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Kukuis Alii What Does It Mean?
Kukuis Alii is named after my very first animal rescue, a miniature schnauzer I named Kukui Alii, pronouced Coo coo eeze Ah lee ee. He was diagnosed with Parvo and the puppy mill owners told the veterinarian I worked with to “just put him to sleep”. Then they left. I immediately fell in love and requested that we give him another chance at life. From that day forward, Kukui became my best friend. He loved me unconditionally, and I him. Thirteen years later, he died in my arms. Although I miss him terribly, I can see him in the faces of all the animals that we rescue. They all deserve a second chance at life, because All Life Is Important.
Our mission is to create a facility large enough to accommodate animals not just of Lyon County but the surrounding counties as well. We will make every attempt to never turn away any animal. We also wish to incorporate this facility with organizations such as CASA, targeted to assisting abandoned or abused children, providing, not only, a type of therapy facility for dogs and cats, but also children to recover some of their ability to bond and improve their self esteem.
Kukuis Alii's goal is to create a shelter that helps animals and owners become a good match. We want this center to be for people and pets of the community. Our future expectations include an educational center for pet owners, so they understand their pets, help eliminate old habits and prevent new ones from forming. Our goals is to have an animal behavior specialist to make sure that bad behaviors are not repeated with new family members. We want to create forever homes for our animals and reduce the amount of frustruation and the number of returned pets to the shelter. We believe this center will have a positive affect on the community as well as all individuals involved.
Keep Us, Killing Us Is Senseless All Life Is Important
Visit The Animal Rescue Site by clicking the Shelter Challenge icon to make your daily click on the purple button to fund food for animals in need. Then click again on the "Vote Now!" button that will appear at the top of the next page. A few seconds of your time could help Kukuis Alii win up to $10,000!