Isis enjoying life with her foster family!

Isis' Story

Isis’ story is about a young pitbull that so many caring people throughout Virginia have come together to save. Isis came to our SPCA after we received a call from the Director Tom Koenig of the Loudoun County Animal shelter asking us if we could help this sweet girl. Isis is the subject of an animal cruelty case in Loudoun. She had a shattered hip (likely due to being kicked) and needed surgery. But surgery was expensive and could not be done in our clinic. To the rescue came two more Virginians, Dr. Hay of Airport Animal Hospital, who agreed to do the surgery for a very reasonable rate, and Evelyn Krippendorf, a lawyer from Roanoke, who agreed to pay for her surgery. Evelyn has a big heart and her support for Isis was in memory of her beloved White Standard Poodle named Ch. Pinafore Paloma, a rehome whose owner responsibly decided not to breed her after testing revealed hip dysplasia, and her American Pit Bull Terrier named Red Dog Krippendorf, who she rescued after he escaped from his back yard chain and was hit by a bus which resulted in his losing one of his front legs.



So after all the snow storms, a Loudoun county employee drove Isis all the way to Charlottesville. The minute Isis walked in our doors, we were so happy that we decided to help this little girl. Isis was just a love, despite not having received much love up to this point in her life. She just went up to everyone and gave them kisses. Shortly after she got here, Isis went to Dr. Hay for surgery, and Dr. Hay reported that the hip was in fact badly shattered but that the surgery went very well. Isis came back to the SPCA to begin her recovery at the SPCA. That is until the Green family from Charlottesville came to visit Isis and decided to take her home and foster her until she recovered from her injury. Now Isis is in an absolutely wonderful foster home and she is getting all the love she rightly deserves. So keep tuned into our Facebook page for updates on Isis’ progress. We are very hopeful that this story will have a wonderful ending for little Isis.

SPCA In The Community

These great shots are courtesy of Melissa, one of our very helpful volunteers. We had a wonderful adoption and fundraising day at Belk in Fashion Square Mall on January 23rd. The dogs and kittens were charming and greeted their many fans with enthusiam and the occasional nap. We hope we can go again - the hounds really want to make a trip to the food court! They proimise to bring ice cream back for the kittens.....
We had several adoptions and the staff and customers of Belk helped us raise almost $300 and we received many useful in kind donations. Posey, the sweet tan and white hound, is still available for adoption, if you want a dog who is good with lots of people and crazy new situations! And who doesn't??
Thanks to the management of Belk for inviting us to their store - it was a super event!