{"id":33474,"date":"2023-07-08T21:21:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T01:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=33474"},"modified":"2023-07-08T21:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T01:21:32","slug":"local-rescue-aims-to-help-pet-owners-who-may-be-financially-struggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/07\/08\/local-rescue-aims-to-help-pet-owners-who-may-be-financially-struggling\/","title":{"rendered":"Local rescue aims to help pet owners who may be financially struggling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About seven years ago, Stephanie Badillo started <a href=\"https:\/\/crossedpawspetrescue.org\/\">Crossed Paws Pet Rescue in Winter Haven.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7469446338899123611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7469446338899123611.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7469446338899123611-300x157.jpg 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal was to help fill a gap she said exists in Polk County where people don\u2019t have a resource to fall back on if they cannot care for a dog financially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dogs she takes in are in rough shape. Most of them have been abandoned and sadly left to die. Crossed Paws relies solely on donations to keep the operation going to help these dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cWe don\u2019t euthanize people because they\u2019re sick, we don\u2019t kill them because they have a broken leg, we take care of them, and so that\u2019s what we do. If they can\u2019t make it, we do the right thing, but if they have quality of life, they\u2019re going to get that. Whatever time they have left, they are going to get it,\u201d said Badillo.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bella1-1152x1536-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33476\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bella1-1152x1536-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bella1-1152x1536-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bella1-1152x1536-1.jpg 1152w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the biggest fundraisers for crossed paws is the Going to the Dogs Thrift Shop, operated by Badillo\u2019s friend Mariann Motola. All the proceeds from the thrift shop go directly to Crossed Paws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can learn more about Crossed Paws and donate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crossedpawspetrescue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About seven years ago, Stephanie Badillo started Crossed Paws Pet Rescue in Winter Haven. 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