10/02/2026
PSA - Please Read.
I am not making this post with the intention to personally call out or shame anyone. For that reason please do not ask for photos, names, or details of the family involved. If the family I’m referring to is reading this, please hear my message and what I’m trying to say.
Yesterday morning we had a full sticker bin, by the evening it was empty. Going back and looking through our camera footage it is very obvious who took all of them. If this was just a child that had pocketed the stickers secretly I would not be making this post, however the parents were clearly involved in helping their child hide the stickers as they left.
I know stickers may seem small and insignificant, and in many ways they are. They are certainly not a key factor in how we pay the bills each month, however, they do play a role and are an expense (that we often times give away for free if you purchase something else). We are a small, local, privately funded business. Despite functioning a lot like a non-profit in many ways our storefront prevents us from shifting over to that business model, meaning we get zero grant funding.
Our rescue efforts are funded entirely by donations and the revenue made from our storefront, events, and outreach programs. The adoption fees on many of our adoptable rescues just barely - or don’t - cover the costs of the care / rehab work they’ve been given. The point being, every cent makes a difference to us.
Thank you for reading
