Viewers help save animal rescue farm
We told you yesterday if the Furrytale Farm on Bainbridge Island didn't come up with $5,000 by Friday morning, the farm for abused animals would go on the auction block.
It won't happen.
Generous donors came to the rescue. After our KOMO 4 Problem Solver story aired Thursday night we heard from Ralph and Toni Penton.
"John, My wife and I will be wiring the $5,000 to Ms. Sloan first thing Friday morning," read Ralph's e-mail. "Hopefully we're in time to keep the wolves from the front door and the dogs, hogs and horses in the back door! I certainly have to take my hat off to KOMO for broadcasting the need for help."
Suzannah Sloan has been running the farm for neglected and abused animals for the last nine years. "I cannot thank you enough," she said after learning of the donation.
About 1,000 animals have been saved by the Furrytale Farm, but donations recently slowed down. "Other things happened like Katrina happened. And the tsunami happened," Sloan said. "And people who were donors to us moved to other things."
The farm is not just about rescuing animals. "What we do is match troubled kids with troubled animals and the results turn out absolutely remarkable," says Sloan. "What we try to do is try to teach kids how to respect animals. Then they can learn to respect and value themselves."
Friday was the deadline to come up with the money to save the farm. Sloan needed $40,000 thousand earlier this week. On Thursday it was down to $5,000. Today it's zero, thanks to kindness of strangers.
For More Information:
furrytalefarm.org
It won't happen.
Generous donors came to the rescue. After our KOMO 4 Problem Solver story aired Thursday night we heard from Ralph and Toni Penton.
"John, My wife and I will be wiring the $5,000 to Ms. Sloan first thing Friday morning," read Ralph's e-mail. "Hopefully we're in time to keep the wolves from the front door and the dogs, hogs and horses in the back door! I certainly have to take my hat off to KOMO for broadcasting the need for help."
Suzannah Sloan has been running the farm for neglected and abused animals for the last nine years. "I cannot thank you enough," she said after learning of the donation.
About 1,000 animals have been saved by the Furrytale Farm, but donations recently slowed down. "Other things happened like Katrina happened. And the tsunami happened," Sloan said. "And people who were donors to us moved to other things."
The farm is not just about rescuing animals. "What we do is match troubled kids with troubled animals and the results turn out absolutely remarkable," says Sloan. "What we try to do is try to teach kids how to respect animals. Then they can learn to respect and value themselves."
Friday was the deadline to come up with the money to save the farm. Sloan needed $40,000 thousand earlier this week. On Thursday it was down to $5,000. Today it's zero, thanks to kindness of strangers.
For More Information:
furrytalefarm.org