On Thursday September 10th all proceeds from hair and skin services that are performed on our valued clients will be donated to the Dakin Animal Shelter.
The DVPHS has recently assumed a large financial obligation with the purchase of the Springfield Massachusetts MSPCA shelter facility, after the MSPCA decided to close it. With this commitment comes an expansion of space and programs, and the really good news is that the shelter is working toward a three-year plan to become a "no-kill" shelter, that is, to end the euthanizing of any "adoptable" animal because of lack of space or viable alternative.
For those who are uncomfortable with the word "adoptable," as some of us in the Valley are, we hope that there will emerge a solution for those animals which are, for the time being, considered "unadoptable." Eventually, a place must be found for them, and people willing to adopt those who need a little extra care will step forward, so that Dakin will be a completely "no-kill" shelter with all that implies. We all look to the day that the only euthanizing of animals will be because of their unremitting suffering with no end in sight or hope for survival.
We invite you to visit Dakin's website: http://www.dpvhs.org/ to find out more.
Footnote: A valued client of the cosmetology and esthetics school is turning 80 years young this month. She is a long time animal advocate/activist. This effort honors her desire that in lieu of gifts to her, her friends and colleagues make a donation to the Dakin Animal Shelter.
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