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Special Needs Animals 

Help Us Give These Very Special Pets a 2nd Chance At Life

The animals featured here are some of the hundreds who have treatable but costly illnesses and injuries that Homeward Trails rescues every year. We have limited resources and must make life and death decisions weekly. Too often, these animals are left behind in shelters simply due to cost. We need extra help to take in animals whose care will cost more and for animals who may be with us longer as they recover.

Your sponsorship of an animal will save a life in real time. Every donation helps save a life.

Please, consider a tax-deductible donation today to help these animals. They deserve a 2nd chance at life. And together, we can give them that.

 
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MARGOT

Needs masses removed!

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Margot arrived very underweight with several mammary masses, one the size of a grapefruit. Who knows how long she’s been living with them, but she needs to have them removed and biopsied to see what’s going on. This sweet girl just wants to live a full and happy life, and you can help that happen. 

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LEVI

He broke his leg!

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Levi was wrestling with his brother when things got a little out of hand. Suddenly, Levi started crying, growling and holding his back leg up. Once we got him to the vet, X-rays showed a fracture. We’re hopeful that his leg can be splinted and it will heal, but that means regular trips back to the vet to have the split changed and repeated x-rays to ensure everything is healing. Please help Levi get back on (all of) his feet again!

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LOKI

What’s causing his reactivity?

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Loki is a 3 year old special needs dog. He was born blind in one eye and deaf. Loki was raised in rural Virginia around farm animals where he ran free. When Loki arrived at Homeward Trails he was frightened of cars and he needed to learn how to walk on a leash. Loki has been confronted with a lot of changes that can be scary when you’re partially blind and deaf. To help with his anxiety, we’re hoping to get Loki into a veterinary behavioralist. This way we can give Loki all the tools he needs to take on the world and find the right adopter.

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ASH

Tiny kitten rapidly declining!

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We have a sad update to share, unfortunately Dusty didn’t make it. But Ash seems to have turned the corner and is on the mend. They had started struggling with diarrhea and refusing food. They were much smaller than their siblings and were losing weight. At only 5 weeks old, they can crash so quickly. Both received IV fluids and supportive care while the vet worked to determine what was going on. Unfortunately Dusty didn’t respond to treatment. Any support you can provide as we continue to monitor Ash and her other siblings is very much appreciated.

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CHLOE

Hit by a car!

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Chloe was picked up in rural Virginia by an animal control officer after being hit by a car. They rushed her to a vet who put her leg in a cast after determining it was broken. The rural shelter then reached out to us because a shelter is no place for a dog healing from such a major injury.

She’s now with us, but her leg just isn’t healing the way it needs to. She needs to have the leg reset and put back into a cast. Please help us save Chloe’s leg and get her back on the road to recovery!

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SNOWBALL

Help him smile!

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Snowball’s smile needs some major TLC. He came to Homeward Trails because his owner could no longer care for him. We know it must have been a difficult decision, but now we have he chance to meet all of Snowball’s emotional and medical needs. He has severe periodontal disease that needs to be addressed immediately. If left untreated, it can snowball (pun intended) into a host of other serious conditions. Please help us get Snowball the care he needs right away!

More News from the Trail!

  • Clear the Shelters Adoption Weekend – August 31 and September 1

    Reduced and Waived Adoption Fees! Join Homeward Trails as we participate in NBCUniversal Local’s 10th annual Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption event.  Help us clear the Adoption Center and our foster homes August 31 and September 1 – many of our adoptable cats and dogs will have reduced fee and fee waived adoptions.  Homeward Trails Manny Law Adoption Center 11116 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Saturday, August 31 10 AM – 4 PM  Sunday, September 1 10 AM – 4 PM Our nation’s animal shelters are facing a capacity crisis and need your help now to get pets from shelter kennels into the couches of loving homes! Since its 2015 inception, Clear The Shelters has led to more than one million pet adoptions and raised more than $4.5 million. The 2023 campaign resulted in more than 158,000 adoptions – lifting the all-time adoption total past one million – and raised over $575,000.

  • Helping Happy Hounds – Fee Waived Hound Adoptions

    As you may or may not know, Virginia animal shelters are filled with Hounds. These amazing dogs are most often discarded by callous hunters, found starving wandering the countryside. Many never make it as hunters and are then tied up to chains or left along the side of the road like old furniture. A good number of them do not make it out of shelters alive.But these dogs – like all dogs – are amazing and worthy of families. We just cannot get them families fast enough to stop them from dying in our shelters when there is no more space.And so we are trying something new here. ALL HOUND DOGS ADOPTED FROM HOMEWARD TRAILS WILL BE FREE. Yes, we are WAIVING ADOPTION FEES for Hounds for the foreseeable future.We hope that will entice well-matched applicants to consider a Hound now. Use the money you save on training, treats, toys.We think all dogs are worthy. But the reality is that some take extra incentives. Some have more barriers to getting adopted. And the result is well, more end up dying. And no – this does NOT mean we are just giving dogs away. All applicants will still go through our application/screening process to ensure good homes. This is just us trying to save more dogs by eliminating one more barrier to adoption. And hey, Hound lovers can use all the extra money they can get to buy treats, right?Help us help these Hounds. Our program Helping Happy Hounds is live NOW. Let’s save some lives!

  • Our Current Supply Needs – Can You Help?

    Each year Homeward Trail spends thousands and thousands of dollars on supplies to care for our animals and support the general operations of our organization. We always strive to keep our costs as low as possible so that we can spend every extra dollar saving more lives.  One simple way you can help is by donating these supplies – everything from postage stamps, to cleaning supplies, to ink cartridges and paper, to dog and cat food and litter. Our wish lists are updated regularly so you can always find our most current needs. Please consider donating supplies to help us cover the cost of these items. The more we are able to get donated, the more animals we can help. Thank you! Adoption Center Wishlist Meow Palace Wishlist Dog Enrichment Wishlist Trails Home Farm Wishlist Farmhouse Wishlist Trails UP Wishlist  Puerto Rico Wishlist

More News from the Trail!

  • Clear the Shelters Adoption Weekend – August 31 and September 1

    Reduced and Waived Adoption Fees! Join Homeward Trails as we participate in NBCUniversal Local’s 10th annual Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption event.  Help us clear the Adoption Center and our foster homes August 31 and September 1 – many of our adoptable cats and dogs will have reduced fee and fee waived adoptions.  Homeward Trails Manny Law Adoption Center 11116 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Saturday, August 31 10 AM – 4 PM  Sunday, September 1 10 AM – 4 PM Our nation’s animal shelters are facing a capacity crisis and need your help now to get pets from shelter kennels into the couches of loving homes! Since its 2015 inception, Clear The Shelters has led to more than one million pet adoptions and raised more than $4.5 million. The 2023 campaign resulted in more than 158,000 adoptions – lifting the all-time adoption total past one million – and raised over $575,000.