Many Tears Rescue In this issue we find out about the valuable work of Many Tears Animal Rescue:
Many dogs that come to Many Tears have serious medical issues and where possible, dogs are treated to give them the best chance of a great life in their new home. Ailments range from glaucoma which requires the eye to be removed, cataracts, heart murmurs, paralysis, megasophogus, mange, luxating patella and liver shunts.
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any Tears Animal Rescue was founded in 2004 by Sylvia and Bill Ban Atta. They moved from the USA where Sylvia had been running a very large but heartbreakingly sad, Humane Society. Having been able to make major changes to the running of the American shelter, she and Bill moved to Wales and started building Many Tears. The name “Many Tears” came from Sylvia’s heart for all the dogs she could not save when she lived in the USA. A Native American once told 46 | Total Grooming Magazine
her that “the soul can have no rainbows unless the eyes have shed some tears”. Many Tears started on a very small scale but soon grew with the backing of animal lovers who had the same ethics as Sylvia and felt the same longing to help the dogs. Many Tears now homes over 3,500 dogs a year and is extremely busy, but has never lost that special “family feeling”. Many Tears mainly takes in exbreeding dogs and those on their last day at the pound although whenever they can and have space, they also take
dogs from Ireland and other parts of the world, in desperate need of help. The rescue is a happy home and has good living accommodation for the dogs with wonderful exercise areas and all dogs go out 2-3 times a day. They often have special walks with volunteers who are always welcome. Many Tears also has a fostering programme where fosterers from all over the UK collect their dogs from designated drop off points or the rescue. The fosterers are the dogs’ final stepping stone to their forever home
