This weekend unfortunately became a very sad one here at Paws Give Me Purpose Sanctuary as our beautiful little Pepper gained her Angel wings.
She passed peacefully, in her sleep, knowing nothing but love, compassion, and kindness in her final days. We knew Pepper’s time with us was going to be short when we rescued her, but her life mattered, she deserved dignity and most of all to leave this earth knowing that not all humans are unkind.
We kept our promise to Pepper; loved her, spoiled her, and kept her comfortable during her brief time here with us. She enjoyed bath time, loved sitting in laps to receive affection, and even though she only had 2 tiny teeth remaining, she loved to suck on gullet sticks. She had a fabulous appetite and never left a crumb behind.
Our hearts are broken here once again, and mere words cannot take away the anger and hurt we felt when we first laid eyes on Peppers shelter intake photo. She was a pure innocent soul who deserved so much better than what life had handed her – neglect, cruelty, abuse – just these words alone are difficult to wrap our heads around.
No matter how many times we take in a hospice case like this, our hearts shatter. We know this is the right thing to do; no dog deserves to be treated like trash by the family they gave all their love and loyalty to for over 17 years – Pepper’s life mattered!
Although her zest for life and will to live was amazing, her little body clearly could no longer keep up. We can only hope that her brief stay here in Sanctuary helped to heal her painful past, and that the memories she made here are the ones she took with her.
You will always live on in our hearts Pepper, you were taken far too soon; we truly wish our love and care could have healed you and given you more time like you deserved. We were blessed to have known you!
Thank you to each and every one of you for kindness, prayers and donations toward Pepper’s supportive care. We truly could not do any of this without you.
