Over the past few years, HBHR has seen our donations decrease while at the same time, there has been a steady increase in the number of beagles needing help. Adoptions have also not increased as fast as our intake of beagles. In addition, we have lost some of our reliable foster homes. We are currently paying thousands more each month for care of these dogs than we have in donations coming in. We have been fortunate to have many loyal supporters, but this is not a sustainable situation in the long term. Many of the beagles coming in have had medical/behavioral problems that make quick adoption nearly impossible. We are currently supporting almost 20 beagles whose annual care is $400-$500. You may ask why we have taken in dogs that end up being unadoptable or at least requires long term intervention before adoption. Unfortunately, we can’t always evaluate the special needs of these dogs before admission due to the emergency situation they are in, or their behavioral problems don’t show up until later. We will be featuring one of these long-term fosters each week and asking for people to step up and sponsor the beagle for a year. Every dollar helps so if you can sponsor one of these dogs, please click on the Donate Now button. Be sure to leave instructions telling us which beagle your donation is supporting by clicking on the pen icon!
Homer was 3 years old when he was found stray in Ft. Bend County. HBHR rescued him in November of 2023. We felt sure he would find a home quickly because of his affectionate nature and also his outstanding good looks. In December 2023 he started having cluster seizures which sent him to the emergency room several times and eventually put him under the care of a neurologist. He continued to have seizures about once a month with continued increases in anti-seizure medication. At the present time he has gone 2 months between seizures. He has recovered each time between these bouts of seizures and we hope that will continue and that they will become less frequent. Clearly, he has been a huge expense for HBHR but his foster Mom and Dad think he is worth it. Any help with the expenses of his care would be greatly appreciated.
A boy and his chew!
Homer chillin’