a fitting & loving tribute.
June 14 marked the six-month anniversary of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut where six adults and 20 students were killed. Catherine Violet Hubbard was only six years old when she died. She would have turned seven on her birthday, June 8. Her one dream in life was to devote herself to saving ani- mals in need. Even at such a young age, Catherine always knew that when she grew up, she wanted to have her very own animal shelter. She was so dedicated to caring for animals in fact, she created her own business cards for Catherine’s Animal Shelter. Her self-given title? Catherine Hubbard, Care Taker. Catherine’s mother and father,
Jennifer and Matt Hubbard, respectfully asked that anyone wishing to send flow- ers in memory of her passing, to instead please donate to The Animal Center, a small, all-volunteer rescue organization in Newtown. “It’s what she would have wanted,” said Jennifer. What started out as a simple request to honor their daughter’s life has turned into an outpouring of kindness from complete strangers, kindness that will help the Hubbards and The Animal Center fulfill Catherine’s dream. The money raised will be used to help establish the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal
Sanctuary in Newtown, a collaborative Labor of Love between the Hubbard family and The Animal Center. “A place of rest, a place of learning, and a place to teach compassion toward animals,” said Jennifer. “And that was it. That was Catherine in a nutshell.” Catherine doted on every animal
she met, including her rabbit, Flopsy and the family’s late yellow Labrador Retriever mix, Samantha, who suffered from arthritis. “Catherine could be shy around
adults, like lots of little girls. With animals or other kids, it was another story,” said Jennifer. “She came alive with love. Our own miniature, flame-haired Dr. Dolittle.”
Catherine had a unique relationship
with butterflies, who would often land on the little girl’s hand. “She would whisper to them before they flew away. She told us that if we were kind to them, they would tell their families, and come back to us,” said Jennifer. To make a donation and to stay up to date on the
Sanctuary’s progress, visit the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary’s Facebook page or The Animal Center’s website at
www.TheAnimalCenter.org/sanctuary.
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