Redwood Pals raises funds for animals
Redwood Pals Rescue, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping at-risk animals in the Humboldt County Animal Shelter, is holding a virtual silent “Share the Love” auction through March 7.
Bids can be placed for a variety of donated items — including a handmade German shepherd potholder, hand-thrown ceramic soup bowl, vintage hobnail glass lamp, custom stepping stone, Holly Yashi bracelet and more — at https:// rpr.betterworld.org. Donations to Redwood Pals Rescue can also be made from this site. (For more information, go to https://www. facebook.com/RedwoodPalsRescue.)
According to its website — http://redwoodpalsrescue.org/site/index.php — Redwood Pals Rescue is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to supporting rescue and adoption efforts of animals in the Humboldt County Animal Shelter in McKinleyville, in addition
to working to improve the quality of their lives.
Recently, the group raised several thousand dollars to upgrade and
expand the shelter’s play yards. Redwood Pals Rescue volunteers also arrange for medical fosters for dogs who have heartworm disease,
orthopedic injuries, skin issues and other health conditions.
“We also vaccinate dogs and provide supplemental dog food to people in need, do all the spay and neuters that we can, help lowincome folks redeem their dogs from the shelter (as long as they agree to let us spay and neuter also), facilitate homeless access to veterinary services and help dogs find their forever homes,” said Mara Segal of Redwood Pals Rescue in a recent Facebook post.
She added: “If you have a shelter dog, they most likely have been walked, loved and possibly even fostered by Redwood Pals.”
One of the dogs that Redwood Pals has been helping is Marvin, who was rescued after being found “huddled and hairless” against a fence in the Safeway parking lot in Eureka, Segal said in an email to the TimesStandard.
“Once he arrived at the shelter,” Segal said, “he continued to stay pressed up against the wall as though to try and be invisible. Every day, we went in and talked with him, gave him treats — which he wouldn’t touch until we left — and hoped that we could find a way to bring him some comfort. Over time, we were able to get him out for walks and discovered that he really liked other dogs. His new dog friends were patient with him as he learned to play.”
Marvin was eventually placed in a foster home, she said, where he gets along wonderfully with the family’s 7-year-old child and “is now continuing his education at their home with another young dog.”
“Marvin’s favorite spot is curled up on the couch with his boy and his canine foster sister,” Segal said.
Right now, she noted, Redwood Pals is working with a veterinarian to improve Marvin’s skin and coat.
“He now has hair all over, not just on his head,” she said.
For more information about Redwood Pals Rescue, go to http://redwoodpalsrescue.org/site/index. php. For more information about the Humboldt County Animal Shelter, visit https://humboldtgov. org/2658/Animal-Shelter.