Rescue For Special Needs Animals Asks for Donations After Shelter is Completely Destroyed by Fire

A fire in West Olive, Michigan, tore apart an animal rescue shelter for animals with disabilities. Many of the animals were victims of the fire, and the community is mourning the huge loss.

The owners of the Phaedra & Phriends shelter are asking the community for donations to help the animals who survived.

“We had a sign on the front porch that said ‘We Welcome Strays,’” Owner Marty Hoewe told Fox 17. “And it didn’t matter if you had four feet, three feet, or two feet. Everybody was welcome here.”

The Phaedra & Phriends shelter specializes in taking care of animals with disabilities.

“We had one with a brain disorder,” Hoewe told Fox 17, “and she would get up in our ceiling when we were redoing the basement after we first bought it, and we’d have to get her out of the ceiling, or she turned our water on in the basement and flooded the basement once or twice. They’re not stupid. They might have no issues, but they’re just like people; people with disabilities can do anything.”

To learn how you can help Phaedra & Phriends check out their GoFundMe page or visit them on Facebook.

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