Quincy Animal Shelter will host a fund-raiser and adoption in partnership with a newly renovated pizza and gelato store on Wednesday, the companies introduced.
The adoption occasion will begin at 11:30 a.m. on the newly renovated Boardwalk Pizza and Donato’s Gelato. It would have fun the companies opening and “feature several adoptable dogs while shining a spotlight on the shelter’s urgent needs and the work it does to save animals.”
One canine the shelter is highlighting is called Phil, a 10-year-old mutt the shelter rescued final month.
“On Aug. 3, Phil was found in a Quincy Park by good Samaritan,” mentioned Quincy Animal Shelter President Sandra Sines. “He’s a small dog. He weighs about 18, 20 pounds, and he’s a mixed breed, maybe a Shih Tzu or poodle-type dog, white and tan. But when they brought him in, his belly was hanging practically hitting the ground, and there was some kind of growth. Something wasn’t good going on.”
Phil had a “very serious hernia” that had gone untreated for an prolonged time, Sines mentioned, and required a $4,000 emergency surgical procedure. He went by means of dental surgical procedure on Friday, she added and can want a follow-up for his hernia.
The shelter reached out to the neighborhood however nobody got here ahead for the little canine.
“He’s been through a lot, and he’s still a happy guy,” mentioned Sines. “He’s very sweet.”
Group members are invited to come back out to the occasion and produce their very own canines, the discharge mentioned. The occasion will function a blessing of the canines by a pastor from St. Gregory’s Parish in Dorchester, and all canines will obtain a “Pup Cup” crafted for his or her enjoyment, together with complimentary pizza and gelato for the people.
“Members of the public looking to adopt a new family member are urged to come meet some adorable dogs who are looking for loving homes,” the organizations mentioned.
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