hough Sabine Smith-Stull is the director of Animal Ark Rescue, her preferred title is volunteer.
Smith-Stull and the board members in
charge of Animal Ark initially provided foster homes for animals too young or sick to stay in a shelter, but three years ago their volunteer work inspired the creation of a rescue center. “We were just individual people who
believed animals out there needed to have a chance and be saved,” said Lisa Parrish, Animal Ark board member. “We did it individually, then we just came together as a group, and Sabine got the rescue license.” Not only do Parrish and Smith-Stull fill
full-time positions at the center, they do it for free. Donations cover building costs and vet bills for the animals, which can cost up to $7,000 a month. “We don’t get any funding from anyone,
and we don’t even have corporate sponsors or donors, so all our money comes from $20 here, $50 there,” Smith-Stull said. Caroline Harrelson of East Alabama
Humane Society also encountered the dif- ficulties of paying for animal care when she
bought a building to house animals she’d previously been forced to keep in kennels. “If we could come up with one good
fundraiser a year we could probably sus- tain this place, but I hold my breath every month,” she said. “Tat’s what you do in rescue when you’re non-profit. You strug-
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gle through it and find the people who will support you.” Harrelson only bought the shelter a
year ago, partly through funds she’d raised working at her husband’s auto shop. “It took me three years to get in this building, so we call ourselves ‘Te Little
Lots of friendly pets await adoption at PAWS Humane.
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