{"id":1310,"date":"2018-11-23T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pleasantvillepress.com\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2018-11-23T10:46:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T15:46:44","slug":"wanted-a-loving-home-for-a-furry-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantvillepress.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/23\/wanted-a-loving-home-for-a-furry-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanted: A Loving Home for a Furry Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cEven if we get one” pet adopted, “it\u2019s enough for us,” said\u00a0Dina Borelli, owner of Prestige Imports car dealership on Pleasantville Road. “We just are happy we can do it for the community.\u201d
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The 8th Annual \u201cSubaru Loves A Pet\u201d Adoption Day took place at the dealership on Saturday, Nov. 4. Among the attendees were the <\/span>Mount Kisco Veterinary Clinic<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Second Chance Rescue<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Furrr 911<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>SPCA of Westchester<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Pet Rescue<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Adopt-A-Dog Inc<\/span><\/a>. With dogs and cats up for adoption, those looking for a new furry friend had plenty of options.<\/span><\/p>\n

Borelli said the partnership started because of her family\u2019s relationship with the SPCA of Westchester. They have rescued four dogs from SPCA of Westchester already \u2014 Morgan, Charlotte, Tuck, and Jackson. <\/span><\/p>\n

Furrr 911, founded by Marie DeMarco, is a foster-home based kitten rescue, meaning it has no physical shelter. Their focus is on orphaned or abandoned newborn kittens, also known as \u201cbottle babies\u201d because they need such individualized attention. <\/span><\/p>\n

DeMarco rescues animals from all over the tri-state area as well as internationally, and received her 180th rescue of the year the night before the event. She described her rescue as a \u201cspecial needs kitten rescue\u201d because of cases like that of Kiwi, a rescue from Kuwait that is blind after having both eyes removed because of an eye infection. (Meet Kiwi below.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Barks filled the air as dogs like Lucky, the 7-year-old Yorkie, rested in the arms of Paula Krenkel, President of Pet Rescue. Lucky was bought at a pet store and was put up on a website for adoption after his owners decided they didn\u2019t want him seven years later. <\/span><\/p>\n

Krenkel explained that one of the Pet Rescue volunteers scans sites like Craigslist for people who are putting up animals for sale and rescues them. \u201cWhen you put it on Craigslist, you have no idea who\u2019s taking your dog,\u201d said Krenkel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the wind and rain that started the day, skies started to clear and organizations still made sure to show up with their best furry friends. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou never know who’s going to see a dog and fall in love with them,\u201d said Brian Gordiski, Administrator at Adopt-A-Dog Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n