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Suzy, a permanent resident of the Cohn Pet Care Facility, relaxes in her favorite spot.
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Family’s foundation honors woman’s work rescuing animals
P H O T O G R A P H Y BY P H I L S H O C K L E Y
People come and go in your
lifetime. They may even impact
your life without you knowing it. If you are an animal lover, such could be the case with the late Leah Cohn Arendt of Oklahoma City.
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Arendt’s family established the Mercy Work Foundation of Oklahoma in 1992 to perpetually care for small animals. Mercy Work makes two to three awards each year, typically ranging between $5,000 and $20,000. The Oklahoma City woman had an insatiable love of rescuing companion