Animal_Tales_-_February_2020

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PHOTOS: ALCOVY PET RESCUE (5)

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saw Murray. The Northeast

Georgia Animal Shelter in

Lavonia, GA had posted a photo of

the beagle on social media, hoping

to find someone to rescue him. “His

right ear had been halfway cut off and

his tail was cut halfway off by rubber

bands,” Yvonne remembers. “He

was thin and needed to gain weight.

He was deemed unadaptable by the

shelter and was available to rescue

only.” Many people would hesitate to

take on a pup in Murray’s condition,

but as the director and founder of

Alcovy Pet Rescue, Yvonne didn’t

think twice. She immediately found

a foster mom for Murray and went

down to the shelter to pick him up. As

soon as Murray arrived to his foster

mom’s home, he began to show that

he had some special talents. “Murray’s

foster mom noticed his ability to sniff

out food inside cabinets and doors

and his ability to climb and search,”

Yvonne tells AT. “He was a very smart

boy!” After realizing that Murray met

the requirements to become an officer

for the United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA), they decided to

enroll him in the training program.

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food safe!