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Trinity the Christmas Angel
Since Beagle Paws was founded in October of 2003 over 250 successful adoptions have taken place throughout Canada. Euthanasia is never a subject that many people like to hear and Beagle Paws is no exception. But what does a charity organization do when they find themselves in a situation where no other options are available? This Christmas season they were faced with a dilemma when they found their volunteers exhausted over finding a placement for beautiful Trinity, The Christmas Angel.
Trinity came into the Beagle Paws program in August of 2004. Plagued with several medical conditions due to neglect, Trinity was very ill and her outcome looked bleak. Suffering from lungworm and French heartworm, her lungs and heart became infested with parasites, which made her every breath a struggle. The battle to save Trinity’s life became a full time job for many volunteers.
After several months of first time medical attention and a loving foster home that provided the necessary rest and relaxation for Trinity, she appeared to be getting well. But her health once again began to falter when she developed parasitic pneumonia and began to show signs of an expectant mother. With more trips to the Vet and more bills to be paid, Beagle Paws was informed that Trinity was experiencing what is known as a false pregnancy. Although she was not pregnant, Trinity’s body began to display all the symptoms of a dog that was expecting puppies. With her lungs still not performing at full capacity and living in a foster home with other beagles, Trinity began to show signs of stress towards other dogs. In her weak and delicate condition, Trinity thought that she had to protect her ‘imaginary’ puppies and she had to be removed from her foster home and placed into a home without dogs. As Christmas began to draw near, the search for a new foster home without dogs for Trinity became a struggle. After several failed attempts to find this dog-less home, the volunteers started to lose hope and began to think of the inevitable. With a sick dog that only needed a few weeks to recuperate during the Christmas season, Beagle Paws could find no room at any inn and Trinity’s future was in jeopardy.
(Trinity pictured below at the SPCA shelter)
On December 19th, with all options exhausted a decision had to be made regarding Trinity’s future, which saddened all Beagle Paws members.
As one last resort a volunteer made a call to The St. Francis Foundation to ask if one of their Group Homes would be interested in housing Trinity over the Christmas Holidays until she was feeling better. To the delight of all Beagle Paws volunteers, The Banyan Program were thinking about adopting a dog and were thrilled that Beagle Paws would consider their organization as a suitable environment. They understood Trinity’s delicate medical conditions would be demanding but the St. Francis Foundation is a program that deals in human compassion, and they did not hesitate to expand their care and compassion towards a Beagle in need.
Trinity moved into the Group Home on December 20th and to everyone surprise she quickly informed us all that she had not only found a foster home but also finally found her forever home. On January 6th the St. Francis’ Banyan Program signed the final adoption papers and everyone involved with Trinity’s care are thrilled that she is finally Home.
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