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IDA-Project Hope Adoption Spotlight - Lilah
Friendly and adorable Pit Bull mix will win your heart! 
As Director of IDA's Project Hope sanctuary, I consider myself privileged to spend every day (usually, every waking moment) of my life working directly with and for animals. Project Hope is truly an oasis of calm for animals here in Mississippi because, just like in so many other places, the state doesn't yet provide the basic protections from abuse that they so badly need. But over the years I've learned a lot of life lessons from my animal teachers, and one of the most important things they've taught me is that to get by in this world, you have to be resilient, and keep trying your hardest. Their example of grit and determination against the forces of indifferent exploitation is an inspiration to me, and helps keep me going as a rescuer and investigator of cruelty cases. Take my good friend Lilah, an amazingly sweet American Bull and Pit Bull mix living at Project Hope right now. Lilah is super-sweet with both people and other dogs: just pure love. Pit Bulls get such a bad rap because certain violent people force them to fight and kill one another for "fun" and profit. Tragically, because of this, some communities in the U.S. today are passing breed-specific bans and taking people's beloved family dogs away to be put down. The assumption that being Pit Bulls makes these dogs natural born killers only compounds the misery from which this breed already disproportionately suffers. Lilah sure proves that stereotype to be all hype. Having worked many a "Pit Bull" case, I consider myself somewhat of an expert on dog behavior, and I am confident that Lilah doesn't have a spark of ill will in her. She's not always certain about the proper etiquette for socializing with pigs, horses, and cats, but at least she listens to me when I coach her. That is, she definitely means well, and that means a lot. She'll make a really wonderful companion for some lucky guardian -- maybe you? 
Lilah needs loving guardians who will baby her and make sure she's comfy-cozy. She was born with fused elbows, and the carpal on her left foot has play in it, so it is taxing for Lilah to play, walk, or run too much (trying to keep up with the "Grazers" at Project Hope completely wears her out). Yet she enthusiastically piles up with me and the group of dogs I'm socializing and is absolutely wonderful. Lilah's ideal guardians would play with her in smaller spaces, and be willing to just lie down and hug her, which appears to be Lilah's favorite activity in the world. She's still a young dog who likes chewing on things, so she'll need lots of toys around. I would really like to see Lilah go to a special home, because she is a very special dog who truly deserves one! What You Can Do:
Thank you for your support of IDA's Project Hope sanctuary. The animals and I truly appreciate it!
Doll Stanley |