Millie was left by her previous owner with a friend and never returned to collect her.
She was 9 years old and had fully mature cataracts which limited her to detect moving shadows and bright lights, leaving her quite blind.
The friend could not look after Millie so she was surrendered to the New England Regional Companion Animals Shelter where her plight has touched the hearts of staff and volunteers.
Millie had been a faithfull companion for her entire life. Now, when she needed her human family, she had been abandoned.
We decided that we needed to make a stand for the animals that pass through these doors that we sometimes cannot help. That now was the time to go beyond what we could normaly do and try to rally some community support for this one dog in the hope that her story might bring animal welfare to the fore in the minds of our community.
Surgery for Millie so that she could be placed with a new family was expected to cost $5500, an amount beyond our means.
What happened next was both heartwarming and uplifting. The fundraising target was met with the help of many local people. Support also came from all over Australia as people joined us to help make a point about animal welfare and to help Millie in particular.
Millie has had her surgery and now lives with new family just north of Armidale and sends us updates from time to time. Her legacy is that the fundraising efforts have produced enough to support other dogs and cats who arrive at the shelter needing veterinary help before they can go on to find new families of their own.
Donations to help other dogs and cats can still be accepted at the New England Regional Companion Animal Shelter located at the Armidale Airport or to RSPCA Armidale, PO Box 497, Armidale, NSW 2350.
Direct Deposit donations can be made to RSPCA Armidale, BSB: 032 607 Account: 800238 Please mark any donations as "Help Millie See" so the RSPCA can appropriately allocate your donation, and email rspcaarmidale@gmail.comwith you name, address and donation amount so a receipt can be mailed to you.Please make any cheques payable to RSPCA Armidale.
What a darling how terrible that her owners have done this they should never be allowed to own another pet,lets hope they never go blind and their family abandon them. Good luck Millie
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