Her bark sent us racing for 45 minutes…

Quill moments before we rescued her.

Quill’s bark echoed across the empty land when we reached the spot outside the city. 

The sound had been reported after a flat tire forced a stop on that road, so we drove the forty-five minutes, hoping she was still holding on. 

Her body was curled tight against the dirt as if she did not know how much longer she could wait.

Her breathing showed how close she was to collapse, so we moved slowly and spoke softly. 

Her tongue was dry, so we gave her water right away. 

Quill was exhausted but still hopeful.

She drank in small, shaky gulps that told us she had been without it for too long. 

A cookie helped calm her hunger, and her trust came almost instantly. 

She pressed her head gently into our hand as if she had been saving that moment for someone who would finally show up for her.

Quill let us lift her without fear, and her body softened the moment she felt safe arms around her. 

We brought her straight to the veterinarian for a full check. 

Her dehydration had taken a toll, but she was lucky. 

At the shelter, she rested on a soft blanket and finally slept without needing to stay alert.

Quill is now safe and healing in quiet comfort.

Her paws stopped trembling once she understood the fight for survival was over, and her future now depends on care, not chance.

Quill’s rescue shows why our work must reach far beyond the dogs we find. 

Every homeless dog who survives another day outside also carries the chance of bringing more puppies into the world. 

Every new litter pushes the cycle forward and creates more lives at risk of the same hunger, fear, and danger Quill faced alone.

The world's 600 million stray dogs and 87 million stray cats give birth to over 1 billion homeless puppies and kittens every year. 

Many street animals never get the help they need.

Tragically, those who survive also reproduce, creating another generation of homeless strays and repeating the cycle of suffering year after year.

This is why our mission is to end the #1 cause of suffering and death for dogs and cats — overpopulation — by developing a product that will only need to be eaten one time, and it will, in effect, spay or neuter — without surgery.

With your help, we will end this suffering.

Please join us.

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