Her Landlord Sold The House That She Was Living In, And Now She And Her Pets Are Homeless
Being a new pet parent, I know I would do anything to ensure my pets are happy, healthy, and in an environment where they feel safe, especially with the heat wave that has hit the country in the past couple of weeks.
One of the things that some pet owners end up doing is surrendering their pets because they aren’t in a place to care for them anymore. That is exactly what one Pittsburgh woman is trying to avoid.
Cassandra Ruby and her pitbull Peaches, and her cat Bear lost their housing when it was sold by their landlord. Now they’re on the streets, and she is struggling to take care of her little family.
“They deserve safe and stable housing, and any money raised through this GoFundMe will go towards securing that for them,” said friend and organizer Leah Picker.
Though some have suggested that she use the traditional shelters that are in the city, she would have to surrender both Peaches and bear to do so.
She is a committed pet parent and can’t bear giving them up. “She’s been able to get them regular veterinary care thanks to the Street Dog Coalition and Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh, and they’re both incredibly happy and healthy living with her,” Leah continued.
That is the kind of person most pets deserve to go home with. She is caring and willing to put her comfort out of question to make sure they are taken care of.
Allegheny Links and Operation Safety Net are both working with her to offer temporary shelter for her little family, but there is only so much they can do.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Cassandra with her pets
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“Our goal is to raise $15,000 in order to cover one year of rent for Cassandra so that she can focus on taking care of herself and her little family and working towards self-sustainability. All funds minus processing fees taken by GoFundMe will go directly to her,” Leah explained.
As of September 12th, $6,995 of the goal has been donated to Cassandra and her fur babies.
There were also a few updates added to the original posting. The first was on July 29; it was a basic thank you.
Cassandra told Leah, “I am touched by the amount of help, kindness, encouragement, smiles, and good words I’ve received from people I meet in person and from behind the screen. I’ve never had this much help in my entire life, and I’m forever grateful that they care enough to help, and I’m blown away by it.”
The second update was on August 4. Cassandra shared that they moved out of the park and into some temporary shelter. She is looking for permanent housing and a job as soon as she can.
“I just need some time because, like the last post, I have NEVER in my life had as much help from people in my life, especially ones I haven’t even met. I have cried from the kindness I know you guys care; I really do!!!! My family is not in my life due to toxic reasons, nor are they willing to help me even share my GoFundMe, let alone help contribute or live with them, but a long time ago, I was better off without them and a fully capable adult now anyways. So on to the next part of the journey. Thank you from the bottom of my heart I really do love you,” she continued.
You can help Cassandra and her pets by going to Gofundme here.
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