u2013 that they no longer believe they are worthy of freedom &amp; a happy life. Often, the inability to leave is expanded to include family members; especially those sometimes forgotten \u2013 the family pet. In attempt to exercise power &amp; control, the abuser threatens to harm or kill the family pet when the victim attempts to flee. In a national survey, 85% of women seeking safety in a domestic violence shelter reported pet abuse in their home.<\/p><p>Las Vegas was one of the first cities in the United States to address this important barrier facing victims of domestic violence. Noah\u2019s Animal House was built on the grounds of The Shade Tree shelter in 2007 to provide safety, shelter &amp; support for the pets of the clients of The Shade Tree.<\/p><p>When we began designing Noah\u2019s Animal House in 2006, there was no other full service kennel on the grounds of a domestic violence shelter to provide us with volume or demand assumptions. Even with a limited footprint of 1400 sq feet, we assumed we had more than enough kennels to accommodate demand. Little did we know \u2013 we would be at 100% occupancy most of the time.<span id=\"more-426\"><\/span><\/p><p>The domestic violence victims that arrive on the doorstep of Shade Tree with their children &amp; their pets are some of the strongest women I have ever met. With their confidence shattered because of the cruel mental &amp; physical abuse by someone they loved and trusted \u2013 they still had the courage to move forward by taking this first step to freedom. It has been our pleasure to provide them with our service of care, protection &amp; shelter for their four legged family members while they focus on themselves.<\/p><p>As being recorded across the country, the current economic crisis is causing a rapid increase in domestic violence crimes &amp; reporting. When partnering the increase in demand for our services with the depressed job market &amp; record unemployment rates in Las Vegas \u2013 it produces the challenges we are facing today. More women &amp; pets arriving and less are able to leave because they can\u2019t get back on their feet economically as quickly as in the past.<\/p><p>As a pet owner myself, I couldn\u2019t imagine leaving them behind to be killed, tortured or harmed as a payback to me. Nor could I imagine taking the scary first step to freedom without them by my side for comfort, reassurance &amp; love. After reading some of the amazing survivor stories through the eyes of our pets, I hope you will support our mission.<\/p><p>Warmest Regards,<br \/>Staci Columbo Alonso<br \/>Founder<br \/><a title=\"Noah's Animal House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahsanimalhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noah\u2019s Animal House<\/a>\u00a0@ The Shade Tree Shelter<br \/><a href=\"mailto:noahsanimalhouse@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noahsanimalhouse@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>Las Vegas NV<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you\u2019d like to help provide Snuggle Beddies to Noah\u2019s Animal House, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seniorstotherescue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to make a donation<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Last week we delivered our first Snuggle Beddies to\u00a0Noah\u2019s Animal House.\u00a0 For those who do not know about Noah\u2019s Animal House, please take 1 minute out of your day to read about this amazing organization.\u00a0 You\u2019ll immediately understand why they are one of the organizations Seniors To The Rescue has chosen to support. 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